Napa in Napa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Eshcol/Trefethen Winery
Photographed by Sandra Harmyk, Executive Assistant, Trefethen Family Vineyards, June 29, 2021
1. Eshcol/Trefethen Winery Marker
This building, constructed in 1886 is the last remaining example of a 19-th century, three-level gravity flow winery built entirely of wood in Napa County.
Erected 1988 by Native Sons of the Golden West.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. 38° 21.6′ N, 122° 19.933′ W. Marker is in Napa, California, in Napa County. It can be reached from Oak Knoll Avenue. The marker is affixed to the building, to the right of the entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1160 Oak Knoll Avenue, Napa CA 94558, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, in Wine Country, and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Seven Pines Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Veterans Home of California (approx. 2.9 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Home of California (approx. 3 miles away); Cal 100 (approx. 3 miles away); George Yount's Millstones (approx. 3.3 miles away); Map of Groezinger's Addition
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Regarding Eshcol/Trefethen Winery. Commissioned by the Goodman Brothers in 1886, this historic winery was built in a grove of towering oak trees at the center of Eshcol Ranch, directly across the street from the Oak Knoll train station. Designed and built by Captain Hamden McIntyre, who also built Inglenook, Far Niente, Greystone, Beaulieu, Chateau Montelena, Frogs Leap, and many others, Eshcol/Trefethen Winery is his greatest work in wood. Immensely framed by stout rectangular posts of Douglas fir and clad in tongue-in-groove redwood siding, the original structure was built so solidly that a visiting writer said that the mezzanine level on the second floor could have supported the weight of a small locomotive. Severely damaged by the magnitude 6.0 South Napa Earthquake of 2014, the winery was repaired and reinforced and is now back in business.
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1. Trefethen Family Vineyards History.
One of the first wineries visitors see driving up Highway 29, our historic building has stood sentinel over Napa Valleys vineyards for more than a century. The only surviving 19th-century wooden(Submitted on July 2, 2021, by James King of San Miguel, California.)three-level gravity flow winery in the valley, it is truly one of a kind, and an extraordinary place to appreciate our estate grown wines.Photographed by Sandra Harmyk, Executive Assistant, Trefethen Family Vineyards2. Eshcol/Trefethen WineryFully restored in 2017.
2. National Register of Historic Places Listing. (Submitted on July 2, 2021, by James King of San Miguel, California.)
3. Historic View of Eshcol/Trefethen Winery
Photographed by Sandra Harmyk, Executive Assistant, Trefethen Family Vineyards, June 29, 2021
4. NRHP Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2021, by James King of San Miguel, California. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 2, 2021, by James King of San Miguel, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
