First Presbyterian Church Building

The bronze says the church has been in continuous use since its construction; the South Napa earthquake of August 2014 broke the run, and the congregation did not move back into the sanctuary until July 2016. Two pieces of an older building went into this one: the cornerstone of the congregation's first church, relaid here on August 20, 1874, and an 850-pound bell of 1869 that came through the father-and-son pastors James and Richard Wylie. The bronze names only the son. A National Register plaque on the Randolph Street front records the federal listing of June 1975.

What the plaque says

First Presbyterian Church Building Designed by pioneer architects R.H. Daley and Theodore Eisen, this church is an outstanding example of late Victorian Gothic architectural styling. It is the best surviving example in this region of the early works associated with Eisen, who later became an important Southern California architect. The First Presbyterian Church has been in continuous use since its construction in 1874. Longest early pastorates are Richard Wylie and Erwin Bollinger. California Registered Historical Landmark No.878 Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Napa County Historical Society, May 18, 1975. This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Where it stands

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