The Eichler and mid-century tracts of Mountain View, Cupertino and Santa Clara don't look alike. The Monta Loma Eichlers are a 1950s tract of one-story houses, Cupertino's Fairgrove is a 1960s Eichler tract under the city's R1-e zoning, and Pomeroy Green is a 1963 townhouse cooperative listed on the National Register. Cupertino's Rancho Rinconada is a mid-century tract too, but it isn't an Eichler tract: Stern & Price built it, and its model houses are credited to Cliff May. This guide walks through each one, city by city.
Each section gives the years, the builder and architect, where the tract sits and what sets it apart, then links to the full history on this site. The facts come from public records: Mountain View's 2026 historic context statement, Cupertino's parcel records and Eichler handbook, Santa Clara's staff reports, the National Register nomination for Pomeroy Green and the county's index of recorded maps. It is a guide to architecture and history, not a market report. Rules change, so confirm anything that matters with the city's planning division.
How to read this guide
Each city keeps different records:
Mountain View has a historic context statement, in its final draft of August 10, 2026, that names the builders and architects of its modern tracts.
Cupertino has R1-e Eichler zoning, a 2001 design handbook for Fairgrove, and a parcel layer that flags Eichler parcels. In that layer, all 220 R1-e parcels are Fairgrove Eichlers.
Santa Clara has the National Register nomination for Pomeroy Green and the staff reports that went with it.
Two builders matter here. Joseph Eichler built Monta Loma, Fairgrove and Pomeroy Green; our history of Eichler Homes covers the company. John Mackay developed Oakwood, the tract next to the Monta Loma Eichlers, and our Mackay Homes post covers that builder.
Mountain View
Monta Loma Eichlers (about 1954–1957)
Mountain View's historic context statement says the Eichler tract in Monta Loma was originally known as "Fairview" and is now more commonly called the Monta Loma Eichlers. The statement says planning commissioners approved Eichler's 154-home subdivision in 1952 on a recently annexed 40-acre airport parcel at San Antonio and Middlefield roads, and that the tract was built about 1954 to 1957 and "ultimately had around 200 homes," mostly three-bedroom, two-bath models. No record we read explains the gap.
The statement credits the houses to "the two firms that worked closely with Eichler at the time," Anshen & Allen and Jones & Emmons. It describes them as low, one-story houses, modest at the street and open at the back through large rear glass to patios or courtyards, under low-pitched gabled, shed or flat roofs. Read the Monta Loma Eichler history.
Oakwood and Mardell Manor, next door
Not every flat-roofed house in Monta Loma is an Eichler. The context statement names two other modern tracts in the neighborhood. Oakwood was developed by John Mackay and built between 1955 and 1956, with over 200 three-bedroom, two-bath homes, and the statement says Mackay "also hired Anshen & Allen, which is why the Oakwood tract has many aesthetic similarities to the adjacent Eichler tract." Mardell Manor, by the Mardell Building Company, had 234 one-story homes, built between 1955 and 1959, that the statement calls "somewhat more modest" in design. Before you trust a builder label on a Monta Loma house, compare it with the city's permit file and our six-step Eichler check.
Bell Meadows (1972)
The same statement records a second, later Eichler tract in Mountain View: 53 four-bedroom homes built in 1972 between Permanente Creek and Miramonte Avenue, at Trophy and Eichler drives. It was originally called Grandmeadow and is now known as Bell Meadows, and the statement says the houses have many of the rooflines typical of later Eichler homes designed by Claude Oakland.
Historic status in Mountain View
The context statement says no postwar residences in Mountain View are listed in the National Register, the California Register or the Mountain View Register. A September 22, 2026 council report proposed an updated historic preservation ordinance, with a second reading set for October 13; the Monta Loma history explains what that update says about historic districts and why its final status still needs checking.
Cupertino
Fairgrove (1960–1961)
Cupertino's 2001 handbook for the tract describes Fairgrove as "a group of 220 Eichler homes built in the early 1960's" and places it inside Phil Lane, Tantau Avenue, Bollinger Road and Miller Avenue, with streets that include Shadygrove Drive, Stendhal Lane, Hyde Avenue, Brookgrove Lane, Ferngrove Drive and Phil Court. The city's parcel layer, which we queried on November 6, 2026, flags 220 parcels as Eichlers, all zoned R1-6e, in two recorded tracts: Tract 2533, with 128 parcels, nearly all showing a 1960 build year, and Tract 2828, with 92 parcels showing 1961. None of the records we read names Fairgrove's architect.
What sets Fairgrove apart is its zoning. The handbook says some residents went to the city about keeping the neighborhood's identity and privacy, a citywide architectural survey found the tract worth preserving, and the result was the R1-e Eichler standards and the rezoning of Fairgrove. As of November 2026, the city code's Eichler section sets rules such as a roof slope of no more than 3:12 and vertical-groove siding on street-facing walls, and it opens with this line: "Nothing in these regulations is intended to preclude a harmonious two-story home or second story addition." The parcel layer shows no single-story overlay on any of the 220 lots. Read the Fairgrove history and R1-e rules.
