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The old Olema Inn (at right), before it was re-named and painted black by current owners

The Olema Inn was a historic restaurant and inn originally founded in 1876 at the corner of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and California State Route 1 in Olema, California. Olema is located in West Marin County 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Bear Valley portal to the Point Reyes National Seashore. It currently operates as a restaurant and hotel called "Sir and Star."

Early days

The road outside the inn had large earthquake-caused fissures in 1906

The building was constructed by the area's original Spanish land grantee, Rafael Garcia in 1876 as part of a 9,000 acre land grant from Mexico. John Nelson, the stage coach company owner that ran a stage from Olema to San Rafael won the inn from Felix Garcia, Rafael's son in a game of chance. The Nelsons owned the inn for three generations thereafter. The inn was a popular place of respite for West Marin residents and tourists from San Francisco.[1][1]

During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake the road near the inn was heavily damaged. In 1910 Henry Fielding Reid of the State Earthquake Investigative Commission stated his opinion that Olema was the earthquake's epicenter [2][2]. This was later disproved, and the epicenter was found to be about two  miles west of San Francisco.[3][3] The inn survived the earthquake.

Current use

The Nelson family sold the Olema Inn in the late 1970s. After passing through the hands of several owners, the current owners purchased the Olema Inn in 2012. The new owners painted the building black and re-named the establishment as "Sir and Star." It currently functions as a restaurant and hotel.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "SOMETHING DIFFERENT: The Olema Inn / Historic and haunted inn / Popular Marin County restaurant and lodgings available for $3.3 million". SFGate. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b Henry Fielding Reid (1 January 2006). Carol S. Prentice, Judith G. Scotchmoor, Eldridge M. Moores, and Jon P. Kiland (ed.). 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Centennial Field Guides: Field Trips Associated with the 100th Anniversary Conference, 18-23 April 2006, San Francisco, California. Geological Society of America. pp. 162–. doi:10.1130/0-8137-0007-8. ISBN 978-0-8137-0007-6. Retrieved 6 November 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "The Northern California Earthquake, April 18, 1906". United States Geological Survey (USGS). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Sir and Star at Olema Inn review". SFGate. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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