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 San Marino is located in Southern California, 34.12
degrees north of the equator and 118.11 degrees west , adjacent to the
City of Pasadena, at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains, at an
elevation of 556 feet above sea level in Los Angeles County. San Marino
covers an area 3.75 square miles in size, with a population of about
12,988 in 1990 in around 4,465 families.
Lif4estyle
San Marino is a uniquely stable, affluent, suburban,
residential city known for its beautiful single-family homes on large lots
surrounded by lovely gardens, wide streets and well-maintained parkways
with a population of only 14,000. There are no manufacturing districts,
heavy business areas nor apartment houses or duplexes. The excellent
school district with 3,100 enrollment, has students consistently scoring
in the 99th percentile in state exams ranking students the
highest in the state for public schools. San Marino is the home of the
world famous Huntington Library Art Collection, Botanical Gardens and the
City's Lacy Park. It is less than four square miles in size. The three
small quality shopping areas have a village atmosphere. The climate is
temperate. San Marino is a full service city offering character and charm
as well as a safe and inviting environment.
Climate
 The temperate climate in San Marino provides homeowners with pleasant year
round conditions and temperatures ranging from an average of 40 F during
the winter months to an average of 90o F in the summer. The average
relative humidity is 15% with a total average precipitation of 19 inches
annually. Frost and snowfall are nearly non existent.
History
In 1852, J. de Barth Shorb named his newly acquired
Rancho after his grandfather's plantation in Maryland. It has been named
for the Republic of San Marino, in Italy. The Rancho was purchased by
Henry E. Huntington in 1903.
 The principal portions of San Marino were included in a
Mexican Land Grant in 1830 to an Indian lady named Senora Victoria Reid,
the widow of an Englishman. She named her Rancho, Huerta de Cuati. Prior
to this grant, the area was part of the San Gabriel Mission (the "Old
Mill" was the grist mill for the Mission), and before that was occupied by
the Gabrielino Indians with their village located at what is now
Huntington School. San Marino real estate listings of homes for sale.
In 1852, Mrs. Reid deeded her Rancho to Don Benito
Wilson. Later, Wilson deeded the main portion to J. de Barth Shorb, who
named his Rancho after his grandfather's plantation in Maryland, which in
turn had received its name from the Republic of San Marino, in Italy.
The San Marino Republic was named after a Dalmatian
stone-cutter, by the name of Marino, who fled nearly sixteen hundred years
ago from his home on the Dalmatian coast at the time of a Turkish
invasion, and took refuse among the rocky crags of Monte Titano, which
commanded a view of the Adriatic Sea. In 1085 A.D., the Monastery at Mt.
Titano canonized Marino and changed his name to San, which means Saint,
hence Saint or San Marino.
In 1903, the Shorb Est.~te was purchased by Henry E.
Huntington and in 1913 the three primary Ranchos of Wilson, Patton, and
Huntington, together with the subdivided areas from those and smaller
Ranchos, such as Stoneman, White, Rose and others, were incorporated as
the city of San Marino. The city of San Marino was incorporated on April
25, 1913. The first mayor was general George S. Patton, Sr .
The San Marino Seal contains the three summits of Mt.
Titano, upon each of which reposes a tower, fortified with walls built
from native rock and capped with a bronze plume, all surrounded by a
heart-shaped scroll with two roundels and a lozenge ( of unknown
significance) at the top. Underneath the left side is a graceful palm
frond and underneath the right side, a branch from an orange tree. The
crown representing the monarchy on the original was removed and five stars
representing the five members of the City's governing body were added.
The first San Marino school was opened at the corner of
Monterey Road, (then called Calle de Lopez) and Oak Knoll, in what was
known as the Old Mayberry Home, on September 9, 1917, with three teachers
and thirty-five pupils, grades kindergarten through the eighth. Our High
School students attended South Pasadena High until San Marino High School
graduated its first class in 1956. Our High School nickname, "The Titans,"
comes from Mt. Titano, in the Republic of San
Culture of San Marino
 Henry Huntington began developing the Botanical Gardens
in 1903. Now they span nearly 150 acres with sweeping lawns and vistas
interspersed with statuary, tempiettos, and benches. Approximately 15,000
kinds of plants from all over the world make up the botanical collections,
many landscaped into a series of theme gardens. Landscapes include the
Japanese, desert, rose, camellia, palm, subtropical, jungle, lily ponds,
herb, and Australian gardens. Specialized displays include the North
Vista, the Zen and bonsai courts, the art gallery rockery, the desert
garden conservatory, and many more.
Huntington
Library,
Art collection and Botanical gardens
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Phone: 626-405-2100
Closed Mondays and major holidays.
130 acres of botanical gardens, art collections including Gainsborough's
Blue Boy and Lawrence's Pinkie. The Gutenberg Bible and the Ellsmere
manuscript of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales may also be seen. Visit 15
separate gardens.
San Marino Recreation
Lacy Park is a beautiful 30 acre park located in the center of San
Marino between Virgina Road and St Albans Road, and North of Monterey
Road. Originally Wilson Lake in 1875, the land was purchased by the City
in 1925 and dedicated as a park. Within the park are open green areas and
many varieties of trees and shrubs. A picnic area is often the site of
musical concerts, civic events and pancake breakfasts. Within the park are
two walking loops: an inner loop of approximately 3/4 mile in length, and
an outer loop of approximately 1 mile in length. Dogs are welcome with
their owners, providing they are on a leash and that their owners see to
it that the dogs mind their manners and that their excesses are cared for.
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