Narragansett House
Narragansett House is a New England Colonial-style home in the Montclair Highlands Section on Balboa Drive, built as a model home in 1937.
The home opened in February 1937; by the end of the first week, 3500 toured the house, and by the end of April 1937, over 25,000 had visited the home.
- Narragansett House
- Montclair Highlands
- New England Colonial style
- Emge and Stockman – Developer
- Earl R McDonald – Architect
- HC Capwell’s – Decorator
- Opened February 1937
- 5546 Balboa Drive
Tomorrow’s Home Today
Tomorrow’s Home Today was the first Oakland Home constructed under the Precision Built system, and it opened in December 1939. It is located at the corner lot at Balboa and Colton Blvd in Montclair Highlands, with a sweeping view of the San Francisco Bay.
The home was sold by Montclair Realty Co.
“The walls and ceilings were built with Homasote, the oldest and strongest insulating and building board on the market. The walls were prefabricated by the Precision-Built process in the shop of a local mill under standards of exacting accuracy, which ensure tight joints, freedom from sagging, and permanently crack-proof walls and ceilings”. Oakland Tribune Jan 21, 1940
- Tomorrow’s Home Today
- Montclair Highlands
- Montclair Realty
- John Wagenet – Architect
- Mac Jordon – Builder
- Arthur Cobbledick – Landscaper
- Opened December 1939
- 5500 Balboa Drive –
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