Preservation Corner
Avocating for the appreciation and preservation of historic buildings, sites and districts through educational programs, public policy, research and technical assistance.
- The Art & Architecture of Tulocay Cemetery – Spring Join Napa County Landmarks and Rebecca Yerger, historian, historic preservation consultant and Napa Valley Register columnist, for this Spring walking tour. Held on historically traditional day known as Decoration Day. Saturday May 30, 2020 from 10 AM - NOON at Tulocay Cemetery 411 Coombsville Rd., Napa. Established in 1859, Tulocay Cemetery has been the steward of the final resting place ...
- Saving Places Documentary – Cancelled! Cancelled due to COVID -19 The Sonoma League for Historic Preservation is proud to present Saving Places, an award-winning, one-hour documentary filmed and directed by Sonoma filmmaker Joseph Daniel and powerfully narrated by Sebastopol voice legend Peter Coyote. Saving Places follows the intrepid crews and passionate volunteers of HistoriCorps, a small but mighty non-profit organization, through ...
- Riverboat Captains & Mansions Tour 2020 – Postponed! Saturday, March 28th, 2020 The Riverboat Captains & Mansions Walking Tour takes you down to Napa Abajo - one of the oldest neighborhoods in the City of Napa - along the Napa River. This tour is about an hour & 1/2, longer if you chose to access the additional information provided for some of the sites. It is ...
- Sampling of Napa County’s Ghost Wineries 2020 Spring History Classes of Napa County This four week course will define and explain the term "ghost winery" as well as cover the history, architectural style and heritage, preservation and revival of each featured winery! Some classes will offer a sampling of the wines from the individual wineries. Thursdays, May 7 - May 28, 2020,from 6:30 ...
- Moms, Movie Stars and More! The main focus of this tour will be the 400 block of Randolph and Franklin Streets. Historically, within this block there were a number of home hospitals owned and operated by local nurse practitioners. One particular property, 411 Randolph Street (The Inn on Randolph), was the site of the birth of 100 local babies. The neighboring ...
- Napa – The County of Stone Bridges At one time, Napa County was, almost, better known for its stone bridges than its wine. In fact, this area was often referred to as “the county of stone bridges.” This distinction came about as the number of Napa County masonry crossings exceeded the 100 mark. While the majority of the Napa County stone bridges were ...
- Upcoming Tours, Events & Programs For over forty five years, Napa County Landmarks has been offering life enriching events and programs that explore Napa County's cultural heritage, placing a special emphasis on the roles of historic architecture. We have a lot of great programs, walking tours, workshops, and fundraising events planned for 2020. Keep checking for updates, or join our ...
- Six Practical Reasons to Save Old Buildings 1. Old buildings have intrinsic value. Buildings of a certain era, namely pre-World War II, tend to be built with higher-quality materials such as rare hardwoods (especially heart pine) and wood from old-growth forests that no longer exist. Prewar buildings were also built by different standards. A century-old building might be a better long-term bet than ...
- 30th Annual Holiday Candlelight Tour! Was a huge success! Thank You!! Napa County Landmarks hosted the 30th Annual Holiday Candlelight Tour on Saturday, December 14th. This year’s tour featured many heritage homes in the Old Town Napa, Franklin & Randolph Streets area. The event reception & check-in was at the United Methodist Church, at the Franklin & Fourth Streets. Featured at ...
- Preservation Urgent Alert! Caltrans intends to remove and replace the stone rails of the York Creek Bridge (near Beringer Vineyards) and the Sulphur Creek Bridge (near Gott's Roadside) in St. Helena. Both of these bridges have served the community well for over a century, and can continue if Caltrans leaves them in place. There are irreplaceable parts of the ...
Easements
Ten Threatened Treasures
- 2019 Ten Most Threatened Treasures + One Recently Napa County Landmarks (NCL) through its Preservation Action Committee (PAC) released the 2019 version of the Napa County Ten + 1 Most Threatened Treasures list. For those of you not familiar with this list, NCL made an annual compilation of historic structures throughout Napa County that were in danger of being lost. Usually this ...
Current Issues
- Franklin Station Post Office Update NCL’s Board of Directors supports the rehabilitation and repurposing of the Napa Franklin Station Post Office. We know that such a project will require an addition to the original building footprint to be financially viable, and that not every inch of the historic building can be preserved. However, it is our duty to enforce the ...
