Historic Resource Evaluation of for St Helena Estates and Winery Project Located Pope Street, St Helena, Napa County, Californi

HISTORIC RESOURCE EVALUATION

OF FOR ST HELENA ESTATES AND WINERY PROJECT LOCATED POPE

STREET , ST HELENA, NAPA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

SUBMITTED TO: Greg Desmond

SUBMITTED BY:

Stacey De Shazo, M.A. Principal Architectural Historian [email protected]

updated December 11, 2017

Evans & De Shazo, LLC 6876 Sebastopol Avenue Sebastopol, CA 95472 971-244-1836/707-812-7400 www.evans-deshazo.com

Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ...... 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...... 3 PROJECT LOCATION ...... 3 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ...... 5

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT ...... 5

LOCAL REGULATIONS ...... 6 CITY OF ST. HELENA HISTORIC RESOURCE ELEMENT (7.0) ...... 6 Guiding Policies ...... 6 METHODS ...... 7 HISTORIC SETTING ...... 7

MEXICAN PERIOD (1821 – 1848) ...... 7 AMERICAN PERIOD (1848 - PRESENT) ...... 8 Development of the Town of St. Helena ...... 8 History of Pope Street ...... 9 LITERATURE SEARCH AND REVIEW ...... 10

LOCAL AND ONLINE RESEARCH ...... 10

RESULTS OF THE LITERATURE SEARCH AND REVIEW ...... 11

PROPERTY HISTORY ...... 11 HISTORIC RESOURCE FIELD SURVEY ...... 14 ca. 1911 Vernacular style house ...... 14 Southwest Elevation (Primary Façade) ...... 15 Southeast Elevation ...... 15 Northeast Elevation ...... 16 Northwest Elevation...... 19 ca. 1930 Work shed...... 20 1956 Ranch style house ...... 22 Northwest Elevation (Primary Façade) ...... 22 Southwest Elevation ...... 24 Southeast Elevation ...... 25 Northeast Elevation ...... 26 Associated Landscape with Parcel 1 ...... 27 Associated Features ...... 28 EVALUATION FOR HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE ...... 29

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EVALUATION CRITERIA ...... 29 California Register of Historical Resources ...... 29 CRHR Evaluation ...... 29 Integrity...... 30 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...... 30 REFERENCES CITED ...... 32 Appendix A: DRP 523 Forms

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INTRODUCTION Evans & De Shazo, LLC (EDS) was contracted by Greg Desmond to complete a Historic Resource Evaluation (HRE) and a Cultural Resource Study (CRS) for the St. Helena Estates Project located within Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 009-070-002 (Parcel 1) and APN 009-070-040 (Parcel 2) in St. Helena, Napa County. Parcel 1 is a 10-acre lot that consists of a ca. 1910 Vernacular style house, ca. 1930 work shed, and a 1956 Ranch style house that are not listed on any local, state, or federal historic inventory. Parcel 2 is a 14.32-acre lot that consists of agricultural land currently planted with vineyards. Parcel 1 and Parcel 2 make up the Project Area. The Project entails the proposed demolition of the ca. 1910 Vernacular style house, ca. 1930 work shed, and a 1956 Ranch style house and the construction of estate homes within Parcel 1 and the construction of a new winery building, a winery residence building and farmworker housing within the agricultural land that is Parcel 2 (Project). As such, the City of St. Helena required an HRE and a CRS to identify, document, and evaluate the Project Area for the potential presence of Historical Resources that could be impacted by the Project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City of St. Helena General Plan Historic Resources Element 7.0. The following report is the HRE completed by Principal Architectural Historian, Stacey De Shazo, who holds an M.A. in Historic Preservation and exceeds the Secretary of Interior’s professional qualification standards for Architectural History and History. The CRS was completed by EDS Principal Archaeologist Sally Evans, M.A., RPA, and documented within a separate report titled, “Cultural Resource Study for the St. Helena Estates and Winery Project, Pope Street, St. Helena, Napa County, California”.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Project includes the subdivision of a 10-acre residential parcel (Parcel 1) into 21 parcels that will each be developed with single-family homes, of which 19 parcels will also include a detached second units, and associated infrastructure. In order to conform with the minimum density requirements for Parcel 1, the Project proposes to transfer 11 units to the adjacent 14.32-acre parcel (Parcel 2), of which three-quarters of one acre of Parcel 2 will be earmarked (via an easement) for development of 12 units, which will serve as farmworker housing. The remaining acreage of Parcel 2 will be developed with a ‘small’ winery (size to be determined) and one single-family residence with a detached second unit (total maximum square footage of 4,800), as well as associated infrastructure. The small winery will consist of a 15,000 gallon per year production facility and will be designed to accommodate private marketing events as defined in St. Helena Municipal Code Section 17.180. The total development area is a combined 24.32 acres.

PROJECT LOCATION The Project is located on Pope Street in St. Helena, Napa County, California. Parcel 1 is a 10-acre lot within APN 009-070-002 located at 567 Pope Street, and Parcel 2, which is adjacent and north east of Parcel 1, is 14.32 acres’ lot within APN 009-070-040. The Project Area is located within USGS 7.5-minute St. Helena quadrangle (1993), Township 8 North, Range 5 West Mt. Diablo Base Meridian (Figure 1).

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Figure 1. Project Area Location Map.

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REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT CEQA and the Guidelines for Implementing CEQA (State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15064.5) give direction and guidance for evaluation of properties and the preparation of Initial Studies, Categorical Exemptions, Negative Declarations and Environmental Impact Reports. Pursuant to California State law, the City of St. Helena is legally responsible and accountable for determining the environmental impact of any land use proposal it approves. Cultural resources are aspects of the environment that require identification and assessment for potential significance under CEQA (14 CCR 15064.5 and PRC 21084.1). There are five classes of cultural resources defined by the State Office of Historic Preservation (OHP). These are: • Building: A structure created principally to shelter or assist in carrying out any form of human activity. A “building” may also be used to refer to a historically and functionally related unit, such as a courthouse and jail or a house and barn. • Structure: A construction made for a functional purpose rather than creating human shelter. Examples include mines, bridges, and tunnels. • Object: Construction primarily artistic in nature or relatively small in scale and simply constructed. It may be movable by nature or design or made for a specific setting or environment. Objects should be in a setting appropriate to their significant historic use or character. Examples include fountains, monuments, maritime resources, sculptures and boundary markers. • Site: The location of a significant event. A prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building or structure, whether standing, ruined, or vanished, where the location itself possesses historic, cultural, or archaeological value regardless of the value of any existing building, structure, or object. A site need not be marked by physical remains if it is the location of a prehistoric or historic event and if no buildings, structures, or objects marked it at that time. Examples include trails, designed landscapes, battlefields, habitation sites, Native American ceremonial areas, petroglyphs, and pictographs. • Historic District: Unified geographic entities which contain a concentration of historic buildings, structures, or sites united historically, culturally, or architecturally. According to California Code of Regulations Section 15064.5, cultural resources are historically significant if they are: • Listed in, or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historic Resources (CRHR) (Public Resources Code 5024.1, Title 14 CCR, Section 4850 et. seq.); • Listed in, or eligible for listing in, the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP); • Included in a local register of historical resources, as defined in an historical resource survey meeting the requirements of Section 5024.1(g) of the Public Resource Code; or • Any object, building, structure, site, area, place, record, or manuscript which a lead agency determines to be historically significant or significant in the architectural, engineering, scientific, economic, agricultural, educational, social, political, military, or cultural annals of California, provided the lead agency’s determination is supported by substantial evidence in-light of the whole record. A resource may be listed as an historical resource in the CRHR if it has integrity and meets any of the following criteria:

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1) Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history or the cultural heritage of California or the United States; 2) Associated with the lives of persons important to local, California or national history; 3) Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region or method of construction or represents the work of a master or possesses high artistic values; or 4) Has yielded, or has the potential to yield, information important to the prehistory or history of the local area, California or the nation. Buildings, sites, structures, objects, and districts representative of California and United States history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture convey significance when they also possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. A resource has integrity if it retains the characteristics that were present during the resource’s period of significance. Enough of these characteristics must remain to convey the reasons for its significance.

