Hillsborough, California

Hillsborough began in the late 19th century as a playground and retreat for the famous San Francisco Barons, whose fortunes arose out of the California Gold Rush. Emulating the ultra rich and landed gentry of the East Coast, they played polo and tennis, hunted game, and luxuriated in magnificent Palazzos, Chateaus, and Manors. As the 1920's approached, Hillsborough, with its proximity to San Francisco, became a year around community for leaders of business, commerce, and social prominence. In the romantic period revival styles of that time, skilled craftsmen constructed magnificent Spanish Colonials, Italian Villas, New England Colonials, English Country manors, and French Mansions, often behind gates, and luxuriant plantings. Hillsborough is, without questions, Northern California’s' most exclusive, beautiful, and desirable residential towns. Strategically located

20 miles south the San Francisco, and within a short commute to silicon valley and the booming biotech industry, Hillsborough is home to many leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, champions of business, the arts, and professional sports. If Hillsborough was once the bastion of old money, now Hillsborough is cosmopolitan, and famous, worldwide, as one the world's fabled communities. Within Hillsborough are award winning public and private schools, among some of the highest rated schools in the country. Within blocks of much of Hillsborough is the village of Burlingame with its' world class shopping and dining. One of world's crown jewels of residential communities, Hillsborough is still a great value, and is a great opportunity for those who expect the best.

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