Built in 1891 (châteauesque). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1927.
One of 88 National Register listings published here for Napa County · listed in 1987 · category: Building · built in 1891, châteauesque.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
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 221 fires within 5 miles of Chateau Chevalier between 1992 and 2020, burning about 68,299 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 14 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 | 85 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 63 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SPRING |
| 8 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | WEST |
| 6 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SPRING WHITE 2 |
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SMOKEY OAK |
| 4 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HOFACKET |
| 28 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | WILSON |
| 28 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | WHITEHALL |
| 27 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67,484 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | GLASS |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Chateau Chevalier: 14 occurrences, 7 prospects, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glass Mountain Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Annadel Farm | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Mount Hood Mine | Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Stirling | Iron | Occurrence | Hematite | |
| Sullinger Claim | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Unnamed Location | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Clark and March Kaolin Mine | Clay | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Clark and Marsh Kaolin Mine | Clay | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Clark and Marsh Kaolin Mine | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rhine House | 1.1 miles | 1972 |
 | J.C. Weinberger Winery | 1.1 miles | 2015 |
 | Greystone Cellars | 1.4 miles | 1978 |
 | Charles Krug Winery | 1.6 miles | 1974 |
| Beringer Brothers-Los Hermanos Winery | 1.7 miles | 2001 | |
 | Bale Mill | 1.8 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87000926 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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