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Winehaven, Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot, Richmond, Contra Costa County, CA
LocationPoint Molate Naval Fuel Depot,
Richmond, CA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS CA-2658
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N354).
Building/structure dates:
1907 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1925 subsequent work
Significance: Winehaven, a complex of 35 buildings constructed between 1907 and 1919, is significant historically and architecturally in the areas of wine production and industrial design. During its 12-year operation, Winehaven was one of the largest (reputable sources say it was the largest) wineries in the world, capable of storing, aging, and bottling millions of gallons of wine. Architecturally, the Winehaven complex represents an unusually intact company town, containing 29 residences, two very large winery buildings, a shipping building, and three support buildings (a power plant, fire house, and warehouse), all dating to the period in which the winery operated. In addition, the winery buildings are unusual and significant examples of fireproof and seismically-reinforced industrial buildings designed in response to the 1906 earthquake in Northern California.
Related Names
California Wine Association
Morgan, Percy
S. Lachman & Company
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
CONTEXTUAL VIEW OF HOUSING ALONG THE MAIN ROAD, FACING SOUTHEAST
CONTEXTUAL VIEW OF HOUSING ALONG THE MAIN ROAD, FACING NORTH
CONTEXTUAL VIEW OF ROW HOUSING ALONG GRAY'S CIRCLE, FACING WEST
CONTEXTUAL VIEW NORTHWEST OF COMPLEX, FACING SOUTHEAST
CONTEXTUAL VIEW, SHOWING BAY HOUSING, AND BUILDINGS 1 AND 6 FACING SOUTHEAST
CONTEXTUAL VIEW OF COMPLEX, WITH BUILDING 6, SOUTH END IN FOREGROUND, FACING NORTH
CONTEXTUAL VIEW OF INDUSTRIAL AREA, BUILDINGS 1 AND 6, MODERN TANKS IN FOREGROUND, FACING NORTHEAST
CONTEXTUAL VIEW OF SUPPORT AREA, BUILDINGS 17 AND 13 IN FOREGROUND, FACING NORTH
CONTEXTUAL VIEW OF HOUSING AREA, FACING NORTHWEST
CONTEXTUAL VIEW OF HOUSING AREA, FACING SOUTH
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