dismantled after 1933, this section of the railbed has been graded and 

 maintained as a gravel ranch road and a right-of-way for a major pipeline 

 serving the Marin Municipal Water District. The district owns a 1/2 acre parcel 

 along the grade near the dairy/dwelling, on which is located a non-historic 

 pumping station. Overall, the integrity of the railroad grade is good. 



j. Fences 



The fencelines on the Mclsaac Ranch follow the historic lines, but most 

 have been replaced over the years. Some of the original split picket fences 

 remain near the ranch complex and are important features of the historic 

 landscape of the ranch. 



k. Ranch Roads 



Two old ranch roads contribute to the historic landscape at the Mclsaac 

 Ranch. One originates in the main ranch complex at the barn and leads 

 northeasterly to the top of the ridge overlooking Nicasio Valley. It is evident in 

 a circa 1890 photograph of the ranch. The other begins on the railroad grade 

 near Caesar's Tavern and leads to the Shatter house and then beyond to 

 Bolinas Ridge, where it ends with a gate at Drake Highway. The route to the 

 old house was changed before 1940; the original (and steeper) route remains 

 but has been long abandoned. 



1. Equipment Barn 



This barn was a large board and batten hay barn, prominent from the 

 highway, and more recently used for storage. The gable roofed barn collapsed 

 in 1991 and has since been removed. 



There are five non-historic buildings on the ranch: a Grade A barn built 

 in 1951, a large open shed, a butcher shed, a pole hay barn and a World War II 

 prefab residence located in a gulch on Sir Francis Drake Highway east of the 

 ranch complex. Next to the Tocaloma Bridge is a small privately-owned lot 

 containing the old Caesar's Tavern, on the site of Bertrand's Tocaloma Hotel. 



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