From the record
One of 88 National Register listings published here for Napa County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
One of 88 National Register listings published here for Napa County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 81 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 221 fires within 5 miles of Far Niente Winery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 57,589 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 110 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | VETS HOME YOUNTVILLE |
| 9 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Northern California District | SILVERADO |
| 8 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | PINE |
| 8 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HOFFMAN |
| 6 September 2015 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | VETS HOME YOUNTVILLE |
| 6 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | 29 |
| 6 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | PG+E |
| 5 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HWY 29#3 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Far Niente Winery: 10 occurrences, 8 prospects, 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| McLaughlin Mine | Silver, Gold, Mercury, Antimony, Arsenic, Titanium, Metal, Tungsten, Boron-Borates | Producer | 1978, 1985 | |
| Napa Valley Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Search Group | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Sullinger Claim | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Perlite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Mcgill Rock and Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oakville, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2026: 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | Flood | Oakville | - | Rocks were coming onto the roadway on California Route 128 at Berryessa Knoxville Road. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Oakville | - | Road flooded for approx 100 feet at 750 Oakville Cross Rd. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Oakville Grocery | 0.8 miles | 1993 |
![]() | Atkinson House | 2.0 miles | 1990 |
![]() | Charles Rovegno House | 2.4 miles | 1991 |
![]() | French Laundry | 2.5 miles | 1978 |
![]() | John Lee Webber House | 2.6 miles | 1982 |
| Yountville Grammar School | 2.7 miles | 2016 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79000507 in Record Group 79. |
| Napa County | All 88 listed properties in this county. |