Pomeroy Green
{{Short description|Historic tract housing in San Jose, California}}
{{Third-party|date=June 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Pomeroy Green
| designated_other1_name =
| nrhp_type =
| image = Pomeroy Green Building.jpg
| image_size = 320px
| caption = Pomeroy Green Building
| location = 1087-1151 Pomeroy Avenue Santa Clara, California, US
| coordinates = {{coord|37|20|44|N|121|59|15|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = United States San Jose
| map_label = Pomeroy Green
| map_caption = Location in Santa Clara County
| built = {{Start date and age|1961}}
| builder = Joseph Eichler
| architecture = Mid-century modern
| architect = {{plainlist|
- Claude Oakland
- Sasaki, Walker and Associates}}
| added = March 24, 2021
| area = {{convert|6.5|acre||adj=pre|}}
| website = {{URL|https://pomeroygreen.org}}
}}
Pomeroy Green is a housing complex in Santa Clara, California, USA, constructed in 1961 by the Mid-Century designer Joseph Eichler. 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, for its role in the use of cluster development.
History
The Pomeroy Green housing complex of 16 multifamily two-story townhouse buildings, alongside a clubhouse. It is located on the northeastern intersection of Pomeroy Avenue and Benton Street, in Santa Clara, California.{{cite web|url=https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/pages/1067/files/CA_Santa%20Clara%20County_Pomeroy%20Green_DRAFT.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form |publisher=United States Department of the Interior National Park Service|author=Kenneth Kratz|date=July 2020|access-date=April 2, 2024}} On July 7, 1961, the subdivision was announced in The Peninsula Times Tribune.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-peninsula-times-tribune-pomeroy-gree/144673923/|title=Eichler embarks on new venture|author=Bob Slayman |publisher=The Peninsula Times Tribune|place=Palo Alto, California |date=July 7, 1961|access-date=April 3, 2024}}
Joseph Eichler designed the community.{{cite book|last=Lasner|first=Matthew|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q1u5EAAAQBAJ|title=High Life Condo Living in the Suburban Century |publisher=Yale University Press|date=2012|isbn=978-0-300-26934-5 |access-date=April 2, 2024}} Pomeroy Green is a resident-owned multi-family housing cooperative. Following its construction, Pomeroy West was built in 1963, by Eichler Homes on the opposite side of the street.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-pomeroy-west/144677287/|title=New Eichler Apartments |work=The Times|place=San Mateo, California |date=October 29, 1963|access-date=April 3, 2024}}
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.
Historical status
Pomeroy Green was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30705|title=2021 Actions Taken |publisher=Office of Historic Preservation |date=January 29, 2021|access-date=April 2, 2024}} Pomeroy Green is historically significant for its implementation of cluster development in a Modern style.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://pomeroygreen.org/ Official website]
- [https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/CA-01-085-0001 Pomeroy Green]
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Category:History of Santa Clara County, California
Category:Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in California
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Santa Clara County, California