Warren Dutton (1823-1903), co-founder of Tomales, came from the gold fields in 1852, claimed what is now known as Upper Town, and became partners with John Keys. Within a few years their relationship deteriorated, but their bitter rivalry shaped the town’s progress. The fence between the park and the field next to the Catholic Church marks the original line between Keys’ and Dutton’s properties. In 1857 Dutton had a 14-room house built on this site and erected a stone store a few years later. The store was lost in the 1906 Earthquake, and the house was one of at least sixteen buildings destroyed in a disastrous fire on May 24, 1920.