Napa County Landmarks

Preserving irreplaceable historic buildings and properties.

A Napa Coloring Book

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Distribution

In honor of Historic Preservation Month for May, Napa County Landmarks (NCL) distributed free coloring books to all Napa Unified School District third graders. A Napa Coloring Book was written by Marie Dolcini, past NCL Board Member, and was illustrated by Mary Ann Henderson. In 2015 this bilingual coloring book received the Governor’s Historic Preservation Award.

Pictured here are the Americorp volunteers who assembled the books for each third grade classroom at the Napa County Office of Education (NCOE). 

Preservation Corner

Congressman Mike Thompson
Meets with NCL Representatives

Three members of our Napa County Landmarks (NCL) met with California Preservation Foundation (CPF) and Congressman Mike Thompson recently to discuss the crucial importance of federal tax credits for historic preservation.  The Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2021 (HTC-GO, HR 2294/S.2266), would make important changes to the Historic Tax Credit to encourage more building reuse and redevelopment across the country.  California passed the California Historic Tax Credit (SB 451-Atkins) in 2019 to encourage economic development of historic properties on the California Register of Historic Places. The goal of the meeting was to build support for the federal tax program (HTC GO) as an economic stimulus for communities – small and large in the post-COVID … [Read More...]

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California Preservation Foundation

37th Annual
California Preservation Awards
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