Model Home Opens
26 Ascot Court is on a quiet cul-de-sac in Piedmont Pines, and it opened for inspection in October 1935.
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The French regency designed home was a joint effort of Frederick L. Confer and his father, F.W. Confer.
The house was built on a sloping lot among the pine trees with a picturesque view of the bay and the Golden Gate. The lot is just under 1/2 acre in size.
The home was sold before it was completed. The buyer was R.F.D. Le Mon of New York, who was planning on making Oakland his home.
R.F.D Le Mon was the developer of the Le Mon Park section of Piedmont Pines.
Mitchell & Austin were the realtors in charge of the property.
Featured in Architectural Magazine
The house featured in an article called ” Homes – They Are Building Them Now” in the October 1936 edition of The Architect and the Engineer.
Frederick L. Confer has designed many homes in the Oakland. Including the Style House, which was discussed in a previous post.
In 1937 he designed another home for R.F.D. Le Mon at 14 Cornwall Court.
Putting down roots in Montclair
In 1944 Admiral Thomas Sprague and his family moved into 26 Ascot Court. But his life in the Navy took off and traveled around the world. In 1951 Sprague retired from the Navy, and they settled in after only living in them for 2 weeks in the 8 years they owned it.
The Sprague Family lived there until about 1963 after Mrs. Sprague passed away.
A Montclair Treasure – March 2019
In March of 2019, the house was put on the market for $ 1,249, 000 and it sold for April of 2019 for $1,300,000.
More Info:
- Exceptional Piedmont Pines Home – 26 Ascot Court
- A Montclair treasure that feels like a resort 03/2019 – San Jose Mercury
- 26 Ascot Court – Realtor.Com
- Thomas L. Sprague – Wikipedia
What a wonderful article, thank you for sharing. I grow up in Oakland, CA.
My Uncle Richard R. Coley lived in Montclair, CA. He was the owner of Western Tree Service.
Debbie Coley
Thank you.
I went to Thornhill, Montera, and Skyline.
Me too!
Me too!