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Category Archives: Tudor Revival
230 Stonewall, Oakland
This lovely Tudor revival is reportedly the work of Walter Dixon who together with his partner Robert Hillen built some of the most recognizable period revival housing tracts in the East Bay. However, this particular home is a special case … Continue reading
545 Blossom, San Leandro
Our featured home today is a picturesque San Leandro Tudor revival. Its boxy entrance turret and diminutive clipped front gable give it a rather unusual street facing façade and help to mask the true bulk of the structure behind. Inside, … Continue reading
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570 Santa Clara, Berkeley
Edwin Snyder is best known for his graceful Spanish colonial homes, but this picturesque Tudor demonstrates his mastery of other period revival tropes as well. It is a fully fleshed out composition with carefully crafted spaces and detailing that is … Continue reading
1450 Hawthorne, Berkeley
Our featured home today is one of a pair of sprawling Tudor revivals designed by Henry Gutterson for the Sperry family on Hawthorne Terrace. They are a bit of a departure from Gutterson’s typical residences which tend to be very … Continue reading
544 Blossom, San Leandro
This picturesque Tudor revival is a nice example of the type of home for which old town San Leandro is best known. Despite being on a street full of period revival homes, it still manages to maintain its individuality with … Continue reading
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135 Guilford, Piedmont
Our home du jour is an imposing Tudor revival designed by local standout William Schirmer. It is full of the typically expressive detailing, arched openings, and handsome indoor/outdoor spaces for which he is best known. The public spaces are organized … Continue reading
1597 Fernwood, Oakland
John Wagenet is not an architect particularly well-known today, but he had a long career that began in the offices of Julia Morgan and Henry Gutterson before he opened his own successful practice in Oakland. This picturesque Montclair Tudor revival … Continue reading
1512 La Loma, Berkeley
This unusual Tudor revival is another of John Ballantine’s “fireproof” homes. Like many Berkeley architects, Ballantine suffered major losses during the Berkeley Fire of 1923. As a result he resolved to change the way he designed homes, using materials that … Continue reading
1495 Euclid, Berkeley
This picturesque Tudor revival is one of the largest single family commissions undertaken by Walter Ratcliff. From the outside, its substantial bulk is masked somewhat by the low-slung roofline, but inside the spaces are unabashedly grand with towering trusses and … Continue reading
1872 Brentwood, Oakland
Chester Treichel is not as well known today as some of his contemporaries, but during the first half of the last century he was one of the most respected architects in the East Bay with numerous residential and commercial commissions … Continue reading
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