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French Laundry, housed in this rustic two-story stone building, surrounded by luch gardens, in the heart of Yountville, Napa Valley

Yountville
— Historical Points of Interest

Stop by the Yountville Chamber of Commerce (located on Washington and Oak, directly opposite the Villagio Inn & Spa) to pick up your "Historical Walking Tour & Pathway Map" brochure.

Begin Historical Walk at V Marketplace:

Former Groezinger Winery
(National Register of Historic Places)
Original Napa Valley Railroad Depot
Former Southern Pacific Depot
Oak Tree (over 400 years old)
Veterans Home of California
(National Register of Historic Places)
Napa Valley Museum
Lincoln Theater
Veterans Memorial Park
St. Joan of Arc
Former Bus station
Former Blacksmith Shop & Saloon
Founders Rock & Community Hall
Former Magnolia Hotel
Town Hall, Pioneer School Bell & Historical Marker
Former Whitton House
Former Grigsby Whitton House
(National Register of Historic Places)
Yountville Community Church
Former Benedetti House
Former Myers Grocery Company
John Wichel's House
Bronze Church Bell & Yountville Park
Pioneer Cemetery
Original Fawver House
Former Tonascia Market
Former Charles Revengo House
(National Register of Historic Places)
The French Laundry
(National Register of Historic Places and world-famous restaurant)
Van De Leur Park
Former Gibbs Building
Former Groezinger Mansion

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Outside side view of French Laundry in the heart of downtown Yountville, Napa Valley, California

Yountville's History
In the early 1800's the area that now makes up the Town of Yountville was owned by Mexico. In 1836, George C. Yount obtained a land grant from the Mexican government, the first such grant in Northern California. Yount named his Caymus Rancho after a tribe of native Americans in the area. It was on this land, in the early 1850s that Yount laid out the town's first boundaries.

By 1868, railroad service had been introduced into the town. The coming of the tracks influenced the configuration of the 1874 Groezinger addition. Although Yountville was not incorporated until 1965, its boundaries have changed very little since 1874.

Initially, the town was known as Sebastopol, but later, in recognition of Yount's contributions, it was renamed in his honor.

The first grape vines in the valley were planted by George C. Yount in 1838.

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