THE DETAILS
WHERE THEY PURCHASED San Rafael–
Dominican area
WHAT THEY BOUGHT An 1890 Victorian
with swimming pool and garden office
LISTING AGENT Patti Oxman, Frank
Howard Allen
SELLING AGENT Kathleen Clifford,
Pacific Union and Christie’s Great Estates
STATS Average cost per square foot for
homes in neighborhood: $423 (based on
three recent sales)
Clock wise from top
left: An antique
brass coffee table;
Lisa and Fran with
her daughter Casey
and his son Skye; a
library off the great
room; the great
room; a painting
of two cows hangs
in the kitchen; the
century-old home is
outfitted with new
siding and sits on a
new foundation.