Rossi Ranch
February 27th, 2012
As I mentioned before, my folks lived on Whitehall Lane in St. Helena and this iconic scene was something we witnessed daily through the window over their kitchen sink for the thirty years they lived there. I learned recently that the Land Trust of Napa County entered into a conservation easement on the 52-acre ranch, “ensuring that the highly visible parcel (between Whitehall and Zinfandel lanes, on the west side of Highway 29), will retain its picturesque rural charm for generations to come.” The Rossi family farmed the land continuously from 1906 until the death of Louise Rossi in 2008. The barn and the water tower were built in 1908. Quite a slice of Napa Valley history.
7 inches by 5 inches; oil on gessoed hardboard.
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