Olema Valley Dairy Ranches Historic District

Point Reyes NS & Golden Gate NRA, Olema, California. County/parish: Marin.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 09, 2018. NRIS 100002286.

97 contributing buildings. 19 contributing sites. 41 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • Cheda Ranch
  • DeSouza Ranch
  • Edwin Gallagher Ranch
  • Genazzi Ranch
  • Giacomini Ranch
  • Hagmaier Ranch
  • Jewell Ranch
  • Lupton/Five Brooks Ranch
  • McCurdy Ranch
  • McFadden Ranch
  • Mclsaac Ranch
  • Neil Mclsaac Ranch
  • Randall Ranch
  • Rogers Ranch
  • Stewart Ranch
  • Teixeira Ranch
  • Truttman Ranch
  • Wilkins Ranch
  • Zanardi Ranch

From Wikipedia:

Olema Valley Dairy Ranches Historic District

The Olema Valley Dairy Ranches Historic District is one of six Point Reyes sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. It is a 14,127 acres (57.17 km2) historic district which was listed on April 9, 2018.

The district includes 19 of the working ranches in the area from Point Reyes Station to Bolinas and includes more than 14,000 acres.

According to D.S. Livingston in 1995, "Despite its status as a National Recreation Area, virtually all of the Olema Valley retains its historic rural ranching character. The former dairy ranches, many with pioneer structures intact, continue to thrive under the stewardship of families who have been here for generations."

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