{"nrhp_refnum":"75000446","name":"First Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1333 3rd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Napa","county":"Napa County","state":"CA","lat":38.29616172800007,"lon":-122.28681301499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-06-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wooden frame Victorian Gothic church at 1333 Third Street, at the corner of Third and Randolph Streets in Napa, California, built in 1874 to designs by the Napa architects Daley and Eisen.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is one of the finest remaining examples of Victorian Gothic church architecture in the region. It shows more refinement and quality workmanship than the earlier Gothic Revival churches of pioneer California, and it has had very few alterations. It has also been a dominant landmark in Napa for about a century.","narrative":"Rising above the edge of downtown Napa, this wooden church at Third and Randolph Streets was completed in 1874 and is known for its tall corner spire. The congregation dates to 1853, and an earlier church on the same lot was sold and removed to make way for the new building. Napa architects Daley and Eisen drew the plans, and J. W. Batchelor of Vallejo built it for $17,375. The T-shaped building is late Victorian Gothic in style, with a chapel wing added in 1890. Electric lighting came in 1911, with the original gas fixtures converted for it. Repairs in 1941 and further work in 1953 kept the church in use after financial trouble in the late 1930s. Later school and gymnasium additions are detached and not part of the nominated property. The church was listed as one of the finest surviving Victorian Gothic church buildings in its region, valued for its refined design and few alterations.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1874)","architect_builder":"Daley and Eisen, architects of Napa; J. W. Batchelor of Vallejo, contractor; E. Schultis, painting contractor","architectural_style":"Late Victorian Gothic (Victorian or Gothic Revival)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition with minor alterations, and still in religious use. It was restored in 1941 and 1953.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.545776-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/75000446.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000446/bd06fa9854-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000446/bd06fa9854-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Presbyterian_Church,_1333_3rd_St.,_Napa,_CA_9-5-2010_3-20-46_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:First_Presbyterian_Church,_1333_3rd_St.,_Napa,_CA_9-5-2010_3-20-46_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860012","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presbyterian_Church_(Napa,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453607"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/napa-county/first-presbyterian-church-75000446/"}