Sam Kee Laundry Building

United States historic place


Sam Kee Laundry Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


38°18′4″N 122°17′11″W / 38.30111°N 122.28639°W / 38.30111; -122.28639
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1875 (1875)
NRHP reference No.	74000540^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 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 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]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Klein, Debra A. (September 10, 2004). "In Napa, Calif". New York Times. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Huffman, Jennifer (August 23, 2015), "Damaged landmarks slowly recovering", Napa Valley Register.