Chateau Chevalier | |
Location | 3101 Spring Mountain Rd., St. Helena, California |
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Coordinates | 38°30′53″N 122°30′35″W / 38.51472°N 122.50972°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1891 |
Built by | M.G. Bale (stonemason); Pithie & Birkett |
Architectural style | Chateau Style |
NRHP reference No. | 87000926 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 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]