{"nrhp_refnum":"92000785","name":"Bank of Napa","other_names":["Bank of America"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"903 Main St. and 908 Brown St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Napa","county":"Napa County","state":"CA","lat":38.29922011700006,"lon":-122.28586815199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-06-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-part commercial bank building at 903 Main Street and 908 Brown Street in downtown Napa, California, consisting of a Classical Revival original section built in 1923 and an Art Deco annex added in 1934.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a rare surviving example of both Classical Revival and Art Deco architecture, and that Napa has no other building showing both styles. Together the two sections illustrate the shift in architectural taste between the mid-1920s and mid-1930s. The original section is nearly unaltered and the annex retains its integrity despite altered storefronts.","narrative":"Occupying a full city block frontage in downtown Napa, this bank building combines two architectural eras. The original two-story reinforced concrete section, completed in 1923, follows Classical Revival design with six engaged Doric columns, a dentiled cornice, a pedimented entrance and a false balustrade in bas-relief. Inside, a large banking hall has marble wainscoting and a sculpted plaster ceiling. In 1934 a shorter two-story Art Deco annex was added on the west side, with zigzag and geometric ornament, ribbon windows, a tile base and a door frame topped by a stylized eagle. The nomination presents the building as a rare local example of both styles and notes that no other Napa building shows both. It argues that the contrast between the two sections reflects a change in taste from the 1920s to the Depression years. The building remains in good condition and still serves as a bank despite window and interior changes.","period_of_significance":"1923, 1934","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival; Modern Movement: Art Deco","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in very good condition and still in use as a financial institution; some interior and exterior alterations have occurred.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.16006-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/92000785.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000785/a9f0007507-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000785/a9f0007507-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bank_of_Napa,_903_Main_St._and_908_Brown_St.,_Napa,_CA_9-5-2010_2-47-32_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:Bank_of_Napa,_903_Main_St._and_908_Brown_St.,_Napa,_CA_9-5-2010_2-47-32_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859992","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Napa","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65059713"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/napa-county/bank-of-napa-92000785/"}