Green Gables
National Register of Historic Places

Green Gables

Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California
Listed
July 27, 2005
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
04000863

About this property

Green Gables is a 1950s subdivision located in Palo Alto, California, United States. The subdivision was developed by Joseph Eichler, whose company built its first 63 homes in 1950. Eichler hired the architecture firm Anshen & Allen to design the one-story modernist houses. The houses in Green Gables represent Eichler's efforts to apply modernist principles to affordable single-family houses, which was considered a bold development strategy at the time. Contemporary critics acclaimed Eichler's work on Green Gables; Architectural Forum awarded it "Subdivision of the Year" in 1950 along with four of Eichler's other developments, and House Beautiful devoted a feature to the subdivision. The subdivision was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 2005.

Location

Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California
37.44606, -122.12526

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Green Gables listed on the National Register?

Green Gables was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 27, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Green Gables?

Green Gables is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Green Gables?

The period of significance for Green Gables is recorded as the civil_war era.

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