The Sam Kee Laundry Building, also known as the Pfeiffer Building, is a historic building located at 1245 Main St. in
Napa,
California
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. Built in 1875, the building is the oldest stone building and commercial building in Napa.
The building has a generally simple design topped by a decorative
Italianate
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cornice
In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian ''cornice'' meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a ...
. 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. The building currently houses the Vintner's Collective, a
wine tasting
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bar.
The building was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on October 1, 1974.
The building was damaged by the
2014 South Napa earthquake
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. It was reopened in January 2015, and as of August 2015 continued to undergo restoration of its exterior.
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Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California
Commercial buildings completed in 1875
Buildings and structures in Napa County, California
Napa, California
National Register of Historic Places in Napa County, California
1875 establishments in California
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