Mediteranian Neighborhood Description San Mateo Park, one of the San Francisco Bay Region's most beautiful residential communities, is located on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately 20 miles south of San Francisco and adjacent to the towns of Burlingame to the north and Hillsborough to the west and south. In 1896, when San Mateo Park was founded, there was a trend in the United States known as the "City Beautiful Movement." Together, Howard and McLaren laid out gently winding streets, conforming them to the rolling terrain. At every intersection, and randomly placed throughout the development, would be 69 landscaped circles, medians and crescents. To guarantee that every home built in San Mateo Park would be of quality, both in construction and design, strict deed restrictions were formed. Today, the goal of these two visionaries, George Howard, Jr. and John McLaren, has largely been realized. "The Park," as San Mateo Park is affectionately called by residents, is now a virtual arboretum of native and exotic plants and trees and filled with a treasure trove of period houses of all sizes and descriptions -- turn of the century Queen Annes and Mission revivals, early 20th century craftsman bungalows, plus English Tudors, French Normandies, Colonials and Mediterraneans from the '20s and '30s. Included among these are several landmark homes by such noted architects as George Howard, Jr., Bernard Maybeck and Julia Morgan. Over the years, many of these landmark homes have been splendidly restored to their original glory. San Mateo Park now has a friendly neighborhood feeling with its somewhat whimsical homes and luxuriant vegetation, a relaxed informality. San Mateo Park is a neighborhood where residents still take evening strolls and where children ride their bicycles along the quiet streets. It is this neighborhood feeling, along with the exuberance of its architecture and landscaping, that gives San Mateo Park its unique character and makes San Mateo Park so desirable.
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