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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 323 fires within 5 miles of Veterans Home of California Chapel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,727 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 9 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 | 154 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 79 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HENSLEY |
| 8 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HOFFMAN |
| 8 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SHERMAN |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SOLANO AV / DARMS LN 5 |
| 6 September 2015 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | VETS HOME YOUNTVILLE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Veterans Home of California Chapel: 4 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Copper, Geothermal, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksons Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| McLaughlin Mine | Silver, Gold, Mercury, Antimony, Arsenic, Titanium, Metal, Tungsten, Boron-Borates | Producer | 1978, 1985 | |
| Mcgill Rock and Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Search Group | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Bella Oak | Mercury | Past Producer | 1868 | |
| Mountain | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Oakville | Mercury | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Mercury | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yountville, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 2002 and 2021: 4 flood, 2 heavy rain, 2 hail, 2 debris flow. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2010 | Heavy Rain | Yountville | $35,000 | Strong wind combined with heavy rain to force a substantial oak tree to fall at the Hotel Yountville in Yountville Sunday afternoon. The Oak tree was to have been a major focus of the landscaping plan. The tree fell onto a new rock wall and damaged a pump house. |
| December 2012 | Flood | Yountville | $1,000 | Hopper Creek rose to the top of the bridge on Finnell Road, overflowed down Mulberry Street, and flooded the south end of Heather Street. |
| December 2012 | Flood | Yountville | $1,000 | Washington Street was flooded on both sides of its intersection with California Drive for several hours early in the afternoon of December 23. The Napa Valley Wine train shortened its route due to water on the tracks. |
| January 2021 | Debris Flow | Yountville | - | Rock slide blocking roadway near 2000 Capell Valley Road. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yountville | - | Atlas Peak station reported. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Yountville | - | Flooding at NB Silverado Trail at Yountville Cross Rd. |
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Yountville | - | Several trees down and 3 or 4 rock slides along Knoxville Rd. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Yountville | - | Two feet of water in the road near Heather and Oak Circle. Road has been temporarily closed. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Yountville | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Hail | Yountville | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Heavy Rain | Yountville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groezinger Wine Cellars | 0.7 miles | 1982 | |
| Yountville Grammar School | 0.8 miles | 2016 | |
![]() | John Lee Webber House | 0.9 miles | 1982 |
![]() | French Laundry | 0.9 miles | 1978 |
![]() | Charles Rovegno House | 0.9 miles | 1991 |
![]() | Eshcol Winery | 2.8 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79000510 in Record Group 79. |
| Napa County | All 88 listed properties in this county. |