A remaining parcel of 23 acres across Highway One was purchased in 1974 for 

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At the time of the first park purchase, four members of the Teixeira 

 family lived at the ranch. Christina and her husband Joseph Silveira built a 

 one-story house on a .6 acre lot in the Everett Strain orchard south of the main 

 house in 1948, and youngest daughter Molly and her husband Tun Waters 

 remodeled the upper floor of the old horse barn into a living quarters in 1971. 

 Irene Teixeira and her brother Tony and his wife shared the main house. In 

 1991 the Silveiras moved to San Rafael and their home became a housing unit 

 for Point Reyes National Seashore personnel; the Waters' moved from the 

 horse barn in April 1995 and the barn is vacant. 



3. Buildings and Historic Resources 



Nine historic buildings and three structures, including two historic 

 bridges, remain at the Strain/Teixeira Ranch. The original pioneer Strain 

 house, creamery, various sheds and a privy (PR-230) have been demolished over 

 the years. A number of buildings have been built since the Teixeiras bought 

 the property in 1941. 



a. Main Residence (PR-226) 



The main residence on the Teixeira Ranch is the Henry Strain house 

 built in 1880 or 1885. The home, on a promontory with a commanding view of 

 the ranch and valley, has been in use as a residence since that time. It is a 

 two-story, 27' by 48' wood frame building on a brick foundation. The exterior is 

 clapboard with scalloped shingles on the second story, but the shingles have 

 been covered with what appears to be large square asbestos shingles. The roof 

 is an offset gable with metal roofing made to imitate wood shingles. The house 

 has boxed cornices with decorated frieze and brackets. There are two porches, 

 but the rear one has been enclosed. The house has had only minor alterations 

 both exterior and interior, and is in good condition. Although the house has 



41 Official Records. Book 2524, p. 485, Book 2484, p. 137, and Book 2850, p. 251, MCRO. 



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