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National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter ‘N/A’ for ‘not applicable.’ For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. 1. Name of Property Historic name: _To-Kalon Vineyard_____________________________________________ Other names/site number:__To Kalon; ToKalon____________________________________ Name of related multiple property listing: ___N/A________________________________________________________ (Enter ‘N/A’ if property is not part of a multiple property listing ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Location Street & number:_1350 Walnut Drive____________________________________________ City or town:_Oakville___State:_California__County:_Napa___________ Not For Publication: Vicinity: X ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this nomination ___ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ___ meets ___ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: ___national ___statewide ___local Applicable National Register Criteria: ___A ___B ___C ___D Signature of certifying official/Title: Date ______________________________________________ State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting official: Date Title : State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government 1 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 To-Kalon Vineyard Napa, California Name of Property County and State ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that this property is: entered in the National Register determined eligible for the National Register determined not eligible for the National Register removed from the National Register other (explain:) _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) Private: X Public – Local Public – State X Public – Federal Category of Property (Check only one box.) Building(s) District X Site Structure Object Sections 1-6 page 2 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 To-Kalon Vineyard Napa, California Name of Property County and State Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) Contributing Noncontributing _____15______ _____14______ buildings ______9______ ______2______ sites ______8______ _____10______ structures _____________ _____________ objects _____32______ _____26______ Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register ____0____ ____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC: single dwelling COMMERCE: business AGRICULTURE: processing AGRICULTURE: storage AGRICULTURE: agricultural field LANDSCAPE: garden ___________________ Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC: single dwelling COMMERCE: business AGRICULTURE: processing AGRICULTURE: storage AGRICULTURE: agricultural field LANDSCAPE: garden_ Sections 1-6 page 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 To-Kalon Vineyard Napa, California Name of Property County and State _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions.) LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS Bungalow/Craftsman LATE VICTORIAN: Italianate ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ Materials:(enter categories from instructions.) Principal exterior materials of the property: ________________________ Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance and condition of the property. Describe contributing and noncontributing resources if applicable. Begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, type, style, method of construction, setting, size, and significant features. Indicate whether the property has historic integrity.) ______________________________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph To-Kalon Vineyard is an 825-acre historic agricultural landscape of which 678 acres are planted to vineyard. The entrance to the historic district is located directly west of the town of Oakville, California on Walnut Drive. Mature pecan trees planted during the first period of significance line the north side of Walnut Drive and continue along the driveway to the H. W. Crabb house, former gatehouse (Mehran House) and gardens. Directly west of the H. W. Crabb House is the site of the pre-Prohibition To-Kalon Winery, destroyed by fire in 1939. Infrastructure associated with the pre-Prohibition winery and vineyard operations still exist throughout the district including three stone bridges, a water system, and a loading ledge. The Spanish mission styled Robert Mondavi Winery was constructed in the northeast corner of the district along State highway 29. Five documented Native American sites are associated with the Wappo people. Thirty-two contributing resources include fifteen buildings, nine sites, and eight structures. Noncontributing resources—including fourteen buildings, two sites, and ten structures—postdate the second period of significance. Overall, the To-Kalon Vineyard retains its historic integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. ______________________________________________________________________________ Section 7 page 4 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 To-Kalon Vineyard Napa, California Name of Property County and State Narrative Description Setting The origin of the To-Kalon Vineyard spans approximately 140 million years of geologic history.1 Weathering of these parent materials from the Mayacamas Mountains has deposited at the base of the watershed and created a complex of alluvial fans. Due to the limited depth of vine roots, the alluvium that grapes interact with has been deposited only in the last few thousand years. The soils are highly variable in their composition of coarse and fine material. Heavier materials deposit at higher concentrations at the base of the fans while clays and silts are typically carried further from the apex. Various contributing watersheds have deposited different concentrations of geologic parent material creating a diverse setting for agriculture. To-Kalon’s primary alluvial fan consists of three geologic parent materials in various forms. The upper reaches of the watershed include Franciscan Graywacke and melange dating to the early Cretaceous and late Jurassic periods.2 The largest component is composed of Great Valley Sequence, primarily sandstone and shale, dating from the same period. At the base of the watershed is a sliver of Sonoma volcanics from the Pliocene and late Miocene eras composed primarily of andesite and basalt lava flows.3 An outcropping of serpentine has been sliding towards To-Kalon Creek on the northern border of the watershed. CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES 1. To-Kalon Vineyard One Contributing Site To-Kalon Vineyard is an 825-acre agricultural landscape of which 678 acres are planted to vineyard. Ownership of land still devoted to agricultural use is divided among seven entities: Robert Mondavi Winery (446.3 acres), Beckstoffer Vineyards (83.5 acres), Opus One Winery (101.8 acres), Detert Family Vineyards (18.4 acres), Horton Vineyard (14.9 acres), University of California, Davis (12.9 acres) and Napa Valley Grape Growers Association (0.8 acres). The vineyard is predominantly planted to Cabernet Sauvignon with 530.1 acres, followed by 43.9 acres of Cabernet Franc, 35.6 acres of Sauvignon Blanc, 19.2 acres of Petit Verdot, 9.6 acres of Merlot, 8.3 acres of Semillon and 2 acres of Malbec. The remaining 30.1 acres are fallow. Numerous heritage grape selections
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