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 was due to “demolition by … Read More
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 … Read More
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 2019. Keep checking for updates, or join our email list at the bottom … Read More
For over forty 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 2019. Keep checking for updates, or join our email list at the bottom of the … Read More
April 27th, 2019
The Riverboat Captains & Mansions Walking Tour took you down to Napa Abajo – one of the oldest neighborhoods in the City of Napa – along the Napa River. Taking take about an hour 1/2, longer if you chose to access the additional information provided for some of the sites.
It was led by Scott Sedgely, Napa … Read More
Napa County Landmarks has been instrumental in helping to save many historic structures since the 1970s, when the infamous redevelopment efforts that gave us the “Clock tower” and Dwight Murray Plaza caused the tragic destruction of so many of the beautiful historic buildings downtown.
Our organization was born out of the concerns for what was happening at that time. Today, … Read More
Big thanks to NCL Board Member Marie Dolcini for writing this fantastic letter to the editors! Say YES to historic preservation!
Infill Housing on Historic Sites?
Preservationists Say ‘Yes in Our Backyards!’
Dear Editor-
Increasing affordable housing stock and saving historic structures from the wrecking ball is not an either-or proposition. Unfortunately, in the case of the old Health and Human … Read More
NCL’s Marie Dolcini has been hard at work distributing copies of A Napa Valley Coloring Book to every third-grader in the Napa Valley!
Thanks to the generous support of Napa Community Foundation, Foodshed Take Away, Napa Design Partners, and Bank of Napa, we distributed over 1400 books for free to third graders in Napa County.
Have photos … Read More
Come join Napa County Landmarks for our 3rd annual Golf Tournament!
Bring your friends for a fun afternoon of golf and support for historic preservation in Napa County at Eagle Vines Golf Club! Lunch will be provided for the golfers, as well as
Our tournament will be held Tuesday, September 19th, at the Napa Valley Country Club
Registration begins 11:00 am; Tee-Off … Read More
