First Presbyterian Church
1333 3rd St., Napa, California
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First Presbyterian Church
Photo taken by Richard Doody in September 2013
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Coordinates:
+38.29649, -122.2869638°17'47" N, 122°17'13" W
Quadrangle map:Napa
Description
"FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BUILDING - Designed by pioneer architects R. H. Daley and Theodore Eisen, this church is an outstanding example of late Victorian Gothic architectural styling. It is the best surviving example in this region of the early works associated with Eisen, who later became an important Southern California architect. The church has been in continuous use since its construction in 1874, longest pastorates were those of Richard Wylie and Erwin Bollinger." - California Historic Landmark No.878
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1975
- Reference number
- 75000446
- Architectural style
- Victorian: Gothic
- Areas of significance
- Architecture; Religion
- Level of significance
- Local
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Religious structure
- Current function
- Religious structure
- Period of significance
- 1850-1874
- Significant year
- 1874
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 1
Non-contributing buildings: 2
Update Log
- March 26, 2019: Updated by Richard Doody: Added historical info
- April 25, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
- December 13, 2016: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger