Napa County Landmarks

Preserving irreplaceable historic buildings and properties.

Preservation Urgent Alert!

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York Creek Bridge, St. Helena.
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 unique cultural heritage of both St Helena and Napa County.
 
We urge Caltrans to listen to the community and leave these historic bridges and their parapets in place.
 
Public comments on these projects should be sent by by Nov. 19th to:
Nathan Roberts, Associate Environmental Planner
P.O. Box 23660, Office of Environmental Analysis, MS-8B,
Oakland, Ca  94623-0660;
 
The link describing the projects is as follows:
 
 
Sulphur Creek Bridge, St. Helena.
Preservation Action Committee
Napa County Landmarks
 
 

Preservation Corner

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 its brand-new counterparts.

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