Chateau Chevalier

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Chateau Chevalier
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Location3101 Spring Mountain Rd., St. Helena, California
Coordinates 38°30′53″N122°30′35″W / 38.51472°N 122.50972°W / 38.51472; -122.50972 Coordinates: 38°30′53″N122°30′35″W / 38.51472°N 122.50972°W / 38.51472; -122.50972
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1891
Built byM.G. Bale (stonemason); Pithie & Birkett
Architectural styleChateau Style
NRHP reference No. 87000926 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 12, 1987

Chateau Chevalier, at 3101 Spring Mountain Rd. in St. Helena, California in Napa Valley, was built in 1891. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

It was built for French immigrant and wine importer Fortune Chevalier. It reflects the "wine boom" era in Napa County, after phylloxera destroyed numerous vineyards in France, Europe. [2]

The Chateau Chevalier Wine Cellar, 56 by 79 feet (17 m × 24 m) in plan, is a two-story stone building stepped into the hillside.

The listing included a second contributing building, a carriage house. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Judith A. Munns (October 10, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chateau Chevalier". National Park Service . Retrieved November 22, 2019. With accompanying eight photos from 1986