Built in 1875, 1245 Main Street is recognized as the oldest surviving stone commercial structure in Napa. Constructed of locally quarried stone and designed by Phillip Pfeiffer, the two-story building features a simple, sturdy design that reflects the frontier character of the city’s early years. Tall windows with carved stone lintels and sills punctuate the facade, while a decorative Italianate cornice caps the exterior. The date of construction remains visible above the entrance, anchoring the building in the context of Napa’s nineteenth-century streetscape.
Over its long history, the building has adapted to many uses, as the Pfeiffer/Barth Bavarian Brewery in the 1880s, the “”Old Stone Saloon”” in the 1890s, and the Sam Kee Laundry from the 1920s to the 1970s. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and rehabilitated after the 2014 Napa Earthquake. Currently, the building serves as the Vintner’s Collective, a tasting room for local Napa Valley wineries.