Helios Ranch - St Helena, CA
Posted by: saopaulo1
N 38° 28.612 W 122° 26.180
10S E 549165 N 4258877
Helios Ranch in St Helena, CA.
Waymark Code: WMRAGA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2016
Views: 2
"The Ink House, a frame two story Italianate residence built in 1885, is situated facing the St. Helena Highway (Hwy. 29), a major Napa County thoroughfare in the 19th century as it is now. It has been a highly visible landmark for the past century. The symmetrical facade of the rectangular 36' x 52' residence retains the stylistic Italianate features of bracketed cornice, panelled frieze and low hip roof with surrounding veranda, little altered in exterior or interior detail. The removal of the glass observatory from the hip roof in the early 20th century does not detract from the architectural integrity of the Ink House, which remains essentially intact. The Ink House rests on a full cellar of cut stone accessible by an entrance on the southwest facade. Consistent with the vernacular building tradition of this wine region, the cellar was constructed as a wine cellar. The frame two story building above the cellar has channel rustic siding. It is surrounded on four sides by a continuous veranda supported by slender wood columns with pierced brackets and drop pendants* The raised porch rests on a field-stone foundation. Broad concrete steps descend to ground-level on each of the four sides." (
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Street address: 1575 St. Helena Hwy St Helena, CA USA
County / Borough / Parish: Napa
Year listed: 1985
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Vacant/Not In Use
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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