The Eichler Vault · Walnut Creek

The Walnut Creek Eichler Vault

416 homes. 3 tracts. The most important unprotected Eichler concentration in the East Bay.

Archival records, tract cards, and field tools for Rancho San Miguel, Northgate / Walnut Grove, and Valley Vista / Pazzi — compiled by Kevin Limprecht, The Eichler Vault.

~416

Surviving Homes

citywide working figure

Development Areas

tracts / phases

0/3

SSO Coverage

tracts with SSO

Architect Lineages

A&A · Jones & Emmons

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Early Eichler · 1951–62Legendary

Rancho San Miguel

1951–1962

~375

Homes

None

SSO

Reported

HOA

Anshen & AllenJones & Emmons

Full SSO + Active Design OverlayLargest single Eichler concentration in Walnut Creek; multi-phase development spanning the full Early through Super Eichler arc; dual Anshen & Allen / Jones & Emmons lineage; NRHP nomination prepared but not listed — a documented preservation near-miss

Super Eichler · 1955–62Rare

Northgate / Walnut Grove

1955–1960

~34

Homes

TBD

SSO

Verify

HOA

Anshen & Allen

Partial SSO ProtectionDistinct smaller cluster from RSM; Anshen & Allen lineage; mature atrium-era vocabulary; SSO status not established

Micro-Development · 1958–62Rare

Valley Vista / Pazzi

1958–1962

Homes

None

SSO

None

HOA

Jones & Emmons

Partial SSO ProtectionMicro-tract of only ~7 homes; Jones & Emmons sole attribution; late-era infill scale; no SSO; architecturally isolated from the main RSM concentration

Archival Integrity Note

The citywide working figure of ~416 homes reflects RSM (~375), Northgate / Walnut Grove (~34), and Valley Vista / Pazzi (~7). Individual tract counts reflect the most defensible archival figures; the RSM count discrepancy (some sources cite ~416 for RSM alone) is flagged within the card rather than collapsed into an artificial total. A National Register of Historic Places nomination was formally prepared for Rancho San Miguel but the tract was not listed — a documented preservation near-miss. SSO status is parcel/neighborhood-specific and has not been established for any Walnut Creek Eichler tract. Research compiled by Kevin Limprecht / The Eichler Vault.