Built in 1965. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1913.
One of 64 National Register listings published here for Monterey County · listed in 1998 · category: Building · built in 1965.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 84 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 379 fires within 5 miles of Sunset Center between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,990 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 22 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 | 204 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 62 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MORSE |
| 9 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | MAJELLA RD / SLOAT RD |
| 8 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | EQUESTRIAN |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 1835 |
| 7 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | SAN CARLOS |
| 6 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | 17 MILE DR / BIRD ROCK RD |
| 6 September 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | MEADOWS |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | BIRD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Sunset Center: 23 past producers, 12 producers, 3 prospects. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Monte Prop. Co-Fan Shell Beach | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Del Monte Prop. Co. - Fanshell Beah | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Sawmill Gulch | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Machado | Slate, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Santa Lucia Quarries, Ltd. | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Sierra | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Stewart Quarry | Slate, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Carmel Stone Quarry-Anthony | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Carmel Stone Quarry-Passadori | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Whaler's Cove | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Outlands in the Eighty Acres | 0.3 miles | 1989 |
 | Carmel Mission | 0.4 miles | 1966 |
 | Mrs. Clinton Walker House | 0.6 miles | 2016 |
 | Robinson Jeffers House | 0.8 miles | |
 | Whalers Cabin | 2.2 miles | 2007 |
| Arthur and Kathleen Connell House | 3.4 miles | 2014 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97001604 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Monterey County | All 64 listed properties in this county. |
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