Newspaper Art League
1915

Marin County California Pictorial Cadastral Map of La Verne Heights Subdivision

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LA VERNE HEIGHTS Mill Valley Marin County J. W. Wright and Company Exclusive Agents

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Rare cadastral map of La Verne Heights, a newly platted subdivision in Marin County, California circa 1915. Only two other copies of this scarce cadastral map are known, both at institutions. No sales of the map are recorded.

J. W. Wright & Co of San Francisco were the exclusive agents for the land. Bears the attribution and the logo of the Newspaper Art League.

At top of the plan is a depiction of the Park Avenue Station and the lines for a "Fast Electric Train" of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP) that claimed a one way commute of "15 minus to Sausalito" and "1/2 hour to San Francisco. The NWP operated a network of electric rail lines in Marin County from 1903 to 1941.

At upper left is an inset view of Mt. Tamalpais from Laverne Heights. Inset of Marin County High School, actually Tamalpais High School with an optimistic note: "12 minutes.. walk to Marin County High School."

Homes are depicted of some prominent existing families who lived nearby including: Captain Robinson, Dr. Allen, the Armstrong Home, the Isted and the Stolte residences, the Dobbs, Wises, Gruenhagens, and Lillian Ferguson. Ferguson was a reporter on the San Francisco Examiner, later she edited paper's Sunday edition.

The developer included lot dimensions, square footage, and lot number.

(1) Online. December 2022. https://www.mvhistory.org/history-of/history-of-homestead-valley/laverne-heights-maps/

CREATOR: Newspaper Art League

PUBLICATION DATE: 1915

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: N/A

CONDITION: Good.

COLORING: Trace of tide mark. No condition issues.

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SIZE: 15 " x 9 "

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