Sleepy Hollow, Marin County, California
| Sleepy Hollow | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Sleepy Hollow
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| Coordinates: 38°00′38″N 122°35′04″W / 38.01056°N 122.58444°WCoordinates: 38°00′38″N 122°35′04″W / 38.01056°N 122.58444°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Marin County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.987 sq mi (7.737 km2) |
| • Land | 2.987 sq mi (7.737 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 177 ft (54 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,384 |
| • Density | 800/sq mi (310/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP Code | 94960 |
| Area codes | 415/628 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1800792; 2628818 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sleepy Hollow, Marin County, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sleepy Hollow, Marin County, California | |
Sleepy Hollow is a census-designated place in Marin County, California. It is located 7 miles (11 km) south of downtown Novato, at an elevation of 177 feet (54 m). Its population as of the 2010 census is 2,384.
Sleepy Hollow is located near San Anselmo, California, located outside the northern town limits. The Terra Linda district of San Rafael lies to the east. Though no roads directly connect Sleepy Hollow with Terra Linda, hiking trails do.
Butterfield Road, Sleepy Hollow's main street, is accessed from Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, a major east-west road in Marin County. The community is in ZIP code 94960 and area codes 415 and 628.
Lucas Valley-Marinwood lies to the north of Sleepy Hollow, but there are no roads directly connecting the two unincorporated communities.
In the state legislature, Sleepy Hollow is in the 3rd Senate District and in the 6th Assembly District.
Federally, Sleepy Hollow is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.
In 1838, Domingo Sais received a land grant from General Mariano Vallejo known as Cañada de Herrera, which consisted of 6,659 acres covering what is now Sleepy Hollow, Fairfax and segments of San Anselmo. In the 1850s, Sais leased the majority of the land that is now Sleepy Hollow to Harvey Butterfield. Butterfield started a dairy farm on the land and the long, winding 2-mile trail that is still to this day the only way in and out of the inclusive community, became known as "Butterfield's Road." The next person to acquire the land was a man named Peter Austin who was responsible for planting the multitude of poplar and eucalyptus trees that now line the road. Due to foreclosure, Austin was forced to sell the land to the Hotalings, a wealthy family from San Francisco. The Hotalings built a lavish mansion at the end of the two-mile road, and named it "Sleepy Hollow" in honor of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, a famous short story written by their friend, author Washington Irving. The Hotalings threw many elaborate parties for hundreds of guests, but soon left the mansion and returned to San Francisco. The next owner of the mansion was Sigmund Herzog who founded a dairy farm on the property. Later a Chicago syndicate bought the land and attempted to create a luxury hotel complete with golf course, pool, and private man-made lake, but this idea quickly fell through due to the stock market crash prior to The Great Depression.
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