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Greenmeadow (Palo Alto, California)

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Architectural style
  
Modern Movement

Area
  
30 ha

NRHP Reference #
  
04000862

Added to NRHP
  
28 July 2005

Greenmeadow (Palo Alto, California)

Location
  
Nelson Dr., El Capitan Pl., Adobe Pl., Creekside Dr., Palo Alto, California

Architect
  
Jones, A. Quincy; Emmons, Frederick

Restaurants
  
Green Elephant Gourmet, Mountain Mike's Pizza ‑ P, Rojoz Gourmet Wraps, Subway

Greenmeadow palo alto california top 6 facts


Greenmeadow is a subdivision located in southern Palo Alto, California. Developer Joseph Eichler built the development, which includes 243 single-story homes, in 1954-55. Architects A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons designed the plans for the modernist homes; homebuyers chose from six models, which they could modify at an additional cost. Jones was the primary architect for the Greenmeadow properties and was responsible for the homes' thin, lofty roofs and open, free-flowing interiors. Eichler had already achieved success as one of the first developers to bring modernism to affordable single-family homes, and Greenmeadow represented the continuing development and refinement of his work. Jones and Emmons built reputations as home designers while working with Eichler, designing roughly 5,000 of Eichler's 11,000 houses.

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Map of Greenmeadow, Palo Alto, CA, USA

The subdivision was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 2005.

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Greenmeadow (Palo Alto, California) Wikipedia