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Community
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Important Landmarks
Town Hall
In 1926, the Town of Ross voted to spend $100,000 to buy the Shotwell estate upon which the present Ross Town Hall and Fire Station were built in 1927.
Marin Arts and Garden Center
The Marin Art & Garden Center was founded in 1943 with the purchase of the property from A.J. Kittle, a member of the first Ross Town Council. It is also home to the Ross Valley Players, the state's oldest repertory company.
The Marin Art & Garden Center is surrounded by an unusual serpentine brick wall built in memory of its founder, Caroline Livermore.
Lagunitas Country Club
The Lagunitas Country Club was founded in 1903 and is a small, private, members-only tennis and swim club located on Lagunitas and Uppr Road.
Post Office
In 1958, the Ross Post Office was built on the site of the old North Pacific Coast Railroad Station.
Natalie Coffin Greene Park
In 1967, the family of Natalie Coffin Greene gave 25 acres of Phoenix Lake land for a park in her memory.
Ross Bear
When sculptor Beniamino Bufano's compressed marble dust bear was donated to Ross by Jerome and Peggy Flax in 1971, it was placed in front of the Town Hall and soon became the symbol of the Town.
Ross Common
In 1911, Annie Ross Worn, the eldest daughter of James and Annie Ross, gave the Town of Ross the land for the Ross Common.
Ross Bridges
In 1909, the newly incorporated Town of Ross contracted to build five reinforced concrete bridges in the Town, hiring the famous bridge designer John Buck Leonard. The bridges are eligible for landmark status and inclusion on the "National Register of Historic Places."
The Branson School
In 1922, The Branson School moved to Ross from San Rafael. It offered grades one to eleven and was coeducational through the fourth grade. Today, it is a 320-student high school.
Ross School
Ross Grammar School was built in 1911 and then replaced in 1941. In 1991, Child Magazine named Ross Elementary School as one of the top ten schools in the nation. The academic ranking is in the 99th percentile, the highest any school can achieve.
The Cedars of Marin
The Cedars of Marin began as a school for children with special needs in 1919. It has since evolved into a nationally recognized residential and day programming community for adults with developmental disabilities. Currently, the Ross campus houses half of its 100 residential clients.
St. John's Episcopal Church
St. John's Episcopal Church was built on its present site in 1911, on land donated by Mrs. Sarah Coffin.
St. Anselm Church
St. Anselm Church was dedicated in 1908. Archbishop Patrick W. Riordan began his dedication address for the church that year with: "This beautiful edifice will be a great joy and lasting benefit not only to you who are now present, but to many yet to come within the parish." Catholic church services held daily. Religious Education is ongoing. The Ross community has enjoyed numerous events, parties and celebrations here with the addition of our new Centennial Hall in 2011. A beautiful location, meeting place with fully stocked catering kitchen. Please contact the rectory for spiritual or rental information at 415-453-2342.
