{"nrhp_refnum":"74000539","name":"Goodman Library","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1219 1st St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Napa","county":"Napa County","state":"CA","lat":38.298056264000024,"lon":-122.28713755099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-01-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story stone masonry public library building at 1219 First Street in central Napa, California, built in 1901 and designed by architect Luther M. Turton. It is owned by the City of Napa.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the library is an excellent local example of Richardson Romanesque style combined with Beaux Arts elements. It is also an important work of Napa architect Luther M. Turton, and it survives almost completely intact, inside and out, with original shelves, pressed tin ceilings, stairway and woodwork.","narrative":"Goodman Library is a two-story stone masonry building on First Street in central Napa, completed in 1901 at an original cost of $15,000. Land that George and James Goodman bought in 1877 was deeded to the City of Napa in 1902 on the condition that it always serve as a free public library. The cornerstone was laid in May 1901, and the building opened in March 1902. Architect Luther M. Turton, who practiced in Napa from 1887 until about 1920 and was known for Victorian and Queen Anne homes, designed it as a turn toward simpler forms. The building shows Richardson Romanesque traits such as round-arched windows, rusticated stone facing and deep openings, combined with a balustraded cornice and a finished stone entrance arch drawn from Beaux Arts design. Its original door hardware, shelves, pressed tin ceilings, stairway, woodwork and desks survive, with only the interior lighting fixtures replaced. This completeness, along with its style and architect, supported its listing.","period_of_significance":"20th Century (built 1901)","architect_builder":"Luther M. Turton (architect)","architectural_style":"Richardson Romanesque with neo-classical Beaux Arts elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Form lists the building as occupied, in public use as a library, with condition marked fair and integrity unaltered; the building appears unchanged since construction.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.226325-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/74000539.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74000539/000314d0d6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74000539/000314d0d6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goodman_Library,_1219_1st_St.,_Napa,_CA_9-5-2010_2-12-02_PM.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goodman_Library,_1219_1st_St.,_Napa,_CA_9-5-2010_2-12-02_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860018","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodman_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14682048"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/napa-county/goodman-library-74000539/"}