[Manor House at Veterans Home]

Photograph

Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

[Manor House at Veterans Home]

Entry/Object ID

2025.50.2

Description

Three black and white photographs of a building, identified through related donated items as likely being the Manor House at the Veterans Home, built in 1899 and torn down sometime in early 1959. The photos are enclosed in a Napa Camera Shop envelope, dated February 12, 1959, customer's name Mrs. Danforth. The photos appear to show people clearing debris in the yard of the building. One image is double-exposed.

Collection

Photographs

Acquisition

Accession

2025.50

Source or Donor

Hoffman, Paul

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1950

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Buildings, Homes, Veterans' homes

Search Terms

Veterans Home of California, Yountville

Dimensions

Height

3 in

Width

5 in

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2025.50.1

Related Publications

Publication

Napa Valley Register

Notes

January 29, 1959, page 11. "Manor House at Vets Home Giving Way to New Bakery," includes photograph of the building partially demolished.

Create Date

January 17, 2026

Update Date

January 17, 2026