This extraordinary 1886 Queen Anne mansion, tucked away at the end of a quiet tree-lined street in San Rafael, is one of the city's hidden architectural treasures and a winner of the 2020 San Rafael Heritage Preservation Award. Set on an expansive and private, approximately 2/3-acre lot, the property offers a rare blend of history, scale, charm, and opportunity. Beautifully preserved with so many original features intact, the home remains rich in character, craftsmanship, and timeless architectural detail, while offering a rare opportunity for its next steward to thoughtfully reimagine and modernize the estate for 21st-century living. Offering 5 bedrooms, multiple bonus rooms, and 4.25 bathrooms (bath in attic not hooked up), the approximately 4,975 square foot residence is exceptionally spacious and filled with warmth and personality. Soaring 11-foot ceilings, five fireplaces, original doors and hardware, and pocket doors that still glide effortlessly open and closed all speak to the remarkable quality and preservation of another era. The estate-like grounds feature a circular driveway, expansive grassy yard, rock-walled terraced gardens, mature exotic trees, and nearly level usable land offering endless possibilities for entertaining, recreation, gardens, or future enhancements and/or development. Lovingly preserved for generations, this is an exceptional opportunity to become only the fourth family to own a true piece of San Rafael history and to restore and elevate this remarkable Queen Anne estate into one of Marin County's truly spectacular historic properties.
Single-familyProperty Type
1886Year Built
0.66 acresLot Size
$603Price/Sq.Ft.
1 garage spacesParking
Listed by Tom Benoit•DRE #00754169• Coldwell Banker Realty
•415-258-4145 (agent)
•tom.benoit@comcast.net (agent)
Bought with Katie Jarman•DRE #01940656• Coldwell Banker Realty
Est. $9,784 per month, based on comparable rentals
Redfin agents who toured
Grand historic home with 5 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms, situated on a large private lot. This home has most of its original architectural features and details; very high ceilings, paneling, in-laid floors, pocket doors and built-ins. Rooms are...
spacious and plentiful. There is a large partially finished attic area with more rooms. Very little updating has ever been done.
3 months ago
Whitney Lynn Fisher
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Sale and tax history for 27 Quarry Rd
Sale History
Tax History
Date
Event
Price
Public Records
Jun 10, 2026
Sold
$3,002,000
$603/sq ft
BAREIS #326029459
Jun 10, 2026
Sold
$3,001,886
$603/sq ft
May 28, 2026
Pending
—
May 18, 2026
Listed
$2,595,000
$522/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$5,823 (+18.5%)
$113,781 + $108,780
$222,561
2024
$4,914 (+3.4%)
$111,550 + $106,647
$218,197
2023
$4,755 (+4.2%)
$109,363 + $104,556
$213,919
2022
$4,564 (+1.7%)
$107,219 + $102,506
$209,725
2021
$4,487 (+2.0%)
$105,117 + $100,497
$205,614
2020
$4,401 (+14.3%)
$103,057 + $98,527
$201,584
2019
$3,849 (+1.2%)
$101,983 + $97,502
$199,485
2018
$3,804 (+3.2%)
$99,984 + $95,591
$195,575
2017
$3,685 (+4.1%)
$96,102 + $91,880
$187,982
2016
$3,541 (+4.5%)
$96,102 + $91,880
$187,982
2015
$3,390 (+5.1%)
$94,218 + $90,078
$184,296
2014
$3,224 (+1.7%)
$90,985 + $86,988
$177,973
2013
$3,170 (+4.6%)
$90,985 + $86,988
$177,973
2012
$3,031 (+1.6%)
$90,574 + $86,595
$177,169
2011
$2,983 (+1.3%)
$88,799 + $84,897
$173,696
2010
$2,946 (+3.8%)
$87,058 + $83,233
$170,291
2009
$2,837 (+5.0%)
$86,408 + $82,611
$169,019
2008
$2,702
$86,613 + $82,808
$169,421
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Permits
Beds
5
Baths
4
Stories
—
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.66 Acres
Year renovated
1914
Sq. Ft.
4,757
Year built
1914
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Marin County
APN
011-111-02
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jul 13, 2026.
R20
H
Single-Family Residential District
The single-family residential districts provide opportunities for low-density, detached single-family residential development. Development densities are based on existing development patterns in the area and environmental site constraints. In hillside areas, development shall conform to the hillside development standards and review procedures established in Chapter 14.12, Hillside Development Overlay District.; Single-family residential districts include hillside resource residential land use categories with minimum densities of 2 or more acres for minimum lot sizes; hillside residential and residential estate categories with densities from 20,000 sq ft to 2 acre lot minimums; and low-density residential land use categories with densities ranging from 5,000 sq ft to 20,000 sq ft lot minimums.
Zone overlays
Hillside Development Overlay District
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Garden center
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Housing-Senior
Educational/school
Recreation
Park & open space
Jan 14, 2019 • Final
Plumbing online
Perform a like-for-like replacement of a water heater.
Plumbing
Water heater
Nov 29, 2015 • Final
Electric
Install a solar energy system.
Electrical
Solar
Permit history is from public records and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Redfin and its agents make no representations about the property condition or permit status. Buyers should independently verify all information.
Property details
Parking
Parking & Garage Information
Parking Total: 8
Parking Features: Attached
Garage Spaces: 1
Driveway Sidewalks: Paved Driveway
Interior
Bathroom Information
# of Bathrooms (Total): 5
# of Bathrooms (Full): 4
# of Bathrooms (Partial): 1
Master Bathroom Features: Tub w/Shower Over
Other Bathroom Features: Jack & Jill, Tile, Tub, Tub w/Shower Over
Bedroom Information
# of Bedrooms (Total): 5
Master Bedroom Features: Walk-In Closet
Heating & Cooling
Cooling: None
Heating: Central, Gas, Other
Interior Features
Appliances: Built-In Gas Oven, Built-In Gas Range, Dishwasher, Hood Over Range
Fireplaces Total: 5
Fireplace Features: Dining Room, Living Room, Wood Burning