The coming of the industrial age did not. however. despoil the areas beauty. But San Anselmo is not just another idyllic town. Since 1892. it has been the home of the San Francisco Theological Seminary. which is known because of its architecture as San Anselmos "castle in the sky." With the establishment of this key Presbyterian institution. the town began to grow. and grew even more after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. when refugees from the Citys North Beach transplanted their homes to the hills around San Anselmo. planted grapevines and gave the neighborhood the nickname "Little Italy." The next year. the town incorporated under the name Junction. Another institution that establishes San Anselmo as more than just a pretty place is the Carnegie Library. built in 1915. A gift of Andrew Carnegie. the "patron saint of libraries." it is one of only 1.940 such libraries in the nation.
Keywords matched
refugees