▁general ▁store , ▁a ▁tiny ▁real ▁estate ▁office , ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁Church ▁( est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ), ▁N icas io ▁Vol unte er ▁Fire ▁Department , ▁a ▁baseball ▁field ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁square , ▁Ran cho ▁N icas io , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁bar / r estaur ant / live ▁music ▁establishment , ▁a ▁Dru id ' s ▁Hall , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁private ▁homes . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁to ▁support ▁local ▁agricult ural , ▁tim ber , ▁and ▁fish ing ▁activities . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁once ▁contained ▁the ▁twenty - two - room ▁Hotel ▁N icas io , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁but ▁burn ed ▁down ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Just ▁north ▁of ▁town ▁on ▁N icas io ▁Valley ▁Road ▁is ▁a ▁beautiful ▁red - p aint ed ▁one - room ▁school house ▁that ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁listed ▁historical ▁land mark . ▁ ▁The ▁N icas io ▁post ▁office ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁and ▁re - open ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁De we y ▁Living ston ▁wrote ▁a ▁detailed ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁region , ▁N icas io : ▁The ▁Historic ▁Valley ▁at ▁the ▁Center ▁of ▁Mar in . ▁