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The town of Ross is the quintessential example of a bedroom
community - quiet, lush neighborhoods, low-density development, beautiful
architecture and landscaping, and just an 18-mile drive to San Francisco. Shaded roads and lanes
enhance this lovely town of grand estates and luxury custom homes. Large
properties in park-like settings often have accommodations for horses, as
well as tennis courts and swimming pools. What started out as seven Miwok Indian shell mounds, is
now the home to 800 families. James Ross (for whom the town is named), an
immigrant from Inverness Shire, Scotland bought the "Rancho Punta de
Quentin" for $50,000 in gold coin from Benjamin Buckelew
in 1857. The "Rancho" was formerly an 8,877-acre Mexican Land
Grant. Ross established Ross Landing (now Kentfield Corners) and ran
schooners to San Francisco.
The Ross family moved into the Buckelew home, which
still stands at 111 Redwood
Drive. Ross' eldest daughter Annie and her
husband built a home they named "Sunnyside". The Sunnyside Estate
is now known as the Marin
Art & Garden Center and includes the famous Octagon
House. From 1945 through 1970, the Marin
Art & Garden Center was the site of the Marin
County Fair. The Center is a beautiful ten-acre site that, in addition to housing
several non-profit community groups, also offers many classes and activities
for adults and children. Throughout the 1890's numerous estates are
established by prosperous families from San
Francisco. The town is incorporated in 1908 and at
that time has 750 houses. In the 1980's, all of the Town's five concrete
bridges are included in the National Register of Historic Places. Surrounding
the Ross Common is a small, very quaint commercial area featuring restaurants
and shops. One enterprise, the Ross Grocery, has been operated by the same
family since WWII. Residents are universally proud of, and offer support to,
the local elementary school. In 1991, Child magazine named Ross Elementary School
as one of the top ten schools in the nation. The academic ranking is the 99th
percentile, the highest any school can achieve. Ross, often characterized as
the suburban ideal, is also the definition of gracious living.
 Homes Currently for Sale
Friedman Realty
lists and sells properties in Marin
County:
Homes
currently for sale as of 09-14-2007
Information is believed to be accurate but has not been verified.
Contact me for more information or to tour
the properties listed below!
Ross
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This listing is
courtesy of Susan Hass, Coldwell Banker
Greenbrae
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20632708
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$22,000,000
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6
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Ross
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4/1
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Marin
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94957
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6
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California
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For additional information and listing,
email patty@pattyfriedman.com,
or call Patty Friedman at 415-721-1953
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This listing is
courtesy of Raymond Bakowski, Bradley Real
Estate
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MLS #
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20721274
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List
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$10,000,000
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4
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Ross
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4/1
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Marin
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Zip
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94957
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3
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California
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For additional information and listing,
email patty@pattyfriedman.com,
or call Patty Friedman at 415-721-1953
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This listing is
courtesy of Judy M Smith, Frank Howard Allen - Greenbrae
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MLS #
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20714860
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$6,550,000
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4
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Ross
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3/2
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Marin
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Zip
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94957
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2
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California
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For additional information and listing,
email patty@pattyfriedman.com,
or call Patty Friedman at 415-721-1953
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This listing is
courtesy of Marcine A Engel, First Marin
Realty
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MLS #
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20720472
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List
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$3,495,000
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4
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Ross
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3/1
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Marin
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Zip
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94957
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California
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For additional information and listing,
email patty@pattyfriedman.com,
or call Patty Friedman at 415-721-1953
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