LOCAL REGULATIONS

CITY OF ST. HELENA HISTORIC RESOURCE ELEMENT (7.0) St. Helena has more than 220 historic resources throughout the City that were identified and recorded within two major surveys in 1978 and 2006 that provides the basis for most of the historic resources identified in the City. These potential historical resources were combined in a master list that identifies resources that were not evaluated, listed, eligible for listing, or not eligible. The City currently has a Historic Preservation (HP) Overlay District zoning regulation that enables the City to create an HP District for one property (the Kraft Winery on Madrona is an example) or a group of related properties. Exterior remodeling and demolition requests for buildings with an HP District require City approval based on findings in the zoning code. Currently, other than the Kraft Winery property, there are no other HP District properties in the City. The following policies of the Historic Resources Element serves as a vehicle to focus the City's historic preservation efforts within the context of the General Plan.

Guiding Policies 7.5.1 Preserve the City's historic and cultural resources as they contribute to the special character and quality of the City and help support its economic base. 7.5.2 Protect the historic resources that exist in the downtown commercial area. 7.5.3 Encourage new commercial and office development in all districts to be compatible with the image and character of the historic Main Street area. 7.5.4 Include the preservation of the City's historic resources in all future planning decisions where identified historic resources may be affected. Implementing Policies 7.5.5 Recognize the Historic Resources Inventory as the City's official list of historic resources. 7.5.6 Use the Historic Resources Inventory in future planning decisions. 7.5.7 Include the preservation of historic resources in an urban design plan. 7.5.8 Establish downtown design guidelines to protect historic buildings and guide facade changes.

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7.5.9 Require new development in or adjacent to historic areas or buildings, to be compatible in pattern and character with existing historic buildings. 7.5.10 Amend the existing zoning regulations to require City review prior to demolition of the City's historic resources and apply the regulations citywide. 7.5.11 Develop a program to mitigate the life-safety risks posed by unreinforced masonry buildings that is flexible, yet achieves a reasonable minimum level of safety while recognizing the economic impact on building owners and tenants.

METHODS The methods utilized by EDS Principal Architectural Historian Stacey De Shazo, M.A. to complete the HRE in compliance with CEQA regulations and guidelines and the City of St. Helena ordinances include research obtained from the Northwest Information Center (NWIC), St. Helena Public Library, St. Helena Historical Society, Napa County Historical Society, and the Napa County Assessor-Recorder Office, as well as various online sources. An intensive-level field survey was conducted to document built environment resources within the Project Area and to formulate assessments within the context of the surrounding area in which to evaluate those resources. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) forms were also completed for Parcel 1 that includes the ca. 1910 Vernacular style house, ca. 1930 work shed, and a 1956 Ranch style house, as well as associated artifacts and features, and further documentation about the property and its historical significance (Attachment A).

HISTORIC SETTING

MEXICAN PERIOD (1821 – 1848) In 1821, Mexico won its independence from Spain with the signing of the Treaty of Córdoba and took possession of California, marking the end of the Spanish mission period and the beginning of the rancho period in "Alta California". Dramatic changes occurred throughout California under Mexican rule due to the lack of strong oversight and military rule imposed by the Spanish. Soon new opportunities arose for trade, as foreign ships that had previously been held off by Spanish guarded military ports were allowed to dock and provide a variety of provisions to local settlers. The missions were also "de-secularized" and the Mission land and property, as well as huge land holdings, called ranchos, were either sold or given to politically prominent Mexican citizens and military leaders. The land of Napa Valley was dominated by the Vallejo family, headed by Mexican General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, who was responsible for securing the region for Mexican colonization. Many of General Vallejo’s loyal soldiers and friends, as well as his family members were rewarded with one or more land grants in Napa Valley. A total of 14 land grants that totaled over 200,000 acres were issued in Napa County. Among the most noted ranchos connected with the history of Napa County include Caymus, Napa, Entre Napa, Tulucay, Huichica, Locoallomi, Yajome, Carne Humana, La Jota, Las Putas, Mallacomes, Catacula and Chimiles. The Project Area is located in the Mexican era land grant of Carne Humana, an 18,000-acre property granted to Dr. Edward Turner Bale by the Mexican government in 1841. Dr. Edward Turner Bale, a British surgeon who arrived in Monterey, California in 1939, became Surgeon-In-Chief of the Mexican Army under General Vallejo. On March 21, 1839, Bale married General Vallejo’s niece Maria Ignacia Sobrantes in 1839, which made him a Mexican citizen and eligible to receive land from the Mexican government. Bale and his family moved to the rancho in 1843 and built a grist mill to grind corn and wheat, and a saw-mill that was completed

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in 1847 (Bancroft 1886; Menefee 1873). In 1846, the Mexican-American War began, and by the end of the war in 1848 Mexico had lost nearly half of its territory, including California. Bale had his share of financial and personal troubles during this time, and in 1848 he sold his saw mill to James Harbin and traveled north to Sutter’s Fort in search of gold (Webber 1998). After Bale died on October 9, 1849, his family began to sell off other portions of Rancho Carne Humana. In 1854, Henry Still and Charles Walters bought 126 acres of land from Bales’ widow, Maria, that included present day St. Helena.

AMERICAN PERIOD (1848 - PRESENT) The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo marked the end of the Mexican-American war, and in 1850 California became part of the United States. The 1850s saw a massive influx of people into California due to the discovery of gold by John Marshall on January 24, 1848. In addition to massive emigration from the eastern United States, a number of people from China, Germany, Chile, Mexico, Ireland, Turkey and France also came to seek their fortune in gold (Harvard University Library Open Collections Program 2016). New settlers also realized that money could more easily be made from farming and raising livestock to satisfy the needs of a rapidly growing population than it could from gold mining, and as a result, both public land and rancho land began to be divided up and sold to settlers who wanted to farm the land. On September 9, 1850 California was admitted into the United States Union and included 27 counties. Napa County was one of the original counties of California, created on February 8, 1850, seven months before statehood, and at the time also included present-day Lake County, which later became a county in 1861 (Webber 1998:138). California statehood drew land speculators to Napa Valley, and in 1854 Stills and Walters, with their purchase of the 126-acre portion of the Carne Humana Rancho, which encompassed the land along the north side of Sulphur Creek to what is now Madrona Avenue, helped established the town of St. Helena.

