A striking home designed by noted California architects Conrad Buff and Donald Hensman and built more than seven decades ago has just popped up for sale at a speck under $2.8 million in southwest ‘s desirable San Rafael neighborhood, complete with a natural spring-fed creek meandering through its bucolic grounds. , which is already pending sale after just a week on the market, is held by George Penner of Compass.

Commissioned by oil company supervisor-turned-engineer John (Jack) Norton and his wife Laurel in the early 1950s, built at a cost of around $11,500, and thoughtfully maintained and updated through the years, the residence was sold to its current and fourth owners, Glenn and Maggie Rothner, in 2011 for $1.3 million. Aptly named the Norton House, it was featured in a 1958 issue of

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