Judge A.C. Palmer House THESHARPSTEENMuSEuM HOMETOuR in Calistoga, Saturday, October 20, 10 am–4 pm. Participants can visit three beautiful 19th-century homes, a repurposed church, and a functioning Orthodox monastery, all within walking distance of the Sharpsteen Museum. Tickets are $45.00 (no children under 12) and may be purchased at the museum— 1311 Washington Street in Calistoga, (707) 942-5911, open daily from 11 am-4 pm, or on the museum’s website: www.sharpsteen-museum org. Click on Victorian Erabrownpapertickets.com.togoorevents From the to moDERn DAY these architectural gems withstand the passage of time photos by chIck hARRITY Bof French Second Empire Victorian Judge A.C. Palmer Houseuilt in 1871 by Judge A.C. Palmer,this house is one of the few examples style in Napa Valley, and one of only two in Calistoga. It bears the distinction of be- ing Calistoga’s first structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The home has a colorful history, having started as a grand home, and later used for business— most recently as a B & B. The current owners purchased the home in 2009, and painstak- ingly restored the three-storied home to its former glory, as a private residence Around the corner is the Brambles, a Judge A.C. Palmer House Victorian home built in 1886, also used as a B & B in the past, and now a private residence. In remodeling their home, the owners found many interesting items such as an old beer bottle left between the studs, various layers of wallpaper, a mummified bird, some original flooring, an old axe and a newspaper dated The Brambles 1892. A small museum in the upstairs hallway displays the found relics. 46 W W W . N A P A v A L L E Y L I F E M A g A z I N E . C O M The Brambles
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