Historic Resource Evaluation of for St Helena Estates and Winery Project Located Pope Street, St Helena, Napa County, Californi
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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 Evans & De Shazo, LLC Page i 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 Evans & De Shazo, LLC Page ii 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). Evans & De Shazo, LLC Page 3 Figure 1. Project Area Location Map. Evans & De Shazo, LLC Page 4