Several famous people are associated with these San Mateo County historic places including Mortimer Fleischhacker Sr., Robert P. Mills, Otis M. Carrington and Francisco Sanchez.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the San Mateo County places including Greene & Greene, Phineas F. Marston, 12th District US Lighthouse Service, G.B. Martini, Charles Mills, Alfred I Coffey, Makota Hagiwara, Arthur Jr. Brown and Henry A. Schulze. Prominent architectural styles found in San Mateo Country are Italianate, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Mission/Spanish Revival.