Development of the Town of St. Helena In 1853, Stills constructed a house and the first commercial building in St. Helena, located just south of Main Street, near Oak Avenue. Stills also laid out a road that lead to his store, which sold general merchandise. Stills also needed to promote growth in the area to ensure the success of his business, so he and his partner Walter, donated lots along what would become Main Street to anyone who would agree to open a business (City of St. Helena 2017; Hunt and Gunn 1926). In February 1855, Walters sold his share to Still for $500, perhaps the same amount he had contributed to its purchase (St. Helena Historical Society 2014). By 1857, Main Street consisted of a hotel, a blacksmith shop, a wagon and carriage manufactory, several general merchandise stores, and a saddlery business. However, in March 1857, Stills was in a financial hole and was forced to sell his store and house, and by the end of the year Stills left the town of St. Helena (St. Helena Historical Society 2014). On March 24, 1876, St. Helena was incorporated as a town, and by 1886, the population had grown to 1,800 residents (St. Helena Historical Society and Hansen 2010) that included Chinese, German, Italian, and Swiss immigrants who came to work in the growing agricultural region. St. Helena was the center of commercial activity in the upper Napa Valley. By 1890, Napa Valley was considered America’s premier wine region and the town of St. Helena was thriving; however, by the late 1890s the root disease phylloxera nearly destroyed the wine industry in Napa Valley and the economic stability of St. Helena. Vineyards had to be removed and agricultural land that was once covered in vines was replaced by prunes and walnuts, which were considered to be more stable crops.

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During the early 1900s, the wine industry had begun its slow recovery from phylloxera; however, in 1920 the Volstead Act (commonly known as Prohibition) was passed, which outlawed the production and consumption of alcohol. During this time, most wineries closed and vineyards were again removed and replaced with a variety of agricultural crops. In 1933, the Volstead Act was repealed; however, only a few wineries in area of St. Helena survived, and with America in the grips of the Great Depression, economic recovery for the winery industry was slow. It was not until after World War II (WWII) that the wine industry began to rebuild (Webber 1998). During the 1950s and 1960s, St. Helena was still a quiet rural town that was home to farmers and local business owners; however, change was again on the horizon when in 1976 the Paris Tasting (known as the Judgement of Paris) gave international recognition Napa Valley vintners, wines, and methods of grape growing and wine production. As a result, the wine industry flourished. Today, St. Helena is a center of the Napa Valley wine business and the local wine tourism industry with a flourishing and stable economy (City of St. Helena 2017).

History of Pope Street Pope Street, which is also referred to on early deeds as the "County Road", begins at Main Street in St. Helena and runs east/northeast over Sulphur Creek at the Sulphur Creek bridge and over the Napa River at the Pope Street bridge before terminating at the intersection of Pope Street and Silverado Trail. During the late 1800s, when the horse and wagon were the primary mode of transportation in Napa County, people traveled via Pope Street from St. Helena to unincorporated communities such Pope Valley, and Angwin. At the time, Pope Street was bordered by agricultural land and wineries that included the Jacob Meiley winery barn (also known (aka) as Signorelli barn), which was built in ca. 1885. Meily was a Swiss immigrant who, along with his Prussian wife Margaret, settled in St. Helena in 1883 (St. Helena Historical Society 2013). In 1918, Guiseppe and Carolina Signorelli bought Meily’s land and vineyards, and the barn remained in the family until 1987 when the building was donated to the City of St. Helena. Another winery property along Pope Street was the Leuthold Winery located on the north side of Pope Street, just west of the Project Area. Gaspard W. Leuthold was a German emigrant who moved to the St. Helena prior to 1880 and he produced 10,000 gallons of wine on the property that same year. By 1884, Leuthold had increased production to 12,000 gallons of wine (Sullivan 1994). During the 1890s, situated at the intersection of Pope Street and Silverado Trail, on the east side of Silverado Trail, was the location of the Stone Bridge Saloon (aka Mother Kruger's joy house). According to an article in the St. Helena Star, the Stone Bridge Saloon took its name from the Pope Street stone bridge and was considered St. Helena's “one house red-light district”. The saloon was located in the perfect spot to attract customers traveling on Pope Street, which “carried heavy traffic past the door” up until the saloon burned down in 1921 (St. Helena Star 1967) (Napa County 1979). In the early 1900s, Pope Street continued to be the location of farming activity that included vineyards, as well as fruit orchards. Pope Street remained relatively unchanged until the 1970s when housing developments began to take place along Pope Street. During this time, it appears that most of the remaining agricultural land along Pope Street was predominantly fruit orchards (USGS 1960). By the 1980s and 1990s, much of the land along Pope Street was developed with modern housing; however, the Project Area remained agricultural land that consisted of remnants of a fruit orchard (Parcel 1) and a new vineyard (Parcel 2).

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Figure 2. Stone Bridge Saloon ca 1900 (photo posted in an article in the St. Helena Star, Nov, 2 1967).

LITERATURE SEARCH AND REVIEW EDS Principal Archaeologist, Sally Evans, M.A. RPA completed the literature search at the NWIC on March 8, 2017 (NWIC File #16-1334) to review available documentation to determine if the Project Area has been previously evaluated for cultural resources and if there are any known cultural resources within or adjacent to the Project Area. Maps maintained by the NWIC and documentation for cultural resource studies and resources located within one-quarter mile of the Project Area were reviewed.

LOCAL AND ONLINE RESEARCH To ensure a complete literature search and review, local research was conducted to obtain primary and secondary resources such as photographs, deeds, and documents related to the ownership and development history of the Project Area. In addition, online resources were accessed that includes historic resource evaluation documentation not available at the NWIC, published local histories, maps, and photographs that were utilized to further develop the history of the Project Area and the historic context. Local and online research included: • www.newspapers.com • www.ancestory.com • www.calisphere.com (University of California) • http://www.ci.st-helena.ca.us/ (City of St. Helena) • Napa County Assessor/Recorder’s Office • St. Helena Public Library • St. Helena Historical Society • Napa County Historical Society • Napa County Landmarks

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RESULTS OF THE LITERATURE SEARCH AND REVIEW The records search at the NWIC indicated that the Project Area has not been previously evaluated for cultural resources; however, there have been twenty-seven cultural resource studies previously conducted within one quarter-mile of the Project Area. Detailed information regarding the NWIC record search are documented in the Cultural Resources Study for the St. Helena Estates and Winery Project, 567 Pope Street, St. Helena, Napa County, California.1 In addition to the record search conducted at the NWIC, the following table was compiled from research obtained from the California Office of Historic Preservation’s Historic Property Directory, local repositories, and on-line resources. The table includes resource listed on the NRHP, CRHR, as well as historic districts, and landmarks located within one-quarter mile of the Project Area. Table 1: NRHP and/or CRHR-listed and eligible resources, historic districts, and landmarks within one-quarter of a mile of the Project Area.

Name Address/Details NRHP CRHR NR Historic Landmark Local District Listing Jacob Meily 924 Pope Street X X Winery/Signorelli Winery (ca. 1885) Pope Street Bridge Pope Street, over the Napa X X X (1894) River. NR# 72000241 St. Helena Historic Main Street; and adjacent X X Commercial District Streets between Adam and Spring Streets

PROPERTY HISTORY As part of the literature search, EDS reviewed historic maps, city directories, and deeds, as well as documents available online to determine ownership history and development within the Project Area. The following section provides an overview of the history of both Parcel 1 and Parcel 2. Although there are no currently no buildings located within Parcel 2, the following details addresses both parcels to provide historic context related to ownership and property development. The Project Area is located within what was once part of a 17,962-acre Mexican land grant known as Rancho Carne Humana, issued to Dr. Edward Turner Bale in 1841. By 1876, much of Rancho had been subdivided and sold to newly arriving settlers. According to the 1876, map by Gilyman and Throckmorton, the Project Area was part of three separate properties. Parcel 1 was first owned someone by the name of “Christman”, and although a search of the name Christman was completed, no further details were available. Parcel 2 was part of a 10-acre property owned by Samuel G. Clark, which at the time also included a portion of a 15-acre property that was owned by James H. McCorcle (aka McCorkle). Clark was born in Montreal, Canada in 1835, and in 1849 at the age of 15 he traveled across the plains to California, arriving in July 1851. He immediately proceeded to Napa County where he found work on a ranch located near Crystal Springs. After one year, he settled at a place north of Calistoga where he resided for three years before wedding Agnes E. Clark (1844-

1 Evans, Sally (2017). Cultural Resources Study for the St. Helena Estates and Winery Project, 567 Pope Street, St. Helena, Napa County, California.

