Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. 22 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
“The National Bank of San Mateo, at 164 S. B St. in San Mateo, California, is a Beaux Arts-style bank built in 1924.”
Wikipedia article National Bank of San Mateo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 63 National Register listings published here for San Mateo County · listed in 1997 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 277 fires within 5 miles of National Bank of San Mateo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 162 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 21 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 152 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 45 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | BEL AIRE RD THE_HIGHLAND |
| 4 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.5 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | CRYSTAL |
| 4 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | CRYSTAL |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of National Bank of San Mateo: 14 producers, 13 past producers. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium, Stone, Salt. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood City Plant | Salt | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hilltop | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Hilltop | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Skyline Quarry | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Skyline Quarry | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Casey | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Casey | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gardner | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Mateo, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 1996 and 2018: 2 flood, 2 heavy rain, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death and 12 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1998 | Heavy Rain | San Mateo | 1 killed | heavy rain contributed to auto accident |
| January 1998 | Heavy Rain | San Mateo | 12 hurt | rain slick roads caused several auto accidents |
| January 2017 | Hail | San Mateo | $10 | Pea sized hail reported in Highlands Baywood Park. |
| April 2018 | Flood | San Mateo | - | US 101 at 3rd Ave on ramp, severe flooding in 1 lane. |
| December 1996 | Flood | San Mateo | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Main Office-San Mateo | under 500 feet | 1988 |
| Eugene J. De Sabla Jr. Teahouse and Tea Garden | 0.5 miles | 1992 | |
| Yoshiko Yamanouchi House | 0.5 miles | 2023 | |
 | Hotel St. Matthew | 0.5 miles | 1998 |
 | Ernest Coxhead House | 0.6 miles | 2000 |
 | Amelia Vollers House | 0.6 miles | 2015 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000331 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| San Mateo County | All 63 listed properties in this county. |
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