by historydemo | Jan 18, 2018 | Main Street Tour
← 1305-1309 Main Street 1327-1337 Main Street → This single-story building was built in 1875. The stucco finish may date to the 1920’s. At 1317 Main is Salon St. Helena, but it was once a florist shop in the 1950’s and a Cable TV store in the...
by historydemo | Jan 19, 2018 | Main Street Tour
← 1269-1299 Main Street 1313-1317 Main Street → Born in Sweden, Swen Alstrom traveled and worked in several hotels in San Francisco. In 1861, he bought the White Sulphur Springs Resort in St. Helena. He lived there for 20 years, but in 1875 it burned down....
by historydemo | Jan 20, 2018 | Main Street Tour
← 1235-1239 Main Street 1305-1309 Main Street → In 1911, Abraham Goodman built this single-story building for his Goodman & Co. department store. It is constructed of concrete block on the facade and pitch- face native stone elsewhere. The front has a...
by historydemo | Jan 20, 2018 | Main Street Tour
← 1225-1227 Main Street and 1231 Main Street 1269-1299 Main Street → D. B. Carver built this 2-story Italianate brick building in 1880 for his store. The second story was added by Carver as a meeting room for the Masonic Lodge. Notice the different color of...
by historydemo | Jan 20, 2018 | Main Street Tour
← 1219 Main Street 1235-1239 Main Street → The C. E. Davis buildings were built in 1875. Dr. Davis was born in New Jersey in 1832. Eventually he became more interested in dentistry, rather than medicine, so after completing his education in dentistry in...
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