West Napa Historic Context Statement and Survey Report, Napa, California

Page and Turnball

From introduction: "The West Napa Historic Context Statement & Survey Report is a component of Heritage Napa, a project undertaken by the City of Napa, which is partially funded by a grant from the California Office of Historic Preservation. The historic context statement was prepared in conjunction with an intensive-level architectural survey of the residential neighborhood near the center of the City of Napa. This document presents the history of the West Napa survey area from pre-history to the present, and details the findings of the intensive-level architectural survey. The document identifies important periods, events, themes and patterns of development, and provides a foundation on which to base the assessment and evaluation of the area’s historic properties. The West Napa survey area is located near the center of the city, to the immediate east of State Highway 29. The roughly rectangular survey area is bounded by Napa Creek on the north, Jefferson Street on the east, Pine Street on the south, and Walnut Street and California Boulevard on the west. Jefferson Street is a major traffic artery that provides a north-south route through the city, while First and Second streets are significant east-west routes through the survey area (both one-way in each direction) that channel traffic between Highway 29 and downtown Napa. The West Napa survey area is a residential neighborhood with resources primarily constructed between the 1890s and 1930s, although many older and newer properties also exist. The West Napa Historic Context Statement & Survey Report identifies development patterns and significant properties in the area. The document is organized as follows: Section II. Existing Surveys, Studies and Reports summarizes previous historic resource survey work in the West Napa survey area. Section III. Guidelines for Evaluation provides a definition of each of the major property types found in the survey area (residential, commercial, civic/institutional and industrial), and guidelines to evaluate the significance and integrity of these properties. Section IV. Historic Context includes a narrative of the area’s developmental history. This history is broken into eight periods which are defined by events, themes, and development trends. Property types associated with each of the eight periods are identified and analyzed. Analysis includes an architectural description, a list of character-defining features, an evaluation of historic significance, and a summary of integrity considerations. Section V. Survey Report & Recommendations includes a summary of the intensive-level architectural survey results, recommendations for follow-up work regarding treatment of historic properties, and a discussion of how the survey results should be integrated into the city’s Historic Resources Inventory (HRI) and design review process." Funding was provided in part by a 2009 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Napa (project number CA-09-45) administered by the California State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 06-09-21810) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Napa, California is a Certified Local Government.

West Napa Historic Context Statement and Survey Report, Napa, California

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