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1880) and purchasing the 10-acre parcel in St. Helena (now part of Parcel 2) where he planted a vineyard. Clark served as Town Marshal of St. Helena in 1869-70, and served as District Road Supervisor in 1870. He and Agnes had four children while living in St. Helena, including Ralph G., born in 1863, Lewis G., born in 1865, Frank A., born in 1869, and August F., born in 1873 (Palmer et al. 1881:441). Research revealed that McCorcle arrived in Napa County in 1849; however, additional details about McCorcle were not available. Although, one interesting finding, is that a street in St. Helena is named McCorkle. However, the origin of the street named McCorkle was not determined. By 1881, Parcel 1 was owned by P. K. Stockton and the Parcel 2 was in part owned by D. Cole, Clark, and S.A. Strong (Figure 3) (King and Morgan 1881). On June 7th, 1884, D. Cole sold his 31.60 acres, located adjacent and northeast of Clark’s 10 acres’ parcel, for $150.00 dollars. Stockton died in 1885 and according to his will, his wife Ella and children were living in a residence built by Stockton on the 31.60-acre property, which is the parcel northeast of the Project Area. According to Stockton’s will, the 10-acres property (Parcel 1) was being utilized for “husbandry” (aka farming) at the time of his death. Ella sold the 10-acre property (Parcel 1) to C.E. Davis, as documented in the St. Helena Star on November 25th, 1886, in a “Notice of Adminitrax’s Sale of Real Estate”.

Figure 3. 1881 map showing the Project Area. Davis appears to have retained the property that included Parcel 1 until his death in 1914, at which time the land was willed to his wife Lydia A. Davis. It is likely that Davis built the ca. 1911 house located on the land

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and that it was occupied by a caretaker, as Davis was a wealthy businessman in St. Helena who owned several commercial buildings on Main Street, as well as land near St. Helena. By 1895, E. Ritchie owned the 10-acres that includes Parcel 2, which was previously owned by Clark, as well as the 15 acres previously owned by Cole within the adjacent parcel southeast of the Project Area (Buckman 1895) (Figure 4). By 1915, Ritchie had subdivided the 15-acre property into two 7.5-acre parcels and sold the eastern portion to David Molinari Sr., who lived with his wife and their two sons, David and Peter on Mills Lane, in a house located southeast of the Project Area. David Molinari Sr. was “one of the first Italian-Swiss in town” (St. Helena Historical Society 2014). By 1920, the U.S. Federal Census lists David Sr. as a vineyard farmer, his son Peter (age 25) is listed as clerk in a grocery store, and David Jr. (age 20) is listed as a book-keeper in a general store. Both sons are shown as living with their parents at the property on Mill Lane; however, it is possible that one or both of David Sr.’s sons lived in the ca. 1911 house; although, this could not be confirmed. The brothers later ran a bonded winery known as “Bonded Winery No. 955” (St. Helena Historical Society and Hansen 2010) in St. Helena that likely supported their fathers’ vineyard business. By 1930, Parcel 1 was owned by Leon Tomczak and his wife Helen. During this time the address of Parcel 1 was Route 2 (aka rte 2). Leon appears to have rented out the property to Frank Gaskin and then sold it to John Romero Sr. in 1955. John Sr. constructed the 1956 house, and Gaskin appears to have moved into the 1956 house. The property was later inherited by John Romero Jr.

Figure 4. Showing Parcel 1 and Parcel 2 in 1895 (Buckman 1895) The following table provides details regarding the previous owners/occupants of the ca. 1911 Vernacular style house and the 1956 Ranch style house located at 567 Pope Street, St. Helena.

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Table 1: Previous identified occupants/owners of the two houses currently located within Parcel 1.

Year Previous Occupant/Owner (Parcel 1) Comments

1895 - 1914 C.E. Davis (owner) The ca. 1911 house appears to have been built by C.E. Davis to house a caretake for the land. 1915 – ca 1925 David Molinari Sr. (owner) David Sr. does not appear to have lived in the 1911 house, but it is likely that he and or his sons Peter or David Jr. lived on the property in the 1911 house. ca. 1925 – 1944 Leon and Helen Tomczak (owner/occupant) Leon appears to have lived in the ca. 1911 house. 1944 – 1970s Frank Gaskin (owner/occupant) Frank appears to have lived in the 1911 house and later the 1956 house. 1956 John Romero Sr. (owner); later inherited by John Sr. had the 1956 house constructed, but John Romero Jr. he never lived on the property.

HISTORIC RESOURCE FIELD SURVEY For the HRE field survey was performed within Parcel 1, which contains built environment resources that includes a ca. 1911 Vernacular style house, a ca. 1930 work shed, and a 1956 Ranch style house and associated landscape. Each of the buildings were photographed and documented by EDS Principal Architectural Historian, Stacey De Shazo M.A., on March 8, 2017. The section below details the survey results. ca. 1911 Vernacular style house The ca. 1911 house consists of a front-gabled plan, with a side-entry front door, and extending shed roof and rear gable addition that was likely added in the 1940s or 1950s. The approximate 400-square-foot house is clad in horizontal wood shiplap siding and there is a combination of replacement metal and vinyl windows that are set within what appears to be the original window casings. There is a moderate pitch roof that is clad in asphalt shingles that are in fair condition. The house rests on a concrete perimeter foundation and there is a small root cellar at the rear (northeast) elevation that is accessed by stairs that are below-ground- level. According to the current occupant of the property, there is a water well situated underneath the center and slightly to south of the original portion of the house. 2 Although the water well was not visible or accessible, there is a metal venting pipe that is visible from the exterior that is connected to the well. There are two features located near the ca. 1911 house, which includes the stone outdoor fireplace and fence, that were constructed within the past 30 years by the current occupant, and one pond that is over 45-years in age. According to the current occupant of the property, the landscape has been significantly modified over the past 30 years3.

2 Personal Conversation with Mr. Jeff Cole, March 8, 2017. 3 Ibid.

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Southwest Elevation (Primary Façade) The southwest elevation consists of a centered, casement and fixed metal window with original wood window trim that is topped with a shed-style metal awing (Figure 5). There is a roof vent along the upper gable and extended wide, boxed eaves.

Figure 5. Photo showing the southwest elevation, facing northeast.

Southeast Elevation The Southeast elevation consists of a main front entry door and a door that leads to a shed addition that has no access to the interior of the house (Figure 6 and Figure 7). The façade is clad in wood shiplap and there is wood trim present along each the corners. The roof consists of a wide boxed eave over-hang that extends over the main front entrance door and the shed addition door, which is situated lower than the front entry door. The extended roof porch is supported by two metal poles and is not original to the construction of the house. There is one double casement metal window along this elevation with wood trim; however, due to the position and size of the window, it does not appear to be original to the construction.

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Figure 6. Southeast elevation, facing northwest.

