by historydemo | Jan 24, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 835 Charter Oak Avenue 738 Main Street → In 1878, John Ramos and Frank Sciaroni operated Napa Valley’s 2nd Sherry facility. Sciaroni’s Winery and Distillery dominated the intersection of Charter Oak and Main Street in the 1880’s. This...
by historydemo | Jan 24, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 1216 Church Street 1050 Charter Oak → Olive groves can still be found in Napa Valley, reflecting a period when there were several olive oil manufactories in the county in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition to the California Olive Oil...
by historydemo | Jan 24, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 1327 Railroad Avenue 835 Charter Oak Avenue → In 1875, when the St. Helena Viticultural Society was organized, the founders and officers decided they needed a warehouse for the purpose of storing grape brandy in bond. This Special Internal Revenue Bonded...
by historydemo | Jan 24, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 1345 Railroad Avenue 1216 Church Street → This stuccoed building was built in 1875. It has two sections that form an L-shaped plan. In 1886, called the U.S. Saloon, it offered both lodging and a bowling alley. By 1899, it had become the Roma Hotel. By...
by historydemo | Jan 25, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← Scout Hall, Railroad Avenue 1327 Railroad Avenue → The Taylor, Duckworth & Company Foundry Building was built in 1884 to accommodate its foundry and machine works, with a specialty in the winepresses so important to this viticultural region. It is one...
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