Tract 6 of 32 · 1949–1954 · the early tracts
Channing Park No. 1 & 2
Fifty-seven houses, and the moment A. Quincy Jones joins Anshen & Allen on Eichler's roster.
- Recorded
- 1951–1952
- Architect
- Anshen & Allen · A. Quincy Jones
- Homes
- 57
- Era
- Early
- Streets
- De Soto Drive
- City record
- City of Palo Alto Eichler Neighborhood Design Guidelines
Channing Park No. 1 & 2 is a transitional recording. Anshen & Allen had been Eichler's architects since 1950; by 1951 A. Quincy Jones is on the drawings too, and the tract carries both hands. Jones would go on — with Frederick Emmons — to design more Eichlers than anyone, so this is effectively the opening chapter of the partnership that defines the brand.
The houses sit in the north-of-Oregon part of Palo Alto, on a smaller and more irregular parcel than the big southern subdivisions. That irregularity produces lot shapes and orientations you do not see in the grid tracts, and a few genuinely unusual siting decisions. The recorded lots run along De Soto Drive.
What was built here
Early-fifties plans: post-and-beam frame left visible, radiant heat in the slab, a near-blank wall to the street and the rear given over to glass. Compact by modern standards — most have been added to. No atrium; that idea is still years away.
What moves the number in Channing Park No. 1 & 2
- Two architects, one tract. Plan vocabulary is not uniform, so compare houses rather than assuming.
- Early-fifties glass — single pane, steel or wood framed. Full replacement is the single largest line item on most restorations.
- Irregular lots mean irregular privacy. Walk the rear yard before you form a view.
What is it worth?
We price Channing Park No. 1 & 2 the way it was built.
By tract, by architect, by what is still intact. Tell us the address and we will come back with the range and the reasoning behind it — not an automated estimate.
Before they hit the market
Most Channing Park No. 1 & 2 homes we sell never reach a portal.
Owners in these tracts tend to know each other. When one decides to move, we usually hear first. Join the list and you will hear early too — no volume, no drip campaign.
Eichlers@Boyenga.comEichlerHomesForSale.comBoyengaTeam.com Eric Boyenga DRE #01254724 · Janelle Boyenga DRE #01254725