Mid-Century Modern Architects & Builders

A small number of architects designed most mid-century modern tract homes, and a handful of developers built them. These profiles cover who designed which Eichler tracts, Cliff May's California ranch houses, Mackay Homes, and Streng Brothers Homes in Sacramento. Knowing a house's designer and builder helps you read its plan, find matching original details and describe it accurately when you sell.

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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.

Streng Brothers Homes: Sacramento's Mid-Century Modern Tracts

Bill and Jim Streng and architect Carter Sparks built about 4,000 houses in the Sacramento area. What defines a Streng house, how it differs from an Eichler and where to find one.

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.

Cliff May Homes: The Designer Who Shaped the California Ranch House

Who Cliff May was, how his ranch houses were planned around patios, the panel houses he designed with Chris Choate, his Menlo Park work, and how to check whether a house is really his.

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