James B Newman was a notable building contractor in Northern California, recognized as one of the leading masonry bridge contractors in Napa Valley during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, contributing significantly to the region's historic infrastructure. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newman and Wing | 1878 | 1900 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Contractor | Napa River Bridge on Zinfandel Lane | St Helena, CA | |||||
| 1851/09/21 | James B Newman is born in Essex, England, a son of John Newman, a native of Essex. | Born | |||||
| 1902/00/00 | The Behlow Building is built at the corner of 2nd and Brown Streets in Napa, CA, for Bertha A Behlow, widow of Charles John Behlow, co-founder of H Liebes and Company of San Francisco. Built of steel, wood and sandstone, the building was razed in 1974. | Contractor | |||||
| 1909/00/00 | Contractor J B Newman erects a 38-foot-long masonry bridge in Napa County, using square-cut stone laid in regular courses at a cost of $1,875. Both railings of the bridge were also made from square-cut stone. | Contractor | Maxwell Creek Bridge on Hardin Road | Pope Valley | |||
| 1914/00/00 | J B Newman completes the widening of the Carneros Creek Bridge using materials from the original quarry and salvaging and relocating as much of the original parapet railing as possible, at a cost of $1,648. | Contractor | Carneros Creek Bridge on Old Sonoma Road | Napa |
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