contractor, Borden's. The Stewarts retained the Olds Ranch name, Woodside, 

 for its dairy, beef cattle and horse operations. 



After selling the dairy contract in 1972 the Stewarts and Ray Sanders 

 operated a horse boarding business on the ranch, as well as raising beef cattle. 

 The Stewarts had been breeding registered Morgan horses since the 1950s, and 

 eventually turned to raising Black Angus cattle exclusively. 



The National Park Service purchased the woodland property that Boyd 

 Stewart had bought in 1945 west of Olema Creek in 1968, for inclusion in Point 

 Reyes National Seashore. The original Olds/Stewart Ranch was purchased by 

 the government for Golden Gate National Recreation Area in 1974. The 

 Stewart family negotiated a reservation of use and occupancy and continue 

 their beef and horse operations. Boyd Stewart has been a prominent figure in 

 not only dairy ranching but also in an advisory capacity to the National Park 

 Service; he served for many years on the Coastal Parks Association, now the 

 Point Reyes National Seashore Association. 



3. Buildings and Historic Resources 



There are twelve potentially historic buildings on the Stewart Ranch, as 

 well as various historic structures; most have been adapted to 20th century uses 

 and reflect the continuum of use in a farm setting. 



a. Main Residence (OV-12.01) 



The main house at Stewart Ranch is the one built by Nelson H. Olds for 

 his family after the Olds brothers split their landholdings in the Olema Valley. 

 The house was reportedly built in 1864 by carpenters from Nova Scotia from 

 locally cut redwood. Originally built upon redwood sills, the house was later 

 raised and a concrete foundation added. It is a wood frame building with a 

 steep-pitch gable roof and horizontal drop siding. Much of the fancy woodwork 

 at the eaves was removed in the 1930s because of rotting. The house is L- 

 shaped, and measures 65' by 42'. 



The kitchen addition, apparently built at the time of or soon after the 

 house was built, has been remodeled and modernized. Four brick chimneys, 

 including a large one replaced after the 1906 earthquake, exist on the house. A 



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