Rancho Rinconada (from 1952): Stern & Price and Cliff May, not Eichler
Rancho Rinconada's builder was Stern & Price, not Eichler. The county's index of recorded maps lists Tract No. 1004, surveyed in April 1952 and recorded on September 10, 1952, with Stern & Price Inc. as owner and streets that include Tilson Avenue, Stern Avenue, Wunderlich Drive, Calvert Drive, Arata Way, Moretti Drive and Menhart Lane. The Huntington Library's catalog of the model-house photographs credits Cliff May as architect; our Cliff May guide covers his tract work.
A public agency, the Rancho Rinconada Recreation and Park District, owns and operates a recreation center in Cupertino. Santa Clara County LAFCO's 2013 review says the district was established in 1955 and covers about 0.4 square miles, bounded by Stevens Creek Road, Bollinger Road, Lawrence Expressway and Tantau and Stern avenues. LAFCO's district profile, last updated March 24, 2026, lists it as an independent district. Read the Rancho Rinconada history.
Santa Clara
Pomeroy Green (completed 1963)
Pomeroy Green is a different kind of Eichler project: attached two-story townhouses on shared grounds instead of houses on their own lots. Santa Clara's 2020 staff report describes a 6.5-acre development at the northeast corner of Pomeroy Avenue and Benton Street, with 78 townhouses in 17 buildings, including a separate clubhouse, and says construction was completed in 1963. The nomination describes 16 residential buildings of two to eight townhouses each, set in landscaped grounds around motor courts and a central clubhouse and pool.
The nomination credits builder Joseph Eichler, architect Claude Oakland and landscape architects Sasaki, Walker and Associates. It nominates the district for its "pioneering use of cluster development" and for its architecture and landscape architecture. Each townhouse has a one-car carport with the front door inside it, an open ground floor facing the back yard, and four bedrooms and two baths upstairs. The National Park Service's weekly list shows Pomeroy Green listed on March 24, 2021. Read the Pomeroy Green history.
Pomeroy West
The nomination says the success of Pomeroy Green helped secure Pomeroy West, "another Eichler Homes project in the Mid-century Modern style located across the street to the west," and that the two share most of the same architectural features. Pomeroy West isn't part of the historic district, and the official records we read don't give its unit count or the year it was finished.
The architects behind these tracts
The National Park Service's document on San Jose's Eichler tracts associates Eichler's houses with Anshen and Allen, Jones and Emmons, and Claude Oakland, and says that in 1960 Oakland left Anshen and Allen to start Claude Oakland & Associates, "taking the Eichler account with him." Mountain View's context statement credits the Monta Loma Eichlers to Anshen & Allen and Jones & Emmons, and the Pomeroy Green nomination credits Claude Oakland.
What to check in any of these tracts
The builder. In Monta Loma, Eichler, Mackay and Mardell houses stand near one another. In Cupertino, Rancho Rinconada's houses aren't Eichlers. Check the recorded tract and the permit file.
The zoning. In Cupertino's parcel layer, Fairgrove's 220 Eichler parcels are zoned R1-6e. Elsewhere, ask the city which district and height limits apply. Our single-story overlay guide explains overlays.
Who reviews changes. Pomeroy Green is a housing cooperative, and the nomination says an elected board sets maintenance and occupancy policies. Ask the board before planning exterior work.
Permit history. Cupertino's parcel layer gives most Rancho Rinconada parcels an annexation date of March 1, 1999, so older permits may sit with the county. Our permit history guide walks through the search.
This is general information, not legal advice. For zoning, historic or cooperative questions on a specific house, check with the city, a licensed contractor or an attorney.
Frequently asked questions
Are any of these neighborhoods historic districts?
Pomeroy Green in Santa Clara is a historic district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 24, 2021. Mountain View's 2026 context statement says no postwar residences in that city are listed on the national, state or city registers. For the Cupertino tracts, ask the city's planning division.
Is Rancho Rinconada an Eichler neighborhood?
No. The county's map index lists Stern & Price as owner of its 1952 tract map, and the Huntington Library's catalog of its model-house photographs credits Cliff May as architect. Our Rancho Rinconada history covers the tract's builder, maps and park district.
Can you add a second story in Fairgrove?
The city's R1-e rules say, as of November 2026, that they aren't meant to preclude a harmonious two-story home or second-story addition, and the parcel layer shows no single-story overlay there. The Eichler design and privacy rules still apply, so check with Cupertino's planning division first.
Related reading
Palo Alto Eichler Neighborhoods: A Guide to Every Tract We Cover
Sunnyvale Eichler Neighborhoods: A Guide to Six Mid-Century Tracts
Silicon Valley Eichler Neighborhoods by City: A Guide to the Tracts
More guides on this topic: Neighborhoods & Tracts
Thinking about a house in one of these tracts? Call or text the Boyenga Team at Compass at (408) 373-1660 or (650) 383-8606, or contact the Boyenga Team to talk it through.
