Look: Mid-century modern lovers will find Northern CA home, neighborhood a dream
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- Concord holds over 175 Eichler homes, built between 1963 and 1964.
- Listed at $1.375M, 3772 Gainsborough Drive offers preserved and updated features.
- Original layout, atrium and mid-century design remain central to the home experience.
In Sacramento, one of the largest clusters of Eichler homes is found in the South Land Park neighborhood, where as many as 60 were built in 1955-56 and many retain the original mid-century modern architecture.
Seventy-two miles west in the East Bay, Concord is recognized as one of Northern California’s most significant concentrations of Eichlers, with more than 175 of them built between 1963 and 1964.
And that’s where you’ll find an exceptional Eichler home on the market now for $1.375 million. The four-bedroom, two-bathroom house spans 1,995 square feet.
Sitting on a 0.29-acre corner lot in Concord’s Parkwood Estates neighborhood, the CC-174R Model comes at you with iconic mid-century modern design, floor-to-ceiling glass and an open-air atrium.
Joseph Eichler was a visionary real estate developer of the mid-20th century who revolutionized suburban housing by building over 11,000 affordable — yet architecturally distinctive —modernist homes across California.
One of 68 Eichlers
The home at 3772 Gainsborough Drive is one of only 68 Eichlers in Parkwood Estates.
The original built-in kitchen table and cabinetry stands today. The resort-style backyard centers around a saltwater pool, spa and a pergola with heaters for year-round indoor/outdoor living.
Designed and built in 1964 by Claude Oakland, the residence has seen only two owners. The original owner kept the home for 56 years, preserving its mahogany wall panels, globe light fixtures and much of the kitchen and bathrooms, according to listing agent Dara Buzzard of Dudum Real Estate Group.
The second owner came aboard in 2020 with a mission to thoughtfully modernize the home while preserving its charm and character.
CC-174R model is a classic
The kitchen was updated to include Fisher & Paykel appliances, quartz countertops and smart-touch Brizo faucet. Other upgrades included adding a foam roof, putting on a fresh exterior paint, updating electrical panel, installing mini-splits throughout, refinishing the mahogany paneling, and re-doing the flooring.
CC-174R is a classic Contra Costa Eichler design, according to Buzzard, exemplifying post-and-beam construction, low-slung roof lines, tongue-and-groove wood ceilings and indoor-outdoor living. The atrium is the centerpiece of the layout.
This story was originally published September 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM.
