Style House in Piedmont Pines

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Dorothy Londagin

The Tribune Jackson Style House – 5737 Chelton Drive

Updated October 2022

The “Style House” opened to the public in April 1935. Over 1500 visitors passed through the home that first weekend.

Local architect Frederick L. Confer designed the home with James H. Anderson, and the builder was James Armstrong.

The agents for the house were Mitchell & Austin, with Harry Stockman as the agent in charge.

The Jackson Furniture Company entirely furnished the house.

The View Then and Now

Award-Winning

The house is a modified Regency-type design. And it won an award for the distinguished “house of seven rooms or less” in the fourth Biennial Exhibition of American Architects. The house has also been called Monterey Style. Color is used abundantly throughout the house. The exterior is painted white with mustard color shutters.

The Style House was built amongst the pine trees on a site with an inspiring view of the bay. A prize-winner at a recent exhibition in San Francisco by the American Institute of Architecture, the “Style House with its novel Regency architecture,…remains one of the outstanding demonstration in the history of Eastbay real estate.”

Unique Home and Cozy Interior

The living room with a vaulted ceiling has French doors to the delightful front patio and the rear deck with SF and Bay views.

The floor plan has a full bath and generous bedroom on the main level with French doors to the patio. There are two more large rooms, one with a deck to enjoy the views! The lower features a bedroom, ideal for a family/rumpus room, a half bath, a generous laundry/craft room with work station, and a storage area—a two-car garage.

On opening day, a local Ford Dealer had a brand new Ford V8 parked outside the house.

Style House
5937 Chelton Drive
Piedmont Pines District
Built-in 1935
Frederick L. Confer
Mitchell & Austin
Sold for $1,325.000 in 2018

Hawthorne House – Sheffield Village

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Dorothy Londagin

Display Home – Sheffield Village Opens Mar 1941

Located at 168 Marlow Drive in Sheffield Village. Completely furnished by Jackson Furniture Company

E.B. Field Corporation, owners and builders of Sheffield Village.

Oakland Tribune March 30, 1941

Oakland Tribune March 30, 1941

168 Marlow Drive Today google maps

Hawthorne House
168 Marlow Drive
EB Field Corporation
1941
Jacksons Furniture
Zillow

Oakmore Highlands Homes

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Dorothy Londagin

According to the above article, the first home was constructed for Erwin Howell. The two-story colonial was erected at 4065 Oakmore Road.

Oakland_Tribune_Sun__Jun_5__1927_ (1) — **Oakland Tribune June 5, 1927**

Colonial
Erwin Howell Owner
1927
Google Map

1924 Hoover Avenue

Spanish Style
Grace Clifford
Frederick H Reimers Architect
Irwin Reimers Builder
1927
Google Maps

1941 Hoover Avenue

Colonial Style
1928
Harry W. Hartman Owner
Miller & Warnecke Architects
Google Maps

4420 Bridgeview Drive

Bestor robinson — The Bestor Robinson Home – 4420 Bridgeview Drive

Italian Style
Bestor Robinson owner
Guy Brown Architect
1928
Bestor Robinson
Curbed San Francisco

3992 Oakmore Road

English Cottage
Marie Wheeler – owner
Florence Wheeler – owner
1927
Google Map

4125 Oakmore Road

4125 Oakmore road — 4125 Oakmore Road – Bing Maps

Italian Design
John G. Evans Owner
1927
Bing Maps

3921 Oakmore Road

3921 Oakmore Rd — 3921 Oakmore Road – Google Maps

1927
Burton Jackson Wyman, Owner
Google Maps

4350 Bridge View Drive

4350 Brideview — 4350 Bridge View Drive – from Google Maps

Spanish Style
A.H. Monez – owner
1929
Googl e map

4266 Edge Street

Spanish Style
Lewis W. Jefferson Owner
Carl Jefferson Owner
Dec 1927
Google Maps

3956 Oakmore Road

Oakland_Tribune_Sun__Apr_8__1928_ — Oakland Tribune 1928

1921 Rosecrest Drive

1921 Rosecrest Oakland_Tribune_Sun__Jun_2__1935_ — Oakland Tribune 1935

Monterey Colonial
Chester H. Treichel Architect
1935
Realtor.Com

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Oakmore Highland Model Homes

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Dorothy Londagin

Breuner-Tribune Home June 1934

Oakland_Tribune_Sun__Jan_21__1934_ — Oakland Tribune Jun 1934

1774 Liedmet — 1774 Leimert Blvd – Google maps

Display Homes of 1934

New homes at 1746 Leimert, 1808 Leimert and 1816 Leimert – Sept 1934

1746 Leimert, 1808 Leimert and 1816 Leimert

Just a few of the homes in the Oakmore Highlands Neighborhood.