Figure 7. Photo showing the shed addition and extended shed porch, facing northeast.

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underground root cellar along this elevation that is directly under the northeast corner of the house and accessed by concrete steps that lead what appears to be an original wood door that has been clad over in wood (Figure 11). The root cellar, which was likely utilized for food storage during the time it served as a caretaker home, is constructed of poured concrete walls and a dirt floor (Figure 12). There are remnants of storage shelving within the cellar, as well as a unique jar feature which was placed into one of the niches within a concrete wall (Figure 13).

Figure 8. Northeast elevation, facing west.

Figure 9. Northeast elevation, facing southwest.

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Figure 10. Northeast elevation, facing southwest.

Figure 11. Photo showing the entry to the root cellar.

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Figure 12. Interior of the root cellar.

Figure 13. Photo showing the unique jar feature set within an interior wall of the root cellar.

Northwest Elevation The northwest elevation consists of two windows and an opening that houses an exterior air conditioning unit (Figure 14). There is one original window along this elevation that is identical to the window along northeast elevation. This window consists of the original vertical window opening, but the original window has been replaced with a vinyl window; however, the original wood awning style screen is still present. A portion of this elevation has been extended along the northwest section and includes a Palladian style vinyl

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window and an air-conditioning unit, which were added by the current occupant of the property4. There are also three metal vents along the lower elevation that were not original to the house.

Figure 14. Northwest elevation, facing southeast. ca. 1930 Work shed The work shed consists of a rectangular planned wood-framed building that is clad in asphalt shingles (Figure 15 and Figure 16). There is a low-pitched shed roof with slight eave overhang. There as a side entry door along the northwest elevation that appears to be original. The building currently measures 20 by 100 feet, but originally extended southeast from the south corner of the current work shed. According the current occupant of the property, the original work shed measured approximately 20 by 300 feet and consisted of several bays that stored tractors and fruit bins associated with the orchard.5 Along the northeast elevation there are three window openings that consist of vinyl windows, two large trimmed openings and one opening that consist of large double doors that originally provided access to the interior of the shed. The southeast elevation consists of a large opening that originally extended southeast to the property boundary; however, this section of the building was boarded-up and over ½ of the original building has been removed (Figure 17). The linear concrete foundation associated with the original larger work shed is documented as Feature 46.

4 Personal Conversation with Mr. Jeff Cole, March 8, 2017 5 Ibid 6 Evans, Sally. Cultural Resource Study for the St. Helena Estates and Winery Project, Pope Street, St. Helena, Napa County, California

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Figure 15. Photo showing the work shed, facing south.

Figure 16. Photo showing the work shed, facing south.

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Figure 17. Photo showing the southeast and northeast elevations, facing west.

1956 Ranch style house The 1956 Ranch style house is an L-shaped planned, wood-framed, stucco clad building with a low hipped roof and wide overhang eves with enclosed soffits that have small circular holes for venting. The house consists of metal windows and exterior large red-brick fireplace. There is a generous sized front porch that is covered by the extended hipped roof and a central breezeway that serves as a covered carport between the house and the enclosed garage.

Northwest Elevation (Primary Façade) The northeast elevation consists of a dominate projecting hipped roof façade that is clad in stucco (Figure 18). There are two tall vertical metal casement windows with divided light windows along the upper portion of each window and no window trim, which are original to the house (Figure 19). The low-pitched hipped roof extends the length of the northwest elevation and wraps around the southwest elevation where it continues along the set-back northwest-facing breezeway and enclosed garage. The setback section of the northwest elevation consists of a small metal casement window and a corner casement window (Figure 20). The breezeway is wide and open to the rear of the house (Figure 21). The single-car garage is a simple wood- framed building with a metal garage door. Although the garage is separated from the main house by a breezeway, it is connected to the main house by the hipped roof massing.

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Figure 18. Northwest elevation, facing south.

Figure 19. Northeast elevation, facing southeast.

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Figure 20. Photo showing the corner window.

Figure 21. Photo showing the breezeway, facing southeast.

Southwest Elevation The southwest elevation consists two casement windows, a wide exterior large red-brick fireplace, and a corner front entry door that are set within a generous sized red-stained concrete front porch that is covered by the extended hipped roof and supported by three round metal poles (Figure 22). The two windows vertical metal casement windows, with divided light windows on the upper portion of each window. The windows

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have no trim detail and are set flush to the exterior walls. The projecting façade along this elevation is windowless and clad in stucco (Figure 23).

Figure 22. Photo showing the front porch, facing east.

Figure 23. Southwest elevation, facing north east.

Southeast Elevation The southeast elevation consists of one garage window and four windows along the main portion of the house. The windows include three metal casement windows and two fixed metal windows that vary in shape and size. The windows have no trim detail and are set flush to the exterior walls. There is an extended shed awning along the breezeway that is support by two round metal poles, identical to the ones along the front

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porch. The wide over-hanging eave with the enclosed soffit and circular hole vents are also present along this elevation.

Figure 24. Southeast elevation, facing northwest.

Northeast Elevation The northeast elevation consists of a set-back porch, two interior entry doors and one sliding metal window. The windows have no trim detail and are set flush to the exterior walls. The wide over-hanging eave with the enclosed soffit and circular hole vents are also present along this elevation. This façade is enclosed with a wood fence for privacy.

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Figure 25. Northeast elevation, facing west.

Associated Landscape with Parcel 1 Parcel 1 is a grass covered parcel with remnants of a fruit farming orchard. Remaining fruit trees consists of prune trees, almond, walnut as well as other fruit trees that may have been planted in more recent years (Figure 26). There are also oak trees within Parcel 1 that according to occupant of the property have “increased in numbers” in the past 30 years7. There is a gravel driveway that extends from Pope Street south to the 1956 house, and a gravel and dirt driveway that branches off to the east leading to the adjacent ca. 1911 house. There are also remnants of a drive that leads to the ca. 1930 work shed.

7 Personal Conversation with Mr. Jeff Cole, March 8, 2017

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Figure 26. Parcel 1, facing southeast.

Associated Features Four features were identified within parcel 1 that are associated with previous occupation and farming within the property. These are described below and are also documented within the CRS report prepared by Sally Evans8. Feature 1: A 50-gallon metal barrel located 50 feet north of the cottage that is mostly buried so that the top is flush with the ground surface, and is filled with water. The barrel measures 22.5 feet across and is approximately 2.5 feet deep. The rusted and decayed lid that features a spout has collapsed inward and is no longer attached. The barrel may have served as a cistern or other type of water storage tank. Feature 2: A concrete pad located west of the 1956 house and along the southwest property line adjacent to the wood property fence that measures 24 feet northwest/southeast by 18 feet southwest/northeast. Adjacent to the concrete pad on the northwest are a few sheets of rusted corrugated metal. One red brick, two fragments of aqua colored glass, one fragment of whiteware ceramic, two white ceramic floor or wall times, and a wire nail were observed in association with the concrete pad. Feature 3: A rectangular wood feature located under a canopy of oak trees and detritus immediately southeast of the existing work shed. The wood feature is made of plywood and measures 4 feet southwest/northeast by 10 feet northwest/southeast and framed on the northeast and southwest sides by 1x2-inch boards. The function of the feature is unclear. Feature 4: A linear concrete foundation that extends approximately 130 feet southeast from the south corner of the work shed. The foundation element is topped in places with 2x4-inch wood boards that are bolted to the concrete. The foundation appears to be an extension of the foundation work shed foundation.

