by historydemo | Jan 21, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 1225 - 1229 Adams Street 1310 Oak Avenue → The present-day Catholic Church stands on the site of the first Church of St. Helena that was the remodeled home of a Mr. Sheehan. Augustus Tainter donated the lot to Archbishop Alemany, first Archbishop of San...
by historydemo | Jan 21, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 1310 Adams Street 1255 Oak Avenue → This single-story utilitarian building was built circa 1920 and is owned by and located behind the Vasconi Pharmacy. It has a front-facing gable roof. The roof and walls are constructed of corrugated metal sheets. The...
by historydemo | Jan 21, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 1325 Adams Street 1225 - 1229 Adams Street → The Methodist Church is the oldest of the several 19th-century churches in St. Helena. Its simple lines exemplify the early Methodism brought to the Upper Napa Valley by the circuit Methodist minister, Rev. Asa...
by historydemo | Jan 21, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 1360 Oak Avenue 1310 Adams Street → St. Helena’s first public one-room schoolhouse stood on the grounds now occupied by Las Alcobas luxury hotel (formerly St. Gothard’s Inn/Grandview) north of town. In 1858, the school was moved to the corner...
by historydemo | Jan 21, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 1291 Madrona Avenue 1325 Adams Street → The St. Helena Library was begun privately as a subscription library by the townspeople in 1875. Called the St. Helena Library Association and Free Reading Room, it occupied a number of sites, including the front...
by historydemo | Jan 21, 2018 | Side Street Tour
← 1915 Main Street 1360 Oak Avenue → The building that now houses the American Legion Post 199, was built by the St. Helena Seventh Day Adventist Church for $1,220 and dedicated in 1880. The pastor lived in a side room that is now the Legion bar. The eastern...
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