Napa in Napa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Banner Warehouse 1862
The Embarcadero Building
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 28, 2015
1. Banner Warehouse 1862 Marker
Inscription.
Banner Warehouse 1862. The Embarcadero Building. This was the former site of Napa's original Embarcadero and home of two Banner warehouses constructed in 1862 and later acquired by Charles Carpy for wine storage. Captain A. Hatt purchased the property in 1895 for storage. Behind the current Embarcadero buildings, which was built in 1997, Hatt constructed a wharf on the Napa River in 1897 that included a derrick facilitating the loading and unloading of steamships. Hatt used the wharf for receiving and shipping his goods up and down the Napa River and to moor his personal schooner and small fleet of steamships used for shipping. As the shipping industry waned and the Napa Valley went from farming to grape growing, the wharf fell into disrepair and was removed. , Today the Embarcadero building is part of the Napa River Inn hotel operation with 26 guest rooms that feature a yacht cabin theme of cherry wood, porthole mirrors, wainscoting and coffered paneling.
This was the former site of Napa's original Embarcadero and home of two Banner warehouses constructed in 1862 and later acquired by Charles Carpy for wine storage. Captain A. Hatt purchased the property in 1895 for storage. Behind the current Embarcadero buildings, which was built in 1997, Hatt constructed a wharf on the Napa River in 1897 that included a derrick facilitating the loading and unloading of steamships. Hatt used the wharf for receiving and shipping his goods up and down the Napa River and to moor his personal schooner and small fleet of steamships used for shipping. As the shipping industry waned and the Napa Valley went from farming to grape growing, the wharf fell into disrepair and was removed.
Today the Embarcadero building is part of the Napa River Inn hotel operation with 26 guest rooms that feature a yacht cabin theme of cherry wood, porthole mirrors, wainscoting and coffered paneling.
Erected by Napa River Inn.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 38° 17.744′ N, 122° 16.974′ W. Marker is in Napa, California, in Napa County. It can be reached from Main Street near 5th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Main Street, Napa CA 94559, 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.
More about this marker. This marker is on the east end of the Napa River Inn's Embarcadero Building.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 28, 2015
2. Banner Warehouse 1862 Marker and Embarcadero Building
The marker is beneath the trellis
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 541 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
