Sam Kee Laundry Building

Sam Kee Laundry Building
Sam Kee Laundry Building is located in California
Sam Kee Laundry Building
Sam Kee Laundry Building is located in the United States
Sam Kee Laundry Building
Location1245 Main St., Napa, California
Coordinates38°18′4″N 122°17′11″W / 38.30111°N 122.28639°W / 38.30111; -122.28639
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1875 (1875)
NRHP reference No.74000540[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 1, 1974

The Sam Kee Laundry Building, also known as the Pfeiffer Building, is a historic building located at 1245 Main St. in Napa, California. Built in 1875, the building is the oldest stone building and commercial building in Napa.[2] The building has a generally simple design topped by a decorative Italianate cornice. As of 1880, the building was part of a brewery, which may have been the first brewery in Napa; it has since housed a boarding house, a saloon, and a laundry.[3] The building currently houses the Vintner's Collective, a wine tasting bar.[2]

The building after the 2014 South Napa earthquake.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1974.[1]

The building was damaged by the 2014 South Napa earthquake.[4] It was reopened in January 2015, and as of August 2015 continued to undergo restoration of its exterior.[5]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Klein, Debra A. (September 10, 2004). "In Napa, Calif". New York Times. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Kernberger, David R. (April 9, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Sam Kee Laundry Building". National Park Service. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  4. ^ Lee, Henry K.; Kane, Will; Solis, Suzanne Espinosa; Ho, Vivian (August 24, 2014). "Napa damaged, more than 100 hurt in Northern California quake". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  5. ^ Huffman, Jennifer (August 23, 2015), "Damaged landmarks slowly recovering", Napa Valley Register.