Chateau Chevalier
Chateau Chevalier | |
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| Location | 3101 Spring Mountain Rd., St. Helena, California |
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| Coordinates | 38°30′53″N 122°30′35″W / 38.51472°N 122.50972°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1891 |
| Built by | M.G. Bale (stonemason); Pithie & Birkett |
| Architectural style | Chateau Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000926[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 12, 1987 |
Chateau Chevalier, at 3101 Spring Mountain Rd. in St. Helena, California in Napa Valley, was built in 1891. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
It was built for French immigrant and wine importer Fortune Chevalier. It reflects the "wine boom" era in Napa County, after phylloxera destroyed numerous vineyards in France, Europe.[2]
The Chateau Chevalier Wine Cellar, 56 by 79 feet (17 m × 24 m) in plan, is a two-story stone building stepped into the hillside.
The listing included a second contributing building, a carriage house.[2]
See also
[edit]- Chateau Pacheteau (1906), in Calistoga
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Judith A. Munns (October 10, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chateau Chevalier". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2019. With accompanying eight photos from 1986
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