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The Ward-Way – Homes by Montgomery Wards

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Dorothy Londagin

In the 1940’s Montgomery Wards, through its building services department, sold pre-fab homes to be made by local contractors. They would supply everything necessary to build your home.

“The Ward Way method of building and furnishing is a simplified system of obtaining built to order home,” states Ralph Jarvis Ward-Way representative
Oakland Tribune Oct 27, 1940

I found information on ten or so homes built “The Ward-Way.” I am basing this solely on what I see in the Oakland Tribune. So, with that in mind, my list might not be perfect due to errors in the paper. I am not perfect, either. If possible, I have included a picture of the house as it is today. All these homes were built in 1940.

Oakland’s Home Built The Ward Way

4225 Lincoln Ave – Lincoln Highlands
4215 Lincoln Ave – Lincoln Highlands
3598 Lincoln Ave – Upper Dimond
3917 Whittle Ave – Upper Dimond
3001 Logan – Meadow Brook Fruitvale
1991 Magellan Dr. – Montclair Highlands
6024 Leona St – Leona Heights
9909 Murillo Ave – Oak Knoll
7879 Michigan Ave – Eastmont Hills
2227 85th Ave – Castlemont
1615 82nd Ave – Webster

Here are a few:

4225 Lincoln Ave

4225 Lincoln Oakland_Tribune_Sun__Jun_9__1940_

3917 Whittle Ave

1991 Magellan

9909 Murillo Ave

7879 Michigan Ave

2227 85th Ave

1615 82nd Ave

6024 Leona St

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Montclair Display Homes

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Dorothy Londagin

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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Le Mon Park Section of Piedmont Pines

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Dorothy Londagin

The name Le Mon Park comes from R.F.D. Le Mon, a New York capitalist, who made his home there after purchasing a large amount of land to develop and build beautiful residences.

12697230_10206109845886030_5814170892301800655_o — **Taken from Le Mon Park for the Oakland Tribune Year Book 1938**

Trip to Oakland

In 1935 R.F.D. Le Mon (Lemon), a retired Capitalist from New York, came to Oakland searching for real estate to develop and build fine homes. He found the perfect site high up in the Oakland hills with a magnificent panorama of Oakland, the bay, and beyond. He called it Le Mon Park.

Oakland_Tribune_Sun__Jun_20__1937_ (1) — **Oakland Tribune June 20, 1937**

Le Mon purchased 60 acres of panoramic view property in the heart of Piedmont Pines on Castle Drive and Cornwall Court.

” With an elevation ranging from 1300 to 1400 feet, Le Mon Park in Piedmont Pines commands a view of which its residents can never be deprived.”

Oakland Tribune July 18, 1937
Oakland Tribune

“it’s only a 15-minute drive to the center of things.”
Oakland Tribune

I’ll take it.

In a 1937 interview, Le Mon recalls his trip to Oakland.

“I was rambling through the pine clad hills,” Le Mon relates when I came across a residence in the course of construction and occupying a magnificent site and commanding view on Ascot Court. In the spur of the moment, he said, “I’ll take it,”
Oakland Tribune Jun 20, 1937

The Model Homes

Coronation House – 1937
Villadora – The House of Gold – 1937
Fremont House – 1937
Penthouse – 1938
Weybridge Gables – 1938
Chateau Longue-Vue – 1939
Maison Normandie – 1940

More Info:

Le Mon Park – Oakland Tribune Jun 20, 1937
Hill Vista Given Praise – Oakland Tribune Jul 25, 1937
Twelve Model Homes – Oakland Tribune Dec 04, 1938

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Spanish Home for Smith Reserve

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Dorothy Londagin

Updated Jan 2021

“A Spanish Type Home for Smith Reserve”

Oakland Tribune December 15, 1929.

Casa maria luisa Oakland_Tribune_Sun__Dec_15__1929_(1) — **Oakland Tribune December 15, 1929**

“The Casa Maria Luisa,” the first of the “Daughter of Peralta” homes, will open an exhibition residence with imported furnishings in Smith Reserve (now the Piedmont Pines section of Montclair in Oakland) after January 1, 1930. Fully decorated by H.C. Capwell company and sold by the Realty Syndicate.

