Old Napa Register Building

The Old Napa Register Building, at 1202 1st St. in Napa, California, was built in 1905. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

Old Napa Register Building
Photo from 2010
Location1202 1st St., Napa, California
Coordinates38°17′56″N 122°17′10″W
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1905
ArchitectTurton,L.M.
NRHP reference No.82002213[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 19, 1982

The Napa Register, founded in 1863 as a weekly, is Napa County's largest newspaper. It began daily publication in 1872. George Milton Francis became sole owner and publisher in 1876 and ran it until the 1920s when his son, George R. Francis, took over.[2]

To erect the building, Francis bought the property at Coombs and First Streets in 1904, when it was relatively far from the downtown, and was reportedly advised that was a poor idea. However other businesses followed and the direction of Napa's commercial development switched from north-south along Main St. to east-west along First.

It was designed by architect L.M. Turton.[2]

In early years, the second floor was leased as a dance studio.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Carol Perkins Poole (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Napa Register Building". National Park Service. Retrieved December 8, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1980


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