8 Evans, Sally (2017). Cultural Resource Study for the St. Helena Estates and Winery Project, Pope Street, St. Helena, Napa County, California.

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EVALUATION FOR HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Parcel 1 (Resource # EDS-0106-01) that includes the ca. 1911 Vernacular style house, a ca. 1930 work shed, and a 1956 Ranch style house and associated landscape and features was evaluated for listing on the CRHR. The buildings were evaluated within the historic context of St. Helena, Pope Street, and the agricultural property. The details below are the results of the evaluation.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

California Register of Historical Resources The CRHR is an inventory of significant architectural, archaeological, and historical resources in the State of California. Resources can be listed in the California Register through several methods. State Historical Landmarks and National Register-listed properties are automatically listed in the California Register. Properties can also be nominated to the California Register by local governments, private organizations, or citizens. The CRHR follows nearly identical guidelines to those used for the National Register. One difference is that the CRHR identifies the Criteria for Evaluation numerically instead of alphabetically. The following section examines the eligibility of the property that included ca. 1911 Vernacular style house, ca. 1930 work shed, 1956 Ranch style house, associated landscape and features, and remnant fruit orchard for listing on the CRHR. After a thorough analysis, it was determined that the property (EDS-0106-01) does not appear to meet the criteria of significance for listing on the CRHR for the following reasons.

CRHR Evaluation 1. (Event): Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local regional history or the cultural heritage of California or the United States.

Although extensive research was conducted, Parcel 1 (EDS-0106-01), including ca. 1911 house, ca. 1930 work shed, and the 1956 house do not appear to be individually significant in association with historical events important to local, regional, California, or the national history. Therefore, the property does not appear eligible for listing in the CRHR under Criterion 1. 2. (Person): Associated with the lives of persons important to local, California or national history.

Based on extensive research on Parcel 1, related to the built environment and historic uses of the property, there is no evidence that it is associated with persons significant to local regional, California, or U.S. history. Therefore, the property does not appear eligible for listing in the CRHR under Criterion 2. 3. (Construction/Architecture): Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values. The ca. 1911 house is not considered a good example of the local Vernacular style architecture, based on the level needed to convey significance under Criterion 3 in association with significant patterns of life the region related to the building. Vernacular architecture is unique and often conveys a sense of historically common, but now rare or nonexistent, lifestyles or design patterns, which are often distinctive in design such as ‘gravity-flow wineries’ in the Napa Valley or ‘early homestead cabins’, such as the Nichelini homestead cabin that is located within Napa County. Historical resources eligible for listing in the California Register must meet one of the criteria of significanc and retain enough of their historic character or appearance to be recognizable as historical resources and to convey the

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reasons for their significance; however, the ca. 1911 house does not appear to have the ability convey significance as a distinctive vernacular building specific to the Napa Valley region. Therefore, the building does not appear to be eligible for listing in the CRHR under Criterion 3. The ca. 1930 work shed has been significantly modified with the removal of over ½ of the original building, alterations to the cladding, and removal of historic wood windows, changes to the land-use and the addition of the 1956 house have all contributed to the buildings inability to convey significance for listing on the CRHR within criterion 3. Therefore, the work shed building does not appear to be eligible for listing in the CRHR under Criterion 3. The 1956 Ranch style house is considered a fair example of the Ranch architectural style. The Ranch architectural style is one of the most prolific residential housing types in the U.S. and helped define the American twentieth century nuclear family. The building boom associated with the post-WWII period produced a record number of Ranch style houses. The Ranch House peaked in popularity in the 1950s when it accounted for nine out of every ten new houses built in the U.S. Character-defining features of this style that are present on the 1956 house include the breeze-way, board and batten siding, metal casement windows, rectangular floor plan and simple massing. However, the architect and/or engineer are not known, and the building does not appear to be the work of a master, nor does it possess high artistic values that embody the distinctive characteristics of this architectural style for listing on the CRHR. Therefore, the building does not appear to be eligible for listing in the CRHR under Criterion 3; although it may qualify for local listing. 4. (Information potential): Has yielded, or has the potential to yield, information important to the prehistory or history of the local area, California, or the nation. This category of significance is addressed in the separate report by EDS Principal Archaeologist Sally Evans, M.A. RPA, titled “Cultural Resource Study for the St. Helena Estates and Winery Project, Pope Street, St. Helena, Napa County, California”.

Integrity The ca. 1911 Vernacular style house does not retain integrity of design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association; however, the building does retain integrity of location and in part retains integrity of setting. The setting is somewhat affected by the presence of the 1956 ranch house. The ca. 1930 work shed does not retain integrity of design, setting, materials, workmanship, or association; however, it does retain integrity of location and in part retains integrity of setting. The setting is somewhat affected by the presence of the 1956 ranch house. The 1956 Ranch style house does retain integrity of does retain integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, and association.

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Historical Resources include properties eligible for listing on the CRHR, the NRHP, or a local register of historical resources (as defined at Public Resources Code §5020.1(k)). According to Public Resources Code §15064.5(b), a project would have a significant impact on an Historical Resource if it would “cause a substantial adverse change in the significance” of that resource. Specifically, “substantial adverse change in

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the significance of an Historical Resource means physical demolition, destruction, relocation, or alteration of the resource or its immediate surroundings such that the significance of an historical resource would be materially impaired.” EDS Principal Architectural Historian, Stacey De Shazo, M.A. in compliance with CEQA regulations and guidelines conducted research and field survey to evaluate existing built environment resources within Parcel 1 that are over 45-years of age to determine if they meet the criteria to be considered Historical Resources. It was determined that the ca. 1911 Vernacular style house, and a ca. 1930 work shed do not quality under the CRHR criterion to be considered historical resources; therefore, the proposed demolition of the 1911 house and 1930 work shed would not impact historical resources. The 1956 Ranch style house does have some elements of Ranch style architecture, and although the design does not meet the significance standards necessary to qualify for listing on the CRHR, it may qualify for local listing; however, the building is not currently listed and would not be considered a historical resource and therefore since the current property is not listed would the proposed demolition would not impact historical resources. However, if the City of St. Helena locally listed the 1956 house, it would be considered a historical resource under CEQA. A DPR 523 Primary Record, Continuation Record, Sketch Map, and a Location Map Record were completed as part of the HRE and are included as Attachment A.

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REFERENCES CITED Ancestry.com 2017 U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. City of St. Helena 2016 Our History. Electronic document, http://www.ci.st-helena.ca.us/content/our-history. Accessed: March 14, 2017. DAHP 2016 Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. http://www.dahp.wa.gov/ . Accessed: March 18, 2017. Derry, Anne, H. Ward Jandl, Carol D. Schull, and Jan Thorman 1977 Guidelines for Local Surveys: A Basis for Preservation Planning. National Register Bulletin #24, Revised, 1985, by Patricia L. Parker. Hunt, Marguerite, and Harry Lawrence Gunn 1926 History of St. Helena. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago.

McAlester, Virginia and Lee McAlester 2009 A Field Guild to American Houses. New York, Alfred A. Knopf. Menefee, C.A. 1873 Historical and Descriptive Sketch Book of Napa, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino. Reporter Publishing House, Napa City. Reprinted by California History Books. Napa County 1979 Napa County Historic Resource Inventory of Unincorporated Napa County. Napa County Landmarks. Napa County Historical Society 2015 Dr. Edward Turner Bale, California History, Calistoga. Office of Historic Preservation 2015 California Historical Landmarks by County. Electronic document, http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=21520. Accessed March 12, 2017. Palmer, Lyman, and W.F. Wallace, Harry Laurenz, and Tillie Kanaga 1881 History of Napa and Lake Counties, California: comprising their geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber, together with a full and particular record of the Mexican Grants, also separate histories of all the townships and biographical sketches. Slocum, Bowen & Co., San Francisco, California Page & Turnbull 2009 City of St. Helena, Historic Resources Inventory. Prepared by Page & Turnbull, Inc., San Francisco, California.

