9854 Bruceville Rd
Elk Grove, CA 95757, USA

Nunes Dairy, 9854 Bruceville Rd, Elk Grove, Sacramento County, CA

The Johnston Ranch is a group of farm ranch buildings, residences and ancillary structures encompassing approximately five acres. There are 18 buildings within the ranch complex, two of which are of individual importance, Workers` Residence No. 2 and a brick silo. Workers` Residence No. 2 embodies the distinctive characteristics of a National Folk style house. The only modification to the building is the change to corrugated metal roofing, and possibly the small, shed-roofed porch and electrical wiring. The house is one of the few, small farm houses of its type and age remaining in the area. The clay tile silo is distinctive in its design and construction and is unusual for the Central California region and quite possible unique to the Elk Grove area. Most of the surviving silos in the local area were built in the early years of the 20th century and constructed of concrete rings surrounded by steel bands.

Nunes Dairy, Worker`s Residence No. 2, 9854 Bruceville Rd, Elk Grove, Sacramento County, CA

Worker`s Residence No. 2 is significant because it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a National Folk style house. The house retains the features of a massed-plan, side gabled family folk house that was common only in parts of the Northeast prior to construction of the transcontinental railroad in the mid-1800s. After completion of the railroad and availability of lightweight lumber, the popularity and construction of these homes spread throughout the country. The only modification to the building is the change to corrugated metal roofing, and possibly the small, shed-roofed porch and electrical wiring. The house may be one of the few, small farm houses of its type remaining in the Elk Grove area of southern Sacramento County.

Nunes Dairy, Clay Tile Silo, 9854 Bruceville Rd, Elk Grove, Sacramento County, CA

This silo is distinctive in its design and construction material. The use of hollow clay tiles is unusual for the Central California region and appears unique in the Elk Grove area. In contrast, most of the surviving silos in the local area were constructed of concrete rings bound together with iron bands.