The Sam Kee Laundry Building, also known as the Pfeiffer Building, is a historic building located at 1245 Main St. in Napa,

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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

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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. The building currently houses the Vintner's Collective, a

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bar. The building was added to the

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on October 1, 1974. The building was damaged by the

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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 {{NapaCountyCA-struct-stub