Greenmeadow Eichler Subdivision

Information about Eichler hgomes in the the Greenmeadow Subdivision in the city of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Northern California. The older homes in the Greenmeadow Subdivision have collectively been designeted a United States National Historic District. See also more about California's Eichler Homes. and more about Mid-Century Modern California.

SUBDIVISION NAME: Greenmeadow
CONSTRUCTED: 1954
NUMBER OF HOMES: 270
ARCHITECT: Jones AND Emmons
CITY: Palo Alto
COUNTY: Santa Clara County
LOCATION: Northern California, United States

Greenmeadow National Historic District
The section of the Greenmeadow Subdivison that was built in the 1950's was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 2005.

The Greenmeadow Subdivision is bounded on the south by Alma Street and on the northwest by Adobe Creek. Eichler single-family homes in the Greenmeadow Subdivision have six different floorplans, all with four bedrooms, family rooms, and double garages. The subdivision also has two multiple-family Eichler condominium developments.

1950's Greenmeadow Eichler Homes
The 243 Eichler homes in Greenmeadow Unit I and Greenmeadow Unit II were built between 1954 and 1955. Those units were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The historic place homes are located on these streets:
- Adobe Place
- Ben Lomond Drive
- Creekside Drive
- Diablo Court
- East Charleston Road (1 Eichler home)
- El Capitan Place
- Greenmeadow Way
- Mackay Drive
- Nelson Court
- Nelson Drive
- Parkside Drive
- Scripps Avenue
- Scripps Court
- Shasta Drive
- Tioga Court

1960's Greenmeadow Eichler Homes
An addition 27 homes were built by Eichler in the Greenmeadow Siubdivison, but those homes are not on the National Register of Historic Places.

Resources
- Google Map of the Greenmeadow Subdivision
- Greenmeadow Community Association
- Wikipedia "Green Meadow Palo Alto" Article
- Eichler Network "Greenmeadow Goes Americana for the Fourth" Article
- Eichler Network "Greenmeadow Celebrates Its History" Article
- Eichler for Sale "Greenmeadow Eichlers" Article