Green Shutters, the Breuner-Tribune display home, opened in July 1934. The residence was designed by Miller & Warnecke, architects, and built by E.S. Campomenosi. The display house was furnished entirely by Breuner’s of Oakland and sold by Mitchell and Austin.
The property commands a panoramic view of the Bay (might be a few more trees in the way now) and the surrounding areas.
Over a thousand visitors passed through “Green Shutters” when it opened in July of 1934.
Oakland Tribune June 3, 1934
“Monterey Colonial home in Piedmont Pines”
Oakland Tribune 1934
Depending on the article I read, the style is either new California Colonial, Hispano-Monterey, classic modern, or Monterey Colonial.
The first floor has a spacious living room overlooking the rear garden, a modern kitchen, and a dining nook.
There is a den and bathroom above the entrance. The second floor has two large bedrooms with access to a sun deck and one bathroom.
Oakland Tribune August 12, 1934
The basement has a large rumpus with a fireplace, french doors leading to the garden, a laundry area, and a furnace room.
Happiness Haven, or Monterey Hacienda, was designed by Hamilton Murdock and built-in 1929. It is located at 6340 Chelton Drive.
SF Examiner May 5, 1929
It opened in May 1929 and was colorfully decorated by Brueners.
Oakland Tribune May 19, 1929
“Tis a home that will grow old gracefully”
Oakland Tribune April 1929
The living room has a Spanish-beamed cathedral ceiling and a large stately fireplace; the dignified main entry with a spacious reception hall and extra broad stairs; three bedrooms; two full bathrooms with colorful tile. An artsy all-electric kitchen, a separate and complete laundry room with every modern convenience, and a two-car garage.
The broad balcony, facing due west, commands a panoramic sweep of 60 miles…with the Golden Gate in the center.
6340 Chelton Drive today – Google maps
6000 Chelton Drive
Oakland Tribune February 15, 1935
“In this house the living-room is elevated five or six steps entrance hall, the kitchen is a masterpiece of originally and ingenuity and the view from every room in the house is picture of great scenic beauty.”
Oakland Tribune 1934
Oakland Tribune 1935
6000 Chelton was last sold in 1998 for $420,000; before that, it sold in 1978 for about $154,000.
OaklandTribune August 6, 1978
6000 Chelton Ave today – Google Maps
House of Ideas – Darnby Drive
The “House of Ideas” was designed by Charles W. McCall, a local architect. It was an adaption of an informal French farmhouse. The setting among the pines was selected for its beauty and magnificent view of the Bay.
The floor design takes advantage of every portion of the space, especially on the second floor, where the three bedrooms and two baths are located.
Oakland Tribune August 30, 1936
Other features include an all-mahogany bathroom and a new process of treating the redwood in the living room with a transparent finish that retains all the beauty of the wood yet lighten its natural color.
“Primitive in design, modern in every convenience.”
Oakland Tribune 1935
Oakland Tribune Sept 6, 1936
The unusual residence incorporated in the design was a score of new and novel ideas in construction planning and interior finishing. Thousands of families building their own homes visited every weekend it was open.
Oakland Tribune September 5, 1936
The display home opened in August of 1936, was furnished by Breuner’s of Oakland, and sold by Mitchell and Austin local real estate agents.
During the “Early Spring Home Show” in 1937, five homes on Piedmont Pines of different architecture and floor plans were open to the public.
One of the residences was a new “Early California” home located at 5847 Chelton Drive and built on a gently sloping lot, ideal for a patio and landscaping. It has three bedrooms, two baths, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, and two sun decks. A view of the Bay from the living room. The other rooms look out on the pine-covered hills.
Oakland Tribune October 3, 1937
5847 Chelton Drive – Google Maps
The Modern Home in Piedmont Pines – Chelton Drive
“modernistic architecture”
Oakland Tribune May 31, 1936
In May of 1936, Mitchell and Austin announced the opening of a modern home in the Piedmont Pines neighborhood.
The new residence was furnished by Breuner’s and is of modernistic design. It has three bedrooms with a living room, dining room, kitchen, and breakfast nook, and F. Harvey Slocombe designed it.
One of the attractive features of this home is the large, lofty living room with two large windows that provide a panorama of the Bay.
Oakland TribuBayMay 24, 1936
The unique floor plan takes advantage of the sloping hillside lot. It’s a three-story home in a story and a half. The living room is on the top floor. The dining room and the all-metal kitchen with a breakfast nook are a few steps below. The bedrooms are a few steps lower.
Modern Home in Piedmont Pines Today – 6048 Chelton Drive
Greetings! I am one of the 3 ‘Viera girls’ who grew up in Piedmont Pines. First we lived on Clive and then on Ascot. Our dad designed and built both houses and we remember the painted rock down ‘at the fork’! Also remember you, Jennifer, and your family.
Yes! That sister is Kathy. Just saw her yesterday.
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Thank u. Loved this as I grew up in Piedmont Pines in the home my parents built in 1930 off Ascot Dr on Longwalk Dr. Wish I could buy that house back! What a treasure it was! Jennifer
Thank you for this wonderful tour through these Piedmont Pines treasures.
Thank you!
I was lucky enough to live on Ascot drive. Many beautiful homes with fantastic views
Hi is this the Tommy Mortensen I lived by. This is Jennifer White. My brother Teddy and I lived on Longwalk Drive
Greetings! I am one of the 3 ‘Viera girls’ who grew up in Piedmont Pines. First we lived on Clive and then on Ascot. Our dad designed and built both houses and we remember the painted rock down ‘at the fork’! Also remember you, Jennifer, and your family.
Hi, I recognize the name Viera, I have seen it a few times in the newspaper. Was you sister married to Arthur Horn? Dorothy
Yes! That sister is Kathy. Just saw her yesterday.
Thank u. Loved this as I grew up in Piedmont Pines in the home my parents built in 1930 off Ascot Dr on Longwalk Dr. Wish I could buy that house back! What a treasure it was! Jennifer