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The sources this site is built on, and the ones we would hand anyone who has just bought an Eichler.
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Books
The reading list.
- Eichler: Modernism Rebuilds the American DreamPaul Adamson and Marty Arbunich, photographs by Ernie Braun. Gibbs Smith, 2002.
- Eichler Homes: Design for LivingJerry Ditto and Lanning Stern, photographs by Marvin Wax. Chronicle Books, 1995.
- The Merchant BuildersNed Eichler, Joseph’s son. MIT Press, 1982.
- Signature Architects of the San Francisco Bay AreaDave Weinstein, photographs by Linda Svendsen, 2006.
- Eichler Homes TodayRob Keil, photographs by Rory Earnshaw. Announced for autumn 2027.
Film
People in Glass Houses.
- People in Glass Houses: The Legacy of Joseph EichlerDocumentary, about 45 minutes, 2013. Directed by Kyle Chesser.
Atherton
The Atherton record.
- Eichler’s Atherton HomeEichler Network, 2004. 19 Irving and Lindenwood.
- Slipping AwayEichler Network, 2017. Atherton and Hillsborough, the Eichler Six, the demolitions.
- Touring Hillsborough and Atherton EichlersEichler Network, 2017.
- What a Find in LindenwoodEichler Network, 2024. 73 Hawthorne Drive and Plan 37.
- The Mystery of the Eichler AtriumEichler Network. Plan 37 and who invented the atrium.
- Fielder’s ChoiceEichler Network, 2013. The Willie Mays house.
- Memories of growing up in LindenwoodInMenlo, 2024. Chris Abramson’s recollections.
- LindenwoodEichlervault’s tract profile.
19 Irving Avenue
Coverage of the 2024 listing.
- Check out Joseph Eichler’s personal homeThe Almanac, March 2024.
- Joseph Eichler’s personal home is for saleSan Francisco Chronicle, 2024.
- Joseph Eichler’s Personal ResidenceDwell. A photographic feature.
- 19 Irving AvenueOur own page on the house.
The architects
Firms and people.
- The Davies House: Anshen & Allen before EichlerDocomomo US / Northern California, 2026.
- Anshen & Allen, UC BerkeleyThe Environmental Design Archives’ collection page.
- Anshen & Allen, PCADPacific Coast Architecture Database, University of Washington.
- Joseph Eichler, PCADThe same database, on Eichler.
- Eichler, Palo Alto Stanford HeritagePAST Heritage’s Eichler pages.
- Our pagesJoseph Eichler · Anshen & Allen · Claude Oakland · Jones & Emmons
Archives
Where the drawings are.
The Anshen & Allen and Oakland & Imada collections at UC Berkeley and the A. Quincy Jones papers at UCLA hold most of the surviving Eichler drawings. Links, holdings and how to use them are on our maps and records page.
What we can do for you
Things worth asking us for.
Help us finish the record
If you hold something from 1951 to 1960, we would like to see it.
The 1953 Lindenwood brochure, a plan leaflet, a construction photograph, a letter from Eichler Homes — the documentary record for Atherton is thin, and a scan of what is in your drawer makes it better for every owner in town. We will credit you, or not, exactly as you prefer.
Talk to us
Atherton, specifically.
If we have missed a source — or got one wrong — tell us. We would rather correct the record than defend it.
Where to go next
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