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St. Helena Historical Society 2013 The Electroiler, May 2013, Volume 12, Page 2 2014 The Electroiler, April 2014, Volume 9, Page 4. Sullivan, Charles 2008 Napa Wine, a History from Mission Days to Present (second addition). Napa Valley Wine Library Association. Tyler, Norman, Ted J. Ligibel, and Ilene R. Tyler 2009 Historic Preservation, An Introduction to History, Principals, and Practices. W.W. Norton & Company, New York. Wallace, W.F. 1901 The History of Napa County, Oakland, California. Enquirer print.

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Attachment A DPR Forms

Evans & De Shazo, LLC Page 34 Page of *Resource Name or #: (Assigned by recorder) State of1 California x The Resources Agency Primary # 1125 Merrill Street P1.DEPARTMENT Other Identifier: OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ____

PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial NRHP Status Code Other Listings Review Code Reviewer Date

Page 1 of 22 *Resource Name or #: EDS-0106-01 P1. Other Identifier: 567 Pope Street *P2. Location:  Not for Publication  Unrestricted *a. County Napa and (P2c, P2e, and P2b or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad St. Helena Date 1993 T 8N ; R 6W ;  of  of Sec un ; MD B.M. c. Address 567 Pope Street City St. Helena Zip 94574 d. UTM: Zone 10 , 547162 mE/ 4262174 The property is located at 567 Pope Street, St. Helena, Napa County, within Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 009-070-002 on the southeast side of Pope Street. The property is situated approximate 0.36 miles southwest of Silverado Trail and 0.47 east of Main Street in rural and residential section of St. Helena. *P3a. Description:

The 10-acre property (Parcel 1) consists a ca. 1910 Vernacular style house, ca. 1930 work shed, and a 1956 Ranch style house, several fruit trees that are remnants of a fruit farming orchard, and associated landscaping, features, and artifacts. The remaining fruit trees consists of prune trees, almond, walnut, as well as other fruit trees that may have been planted in more recent years. There is a gravel driveway that extends from Pope Street south to the 1956 house, and a gravel and dirt driveway that branches off to the east leading to the adjacent ca. 1911 house and remnants of a drive that leads to the ca. 1930 work shed. (See Continued Sheet) *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2; Single Family Property; HP4. Ancillary P5a. Photograph or Drawing building; AH2. Foundation/structure pads; AH3. Landscaping/orchard; AH4. Privies/dumps/trash scatters *P4. Resources Present:  Building  Structure  Object  Site  District  Element of District  Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo: 1956 Ranch style house, northwest elevation, facing southeast, 1/8/2017 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source: Historic  Prehistoric  Both Buildings: ca. 1910 Vernacular style house, ca. 1930 work shed, and a 1956 Ranch style house *P7. Owner and Address: Withheld by owner. *P8. Recorded by: Stacey De Shazo, M.A., and Sally Evans, M.A., RPA Evans & De Shazo, LLC, 6876 Sebastopol Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472 P9. Date Recorded: 3/8/2017 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive

*P11. Report Citation: Stacey De Shazo (2017): Historic Resource Evaluation of the property located at 567 Pope Street, St. Helena, Napa County, California _ *Attachments: NONE Location Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record  Other (List): Sketch Map

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ca. 1911 Vernacular style house The ca. 1911 house consists of a front-gabled plan, with a side-entry front door, and extending shed roof and rear gable addition that was likely added in the 1940s or 1950s. The approximate 400-square-foot house is clad in horizontal wood shiplap siding and there is a combination of replacement metal and vinyl windows that are set within what appears to be the original window casings. There is a moderate pitch roof that is clad in asphalt shingles that are in fair condition. The house rests on a concrete perimeter foundation and there is a small root cellar at the rear (northeast) elevation that is accessed by stairs that are below-ground-level. According to the current occupant of the property, there is a water well situated underneath the center and slightly to south of the original portion of the house. 1 Although the water well was not visible or accessible, there is a metal venting pipe that is visible from the exterior that is connected to the well. There are two features located near the ca. 1911 house, which includes the stone outdoor fireplace and fence, that were constructed within the past 30 years by the current occupant, and one pond that is over 45-years in age. According to the current occupant of the property, the landscape has been significantly modified over the past 30 years2.

Southwest Elevation (Primary Façade) The southwest elevation consists of a centered, casement and fixed metal window with original wood window trim that is topped with a shed-style metal awing. There is a roof vent along the upper gable and extended wide, boxed eaves.

Southeast Elevation The Southeast elevation consists of a main front entry door and a door that leads to a shed addition that has no access to the interior of the house. The façade is clad in wood shiplap and there is wood trim present along each the corners. The roof consists of a wide boxed eave over-hang that extends over the main front entrance door and the shed addition door, which is situated lower than the front entry door. The extended roof porch is supported by two metal poles and is not original to the construction of the house. There is one double casement metal window along this elevation with wood trim; however, due to the position and size of the window, it does not appear to be original to the construction.

1 Personal Conversation with Mr. Jeff Cole, March 8, 2017. 2 Ibid.

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main front entrance door and the shed addition door, which is situated lower than the front entry door. The extended roof porch is supported by two metal poles and is not original to the construction of the

house. There is one double casement metal window along this elevation with wood trim; however, due to the position and size of the window, it does not appear to be original to the construction.

Northeast Elevation The northeast elevation consists of what appears to be two original window openings and a gable roof vent. The first of the of the two original window openings consist of a square, six-light fixed wood window and wood awing style screen that appear to original to the house. The second window opening consists of a vertical opening, but the original window has been replaced with a vinyl window; however, the original wood awning style screen is still present. The shed addition consists of two vents and a venting pipe, as well as a trimmed opening that measures approximately 8 by 6 inches. The small trimmed opening is unique and likely served as a door for milk delivery. There is also a small underground root cellar along this elevation that is directly under the northeast corner of the house and accessed by concrete steps that lead what appears to be an original wood door that has been clad over in wood. The root cellar, which was likely utilized for food storage during the time it served as a caretaker home, is constructed of poured concrete walls and a dirt floor. There are remnants of storage shelving within the cellar, as well as a unique jar feature which was placed into one of the niches within a concrete wall.

Northwest Elevation The northwest elevation consists of two windows and an opening that houses an exterior air conditioning unit. There is one original window along this elevation that is identical to the window along northeast elevation. This window consists of the original vertical window opening, but the original window has been replaced with a vinyl window; however, the original wood awning style screen is still present. A portion of this elevation has been extended along the northwest section and includes a Palladian style vinyl window and an air-conditioning unit, which were added by the current occupant of the property3. There are also three metal vents along the lower elevation that were not original to the house.

3 Personal Conversation with Mr. Jeff Cole, March 8, 2017

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Photo showing the southwest elevation, facing northeast.

Southeast elevation, facing northwest.

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Photo showing the shed addition and extended shed porch, facing northeast.

Northeast elevation, facing west.

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Northeast elevation, facing southwest.

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Photo showing the entry to the root cellar.

Interior of the root cellar.

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Photo showing the unique jar feature set within an interior wall of the root cellar.

