Anyone wanting to get their hands on an architecturally distinctive property in Berkeley — and with $3,680,000 to spare — is in luck with the recent arrival on the market of this multi-unit complex on Codornices Road.
Designed by Henry Gutterson in 1924, the nine units are across the way from Bernard Maybeck’s Rose Walk. Four of [...]
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Historical Property up for Grabs in Berkeley
Preserving the Best of Berkeley
Several Berkeley residents have demonstrated their commitment to architectural preservation again this year by putting enormous time, effort and money into restoring some of the city’s most interesting homes.
The Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association (BAHA) has just announced the winners of its annual Preservation Awards. Included in the prize list is Ballantine House (above) at 1512 [...]
Party in a Greene & Greene Masterpiece
This year marks the centennial of the Thorsen House, the last of Greene & Greene’s “ultimate Craftsman bungalows”, a Berkeley landmark and registered historic place.
If you have never been inside, it’s definitely worth a visit. Perhaps the most interesting aspect, apart from the lovely architecture, is the fact that it is owned by Sigma Phi, a [...]
In a Mid-Mod Mood in North Berkeley
The Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association (BAHA) should be applauded for organizing a wonderful Spring House Tour yesterday.
Somehow the light drizzle only served to enhance the coziness of all those cabin-like Bernard Maybeck homes.
But the real highlight for me was seeing Greenwood Common for the first time, a lovely enclave of mid-century modern homes in north [...]
Berkeley Embraces Modernism
Berkeley, the land of brown shingles and Craftsman homes, has officially taken the mid-century modern style into its fold, with its decision to bestow landmark status on the Donald and Helen Olsen House (above).
The home, a “floating white box” at 771 San Diego Drive, was designed and built by Donald Olsen, a former UC [...]