San Anselmo is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, in the western United States. San Anselmo is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of San Rafael, at an elevation of 46 feet (14 m). It is located about 20 miles (32 km) north of San Francisco. Neighboring towns include San Rafael to the east, Fairfax to the west, and Ross to the south. Mount Tamalpais dominates the view to the south.
The land in and around San Anselmo was mostly pastoral until 1874, when the North Pacific Coast Railroad (NPC) added to its line a spur track from San Anselmo to San Rafael. In 1875, the railroad completed a line from Sausalito to Tomales and north to Cazadero via San Anselmo. For a few years, the town was referred to on railroad maps as “Junction”, but in 1883 the name San Anselmo came back into use. The San Anselmo post office opened in 1892. Two postal substations were operated: Lansdale, from 1924 to 1962, and Yolanda, from 1924 to 1954.
From 1902 until the early 1940s, San Anselmo was part of Marin’s Northwestern Pacific (in 1907, investors formed the NWP) Electric Train system. The Miracle Mile’s and Center Boulevard’s current “raised roadbed” were the railroad’s right of way. Becoming unprofitable as a result of competition from the automobile and the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, the railway was officially closed on March 1, 1941. The last of the major San Anselmo railroad station buildings was razed in 1963, according to the town’s timeline. (source: Wikipedia)
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$649,000 : 35 Allyn Ave, San Anselmo3 beds, 2 full baths
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$1,849,000 : 600 Redwood Rd, San Anselmo6 beds, 4 full baths
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$998,000 : 400 San Francisco Blvd, San Anselmo5 beds, 3 full baths
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$699,000 : 10 Glen Rd, San Anselmo3 beds, 2 full baths
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$1,145,000 : 27 Tamalpais Ave, San Anselmo4 beds, 3 full baths
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$1,095,000 : MLS # 21211938 in San Anselmo4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$3,795,000 : 96 Park Dr, San Anselmo6 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
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$1,055,000 : 120 Humboldt Ave, San Anselmo4 beds, 4 full baths
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$699,000 : 58 Berkeley Ave, San Anselmo3 beds, 2 full baths
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$775,000 : 300 Greenfield Ave, San Anselmo3 beds, 2 full baths
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