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Channing Park Eichler, Palo Alto: The 1951–52 Tracts and Their Overlay
Palo Alto's Channing Park Eichler tracts: two recorded units, a shared Anshen & Allen and A. Quincy Jones credit with a date conflict, the 2000 overlay, AH flood zones and Channing Park No. 3.
Walnut Grove Eichler, Palo Alto: The 1953–54 Tract and First Overlay
How Palo Alto's small 1953–54 Walnut Grove Eichler tract became the city's first single-story overlay, and why the 1992 zone covers 96 lots, not 30.
Los Arboles Eichler, Palo Alto: The Tract, Overlay and Addition No. 2
The records behind Palo Alto's Los Arboles Eichlers: the 1959–61 tract, its 2015 single-story overlay, and the original two-story Eichlers next door on Torreya Court.
Green Gables Eichler, Palo Alto: The 1950 Anshen & Allen Tract
How Eichler Homes built Green Gables in 1950, what the National Register nomination records, where city documents disagree, and the zoning and flood rules to check today.
Gavello Glen Homes in Sunnyvale: Builder, Architects, Records
Who built Gavello Glen in Sunnyvale, what the county maps, Caltrans study and city parcel data show, how the houses compare with Eichlers, and what to check.
Rancho San Miguel Eichler History: Walnut Creek's 1950s Tract
How Eichler built Rancho San Miguel in Walnut Creek's Ygnacio Valley: the 1954 map, the architects, the parks and swim club, the National Register question and what to check today.
Monta Loma Eichler History: Mountain View's Fairview Tract
The Monta Loma Eichlers, first called Fairview: what Mountain View's 2026 records say about the tract, its architects and neighbors, the county map gap and the 2026 preservation ordinance.
San Jose Eichler Tracts: Morepark, Fairglen, Hudson and Fairhaven
Eichler built five San Jose neighborhoods from 1952 to 1963. Here is each one by recorded tract number and date, why the counts differ, and which tract is a listed historic district.
Terra Linda Eichler History: San Rafael's 1955–1965 Tracts
How the Freitas dairy ranch became Terra Linda: Eichler's North, South and Santa Margarita sections, the Alliance and Kenney homes beside them, and San Rafael's Eichler-Alliance overlay.
Sunnyvale Manor Eichler History: Where the AA-1 Prototype Began
Sunnyvale Manor's two phases: Eichler's 1947 Sunnyvale Building Company tract and the 1950 addition that introduced Anshen & Allen's AA-1 prototype.
Charleston Meadow Eichler History: Palo Alto's Anshen & Allen Tract
Charleston Meadow, Palo Alto's 1950–1951 Anshen & Allen Eichler tract: its two recorded units, original plan features, Eichler's first control committee and today's rules.
Greer Park Eichler History: Palo Alto's 1950 Anshen & Allen Tract
Greer Park, one of Eichler's 1950 'Subdivision of the Year' tracts: its Seale Tract map, three circle streets, Anshen & Allen design roots and overlay rules.
Fairmeadow Eichler Tract: The Story of Palo Alto's Circle Streets
Fairmeadow, Palo Alto's 'Circles': how the 1951–1954 Eichler tract was mapped and built ring by ring, who designed it, and what original houses show.
Eichler Architects: Who Designed Which Homes, Tract by Tract
A reference index to Eichler's three architecture firms, what each introduced, the Palo Alto and San Jose tracts credited to each in public records, and how to look up your own house.
Mackay Homes: What the Records Say About a Mid-Century Builder
What National Park Service, Palo Alto and Caltrans records say about Mackay Homes, its brief work with Anshen and Allen, how its houses differ from Eichlers and how to confirm one.