4. Historic Significance of Stewart Ranch 



The Stewart Ranch has local significance as an important dairy ranch and 

 home place of the pioneering Olds family, who purchased this land from the 

 original grantee, Rafael Garcia, in 1856 and developed the ranch beginning in 

 1863. A number of the buildings, including those built in the 1860s, have fair to 

 good structural integrity and are unique to the area. The most notable 

 structure is the house, built circa 1864, which, despite remodeling hi the 

 kitchen and other areas, retains a fair amount of its historic integrity and could 

 be considered a "showplace" historic home in the Olema Valley. There are 

 many newer and remodeled structures on the ranch which affect the integrity 

 but illustrate the changing needs of the ranch operation over the years (as part 

 of a cultural landscape). 



Historic Features 



1. Main Residence, 1864 



2. Laundry Shed, ca. 1865 



3. Squatter's Cabin (house #3), ca. 1856, remodeled 1936 



4. Barn, 1906 



5. Carriage House, ca. 1868 



6. Bunk house/Shed, date unknown 



7. Stables, ca. 1938 



8. Equipment shed/shop complex, 1938-1955 



9. Grade A dairy barn, 1935 



10. Bunkhouse (house #1), ca. 1870, remodeled 1940 



11. Silo, 1936 



12. Calving Sheds/stables, ca. 1938 



13. Concrete Water Tank 



14. Trees 



15. Fences, Gates, Corrals 



16. Ranch roads 



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