Set on approximately 2.7 acres along one of Napa Valley’s most storied rural corridors, this property offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to steward a place shaped by land, design, art, and legacy.

For more than half a century, the property was owned and carefully stewarded by the Brusstar family, whose name is deeply woven into Napa Valley’s cultural and agricultural history. The site was home to Brusstar’s Christmas Tree Farm, a beloved local institution and widely regarded as one of the last remaining cut-your-own tree farms in the valley. It reflects a quieter, pre-boom era of Napa, defined by family-run agriculture, continuity of ownership, and respect for the land rather than rapid development.

The Brusstar family legacy extends well beyond agriculture. Gordon Brusstar, who spent much of his life in Napa, was a nationally recognized commercial artist and illustrator whose career spanned the golden age of American commercial illustration. His work appeared in major advertising campaigns and publications during the 1950s and 1960s, including work for Chevrolet, Southern Pacific and Union Oil. Historical references to the era identify Brusstar among a notable group of leading West Coast commercial illustrators, and his work was particularly known for its remarkable precision and attention to detail.

His artistic legacy provides an especially compelling connection to the property itself. Gordon Brusstar is documented in the Thomas D. Church Collection at UC Berkeley in connection with a 1958–1959 residential project in Napa, placing his name within the same documented architectural landscape as Thomas D. Church.

The next generation of the family carried that legacy into another arena. Warren Brusstar, a former Major League Baseball player, was part of the 1980 World Series–winning Philadelphia Phillies and was later inducted into the Napa Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. His story adds another distinctly human dimension to the property’s provenance, blending national achievement with deep local roots and long-term community connection.

Equally significant is the property’s documented architectural lineage. In the late 1950s, the landscape was designed by Thomas D. Church, widely regarded as the father of modern California landscape architecture and a foundational figure in shaping California’s indoor-outdoor living ethos. The Brusstar commission is formally recorded in the Thomas D. Church Collection at UC Berkeley’s Environmental Design Archives, with original drawings and manuscripts preserved. Verified Church-designed landscapes are exceptionally rare, particularly in Napa Valley, and can represent an important piece of California’s design history.

The original main residence has been removed, while a detached studio with kitchen and bath, garage, and built-in pool remain. The studio offers a highly practical and compelling advantage: a comfortable place to live on-site while designing and building a future main residence, subject to county approvals. This allows a buyer to experience the land, light, and setting firsthand while thoughtfully planning the next chapter, rather than managing construction from afar.

A seasonal creek with riparian water rights borders the property, enhancing privacy, natural beauty, and a sense of retreat. The landscape encourages a low-density, design-forward approach that honors the site’s history, water profile, and architectural context.

Zoned within Napa County’s Agricultural Watershed and designated as a Rural Homestead, the property is best suited for a buyer who values stewardship over scale. This is not a development parcel or a maximization exercise. It is an opportunity to create a refined rural homestead or retreat, guided by landscape, heritage, and restraint, in alignment with Napa Valley’s most enduring properties.

Opportunities of this nature rarely come to market. The convergence of long-term single-family ownership, a documented Thomas D. Church landscape, the artistic legacy of Gordon Brusstar, deep agricultural roots, and a nationally significant personal legacy positions this property as something far more meaningful than land alone.

It is an invitation to become the next steward of a place where Napa Valley’s agricultural past, California design history, and the creative and personal legacy of one family quietly meet.