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The Michael White Adobe House is located on the campus of San Marino High School and houses the San Marino Historical Society archives. [56] The University of Southern California owns a house in San Marino which is used as the residence of the president of the university. The residence and grounds often are used for university events.
The Katherine Emery Estate is a historic house located at 1155 Oak Grove Avenue in San Marino, California.It is named for prominent California resident Katherine Sinclair Emery, who commissioned its construction, and has no connection to 1940s Hollywood character actress Katherine Emery.
San Marino just saw its priciest home sale ever. A palatial estate built for former CIA Director John McCone has traded hands for $30 million — or $7.5 million more than the asking price.
Purchased by the Republic of Poland in 1973 to house its Consulate General [85] more images: James A. Burden House: 1905: Italian Renaissance: Warren & Wetmore: New York City: Today, it houses the lower school of the Convent of the Sacred Heart [86] more images: Morton F. Plant House: 1905: Neo-Renaissance: Robert W. Gibson Thierry W. Despont ...
San Marino (/ ˌ s æ n m ə ˈ r iː n oʊ / ⓘ SAN mə-REE-noh, Italian: [sam maˈriːno]; Romagnol: San Maréin or San Maroin), officially the Republic of San Marino [7] (Italian: Repubblica di San Marino), is the oldest existing representative republic and the European state with the smallest population, excluding the Vatican City. [8]
The land area of San Marino consisted only of Mount Titano until 1463, at which time the republic entered into an alliance against Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, duke of Rimini, who was later defeated. As a result, Pope Pius II gave San Marino some castles and the towns of Fiorentino, Montegiardino and Serravalle.
The economy of San Marino is a developed free-market economy focused on industries such as tourism, banking, and the manufacture of ceramics, clothing, fabrics, furniture, paints, spirits, tiles, and wine. Taken together, the manufacturing and financial sector make up more than half of the national GDP.
El Molino Viejo, also known as The Old Mill, is a former grist mill in the San Rafael Hills of present-day San Marino, California, United States, and was built in 1816 by Father José María de Zalvidea from the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel (San Gabriel Mission).