Photograph mounted on a pasteboard frame of a group of unidentified people around the old Methodist Church in St. Helena. Painted on the side of the church is an advertisement for Mother Cary's Salve.
Note on back: "Old Methodist Church first church in Napa Valley. In Tucker's Grove on west side of road between St Helena and Calistoga. Picture taken by Fred Merriam 1895. Merriam home on Pratt Ave north side before road turns - north by the creek. Home old New England style built by ship builder Horace Merriam in late 1870s. He and his three sons Horace, Fred, and Herbert built the house themselves. Until 1972 home remained in family. Leslie, a grandson, was the last resident. Others now own property."
PF Location: 170
Collection
Photographs
Acquisition
Accession
2016.3
Source or Donor
Unknown donor
Acquisition Method
Gift
Made/Created
Artist
Merriam, Fred J.
Date made
1895
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
Search Terms
Churches, Methodist Church, St. Helena, Methodist churches, White Church
