This is a work in progress. The chapters tell the story of the ownership of land in the area of San Anselmo known as Barber Tract.

Chapter 1: A Notable Neighborhood
Chapter 2. The Barber Family
Chapter 3: The Sale of the Mrs. Barber's Land
Chapter 4: Lot 1
Chapter 5: Lot 2
Chapter 6: Lot 3
Chapter 7. Lots 4 & 5 - Livermore & O'Hara, Curtis & Wight
Chapter 8: Lots 6 & 7
Chapter 9: Lot 8 - The Beales Family
Chapter 10: Lot 9 - The McClung Subdivision
Chapter 11: Lot 10 - Ellen Copp
Chapter 12: Lots 11 & 11A - "Aunt Hill". Homes of Architectural Distinction
Chapter 13: Lots 12 & 12A
Chapter 14: Lots 13 & 14
Chapter 15: Lot 15
Chapter 16: Lot 16 & 17 - Sturdivant, Gagan, Walsh, Lipman
Chapter 17: Lots 18 & 19 - A Convent on the Hill
 

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