Built in 1891 (Richardsonian Romanesque). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1927.
“Chateau Pacheteau, in Calistoga, California, in Napa Valley, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.”
Wikipedia article Chateau Pacheteau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 88 National Register listings published here for Napa County · listed in 2015 · category: Building · built in 1891, Richardsonian Romanesque.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 200 fires within 5 miles of Chateau Pacheteau between 1992 and 2020, burning about 104,822 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 82 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SPRING |
| 7 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CLOVER |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | FRANZ |
| 6 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SPRING WHITE 2 |
| 6 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | TOOHEY |
| 4 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HOFACKET |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | TOLL |
| 3 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SAINT |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Chateau Pacheteau: 10 occurrences, 6 past producers, 5 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Stone, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calistoga | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Palisade Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Search Group | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Sharp Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Silverado-Palisade Deposit | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony, Zinc, Mercury | Past Producer | 1858 | |
| Calistoga | Silver, Gold | Producer | ||
| Palisade | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Mercury | Past Producer | ||
| Porter Creek Road | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Porter Creek Road | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Silver | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calistoga, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1996 and 2017: 1 flood, 1 debris flow, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1996 | Flood | Calistoga | 1 killed | no account filed |
| February 2017 | Debris Flow | Calistoga | - | Mud/rocks on Petrified Forest Rd/SR128. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Calistoga | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | James H. Francis House | 0.9 miles | 1979 |
 | Judge Augustus C. Palmer House | 1.0 miles | 1979 |
| Monte Vista and Diamond Mountain Vineyard | 1.0 miles | 2013 | |
 | Mount View Hotel | 1.1 miles | 1982 |
 | Napa Valley Railroad Depot | 1.1 miles | 1977 |
 | Sam Brannan Cottage | 1.3 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 15000913 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Napa County | All 88 listed properties in this county. |
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