Chateau Pacheteau

Chateau Pacheteau, in Calistoga, California in Napa Valley, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

Chateau Pacheteau
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1670 Diamond Mountain Rd., Calistoga, California
Coordinates	38°33′50″N 122°34′45″W
Area	18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built	1891
Built by	W.A. Harrison (carpentry); Bennasini & Maggetta (masonry)
Architect	William Corlett (carriage house)
NRHP reference No.	15000913[1]
Added to NRHP	December 22, 2015

The "chateau" is a four-story residence built in 1906. The National Register nominator termed it an example of "stone church architecture", and asserted it resembles Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. It is north-facing, and is 35 by 80 feet (11 m × 24 m) in plan.[2] Its "most unusual feature is the defensive stepped false front façade including a crenellated parapet composed of crenels and merlons, which appear again above the stone portico below. The parapet obscures the wood shake covered gable roof behind it."[2]

It was commissioned by Jacques Pacheteau. In its construction W.A. Harrison of St. Helena was in charge of carpentry, and the masonry work was done by Bennasini & Maggetta.[2]

The listing included a second contributing building--a detached carriage house--and five non-contributing buildings. The carriage house, also built in 1906, is also built of stone, and is two-storied with a central cupola above. It was designed by architect William Corlett.[2]

See also

• Chateau Chevalier (1891), in St. Helena

References

1. "Chateau Pacheteau". National Park Service.
2. Elizabeth Dyer; Dyke Nelson (July 16, 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Chateau Pacheteau / Wallis Family Estate Winery" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2019. Includes 18 photos from 2012 and 2014.