Pomeroy Green Explained

Pomeroy Green
Location:1087-1151 Pomeroy Avenue Santa Clara, California, US
Coordinates:37.3456°N -121.9875°W
Map Label:Pomeroy Green
Builder:Joseph Eichler
Architecture:Mid-century modern
Architect:
  • Claude Oakland
  • Sasaki, Walker and Associates
Added:March 24, 2021
Area:6.5acres
Refnum:100006330[1]

Pomeroy Green is a housing complex in Santa Clara, California, USA construction in 1961. The two-story complex has sixteen multifamily buildings, with a range of configurations per building. Pomeroy Green was registered on the National Register of Historic Places on March 24, 2021.

History

The Pomeroy Green housing complex of 16 multifamily two-story townhouses, alongside a clubhouse. It is located on the northeastern intersection of Pomeroy Avenue and Benton Street, in Santa Clara, California.[2] On July 7, 1961, the subdivision was announced in the The Peninsula Times Tribune.[3]

Joseph Eichler designed the community.[4] Pomeroy Green is a resident-owned multi-family housing cooperative.[2] Following its construction, Pomeroy West was built in 1963, by Eichler Homes on the opposite side of the street.[5]

Design

The buildings are designed to surround motor courts, parking lots, or communal spaces, and are constructed with concrete block, wood beams and stucco panels walls and include glass windows and sliding doors at both ends of each townhouse. Uniform in size, each townhouse within a building mirrors its adjacent neighbor. The clubhouse has a construction and style akin to the townhouses.[2]

Historical status

Pomeroy Green was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 2021.[6] Pomeroy Green is historically significant for its implementation of cluster development in a Modern style.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 24, 2021. April 2, 2024.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form . United States Department of the Interior National Park Service. Kenneth Kratz. July 2020. April 2, 2024.
  3. News: Eichler embarks on new venture. Bob Slayman . The Peninsula Times Tribune. Palo Alto, California . July 7, 1961. April 3, 2024.
  4. Book: Lasner, Matthew. High Life Condo Living in the Suburban Century . Yale University Press. 2012. 978-0-300-26934-5 . April 2, 2024.
  5. News: New Eichler Apartments . The Times. San Mateo, California . October 29, 1963. April 3, 2024.
  6. Web site: 2021 Actions Taken . Office of Historic Preservation . January 29, 2021. April 2, 2024.