Casa Maria Luisa, when completely furnished, represented an investment of $50,000.

“Master craftsmen have been employed in building and furnishing this usual home”

Oakland Tribune January 19, 1930

One of the noted Cathedral Artists stenciled the beams and ceilings, lighting fixtures from rare old-world patterns, and overhanging balconies reminiscent of early Spanish California with heavy doors. Oriental rugs of Spanish design are made to order. The house had numerous 1930’s state-of-the-art features, including a Walker Electric Sink in the kitchen.

Casa Maria Luisa occupies three wooded lots with a panoramic view. They surrounded the home with rare shrubs, plants, and Monterey and Cypress Trees.

Casa Maria Luisa opened to rave reviews claiming to be

“the most beautiful and popular home ever shown in Oakland.”

Forty-six thousand people toured Casa Masa Luisa through April 1930.

In 1931, The Oakland Tribune Yearbook named it one of the most beautiful homes of that year.

William and Cordelia Wanderforde purchased the home in about 1931.

In 1987 a couple bought the home from the original owner Cordelia who had lived there for some 50 years. They put a lot of money into repairing and updating the house.

6514 Ascott Drive
Built 1929-30
Smith Reserve (Piedmont Pines)
Realty Syndicate
Hamilton Murdock – Architect
Opened in 1930 for a $18,500
Last sold 1997 for $698,000

6514 Ascot Drive Casa Maria Luisa — Casa Maria Luisa Today – from Google Maps.

More Info:

Spanish Type Home to Open –Oakland Tribune January 12, 1930
46,000 See Display Home – SF Examiner April 5, 1930

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Honeymoon Haven

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Dorothy Londagin

Honeymoon Haven – 13049 Broadway Terrace – opened Jun 1935

“A five-room residence planned to harmonize perfectly with it’s charming among pines.” Oakland Tribune June 16, 1935

The home sits on 1/4 acre lots among the pines.

“1000 People attended the opening of Honeymoon Haven” – Oakland Tribune June 23, 1935

Merriewood Tract
Spanish -Colonial
George Windsor- builder
Jackson’s Furnishers of Homes
Phil Heraty – Real Estate Agent
Price – $4740
Sold $783,000 – 2015

Realtor info on home

Honeymoon Haven in 1935 and Honeymoon Haven in 2017

Honeyman haven 13049 Broadway terr 16 Jun1935

From the Oakland Tribune 1935

Oakland Tribune 1938

Exposition Home – Montclair Highlands

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Dorothy Londagin

Exposition Home – Located at 5988 Rincon Ave Oakland CA

Expostion hometo open Oakland_Tribune_Sun__Apr_10__1938_(1) — Oakland Tribune April 10, 1938

Built-in 1938 in preparation for the upcoming Exposition Fair at Treasure Island in 1939. The home is in Montclair Highlands, the scenic tract of Emge and Stockman, with sweeping views of the Golden Gate and Treasure Island from several windows.

Oakland_Tribune_Sun__Apr_17__1938_ — Oakland Tribune April 17, 1938

In July of 1938, Exposition House went on sale. It was sold “completely furnished” and “specially priced” at $18,450 (limited time only). The price also includes the large corner lot with a “panoramic view” and landscaped with shrubs and trees.

Opened April 1938

Frederick L Confer – Architect
J.R Armstrong – Contractor
Ned S. Rucker Landscape Architect
Furnished by H.C. Capwell Company
Emge and Stockman
Montclair Highlands
Still standing

Location of Exposition Home

5988 Rincon Dr.

The Tribune Jackson Style House – 5737 Chelton Drive

The View Then and Now

Award-Winning

Unique Home and Cozy Interior

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1924 Hoover Avenue

1941 Hoover Avenue

4420 Bridgeview Drive

3992 Oakmore Road

4125 Oakmore Road

3921 Oakmore Road

4350 Bridge View Drive

4266 Edge Street

3956 Oakmore Road

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Breuner-Tribune Home June 1934

Display Homes of 1934

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Narragansett House

Tomorrow’s Home Today

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Trip to Oakland

I’ll take it.

The Model Homes

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Honeymoon Haven – 13049 Broadway Terrace – opened Jun 1935

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