Northwest elevation, facing southeast.

ca. 1930 Work shed The work shed consists of a rectangular planned wood-framed building that is clad in asphalt shingles. There is a low-pitched shed roof with slight eave overhang. There as a side entry door along the

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northwest elevation that appears to be original. The building currently measures 20 by 100 feet, but originally extended southeast from the south corner of the current work shed. According the current occupant of the property, the original work shed measured approximately 20 by 300 feet and consisted of several bays that stored tractors and fruit bins associated with the orchard.4 Along the northeast elevation there are three window openings that consist of vinyl windows, two large trimmed openings and one opening that consist of large double doors that originally provided access to the interior of the shed. The southeast elevation consists of a large opening that originally extended southeast to the property boundary; however, this section of the building was boarded-up and over ½ of the original building has been removed. The linear concrete foundation associated with the original larger work shed is documented as Feature 4.5

Photo showing the work shed, facing south.

4 Ibid 5 Evans, Sally. Cultural Resource Study for the St. Helena Estates and Winery Project, Pope Street, St. Helena, Napa County, California

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Photo showing the work shed, facing south.

Photo showing the southeast and northeast elevations, facing west.

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porch that is covered by the extended hipped roof and a central breezeway that serves as a covered carport between the house and the enclosed garage.

Northwest Elevation (Primary Façade) The northeast elevation consists of a dominate projecting hipped roof façade that is clad in stucco. There are two tall vertical metal casement windows with divided light windows along the upper portion of each window and no window trim, which are original to the house. The low-pitched hipped roof extends the length of the northwest elevation and wraps around the southwest elevation where it continues along the set-back northwest-facing breezeway and enclosed garage. The setback section of the northwest elevation consists of a small metal casement window and a corner casement window. The breezeway is wide and open to the rear of the house. The single-car garage is a simple wood-framed building with a metal garage door. Although the garage is separated from the main house by a breezeway, it is connected to the main house by the hipped roof massing.

Southwest Elevation The southwest elevation consists two casement windows, a wide exterior large red-brick fireplace, and a corner front entry door that are set within a generous sized red-stained concrete front porch that is covered by the extended hipped roof and supported by three round metal poles. The two windows vertical metal casement windows, with divided light windows on the upper portion of each window. The windows have no trim detail and are set flush to the exterior walls. The projecting façade along this elevation is windowless and clad in stucco.

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Northwest elevation, facing south.

Northeast elevation, facing southeast.

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Photo showing the corner window.

Photo showing the breezeway, facing southeast.

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Photo showing the front porch, facing east.

Southwest elevation, facing north east.

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Southeast elevation, facing northwest.

Northeast elevation, facing west.

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“increased in numbers” in the past 30 years6. There is a gravel driveway that extends from Pope Street south to the 1956 house, and a gravel and dirt driveway that branches off to the east leading to the adjacent ca. 1911 house. There are also remnants of a drive that leads to the ca. 1930 work shed.

Photo showing landscape, facing southeast

Feature 1: A 50-gallon metal barrel located 50 feet north of the cottage that is mostly buried so that the top is flush with the ground surface, and is filled with water. The barrel measures 22.5 feet across and is approximately 2.5 feet deep. The rusted and decayed lid that features a spout has collapsed inward and is no longer attached. The barrel may have served as a cistern or other type of water storage tank.

Feature 2: A concrete pad located west of the 1956 house and along the southwest property line adjacent to the wood property fence that measures 24 feet northwest/southeast by 18 feet southwest/northeast. Adjacent to the concrete pad on the northwest are a few sheets of rusted corrugated metal. One red brick, two fragments of aqua colored glass, one fragment of whiteware

6 Personal Conversation with Mr. Jeff Cole, March 8, 2017 7 Evans, Sally (2017). Cultural Resource Study for the St. Helena Estates and Winery Project, Pope Street, St. Helena, Napa County, California.

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ceramic, two white ceramic floor or wall times, and a wire nail were observed in association with the concrete pad.

Feature 3: A rectangular wood feature located under a canopy of oak trees and detritus immediately southeast of the existing work shed. The wood feature is made of plywood and measures 4 feet southwest/northeast by 10 feet northwest/southeast and framed on the northeast and southwest sides by 1x2-inch boards. The function of the feature is unclear.

Feature 4: A linear concrete foundation that extends approximately 130 feet southeast from the south corner of the work shed. The foundation element is topped in places with 2x4-inch wood boards that are bolted to the concrete. The foundation appears to be an extension of the foundation work shed foundation.

Feature 1 – buried metal barrel with deteriorated lid that may have served as a cistern or other type of water storage tank.

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Feature 2 - concrete pad along northwestern property line.

Feature 3 - wood feature observed on the southeast side of work shed.

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Feature 4 – foundation element that extends 130 feet southeast from work shed along the southwest property line.

Associated Artifacts Parcel 1 contains more than 20 historic-era resources. Associated historic-era artifacts observed in Parcel 1 include:

1. More than 20 metal straps that were used to support the limbs of fruit trees. Metal straps were observed throughout Parcel 1, both on the surface and within the trees. 2. One fragment of aqua colored bottle glass observed in the north corner of the property adjacent to Pope Street. 3. One fragment of colorless glass observed in the north corner of the property adjacent to Pope Street. 4. One fragment of an aqua colored glass bottle embossed on the base with “..HE..” observed on the southwest side of the existing driveway approximately 310 feet southeast of Pope Street.

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5. One fragment of colorless paneled bottle glass observed on the southwest side of the existing driveway approximately 310 feet southeast of Pope Street. 6. Two fragments of white porcelain and two fragments of colorless bottle glass observed approximately 60 feet northeast of the 1956 house. 7. One metal cone top can lid, small pieces of ferrous metal, and one fragment of colorless glass located 180 feet east/northeast of the 1956 house. 8. A metal cooperage strap for a barrel located approximately 107 feet northwest of the 1956 house. 9. Remnants of two fruit crates located at the southeast end of the property. 10. A wood sign that is placed in at tree in the southeast corner of the property that reads “Libby, McNeill & Libby”. 11. Two wood frames that are each made up of a 4x4-inch post set into two 2x4-inch boards fastened together with bolts, and supported by knee braces made up of 2x4-inch boards that are secured by wire nails were observed at the north corner of the property. 12. Two 1960s oil cans observed in the southeast corner of the property. In addition to the historic-era artifacts and features observed within EDS-0106-01, a variety of modern items were also observed, including a shovel and a post-hole digger, beer cans, modern bottle glass, and a pile of debris that includes a washing machine, a water heater, roof shingles, garden hoses, and other

habitation debris that appears to date from the 1970s - 1990s. These modern items were not recorded.

Furthermore, a conversation with one of the residents of the property, who has lived on the property for 30 years, indicated that there may be two historic-era sub-surface deposits, possibly privies or trash dumps, located somewhere between 160 to 300 feet east/northeast of the 1956 Ranch style house (C. Cole, personal communication, March 9, 2017). The locations of the reported sub-surface features were not identified during the survey. The resident also mentioned that several cut nails have been found near a modern a water landscape feature located west of the ca. 1910 Vernacular house; however, none were observed during the field survey.

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Page 21 of 22 *Resource Name or # EDS-0106-01

*Drawn by: S. Evans *Date of map: 3/26/2017

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Page 22 of 22 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) _EDS-0106-01_(567 Pope Street)___

*Map: U.S. G.S. Quad Map (1:24,000) Name: St. Helena

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