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Birth
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First house
Joseph's parents had built their first house in Orinda, California. It was a ranch-style-mansion, with a post and beam modernist style. This was Joseph's first inspiration. -
Eichler's first involvement with Homes
Eichler just took a job with real estate development aroung the San Francisco Bay area. His boss taught him well, and fifteen years later, began to build his own types of houses. -
First Eichler Home Prototype Built, Palo Alto, CA
1/11000 Eichler Homes -
Period: to
The Highlands at San Francisco Bay area
Eichler built a range of his modern style homes anywhere from a 3-bedroom starter home to a unique-and almost awkward (for an Eichler) split level homes with up to 6 bedrooms. The subdivision shows a large broad range of different Eichler homes. No 3 are exactly the same. -
Last Eichler
The last Eichler home built before Joseh himself passed away (He worked until he died). -
Death
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The Mimicing
Eichler passed away almost 10 years ago. The remainder of his homes were finished being built and sold, but many consumers still wanted one. They obliged and started buying property and built their own Eichler. None have equalled to the original. -
Eichler Museum
As a 50th year Anniversary since the first Eichlerhome was built, it was turned into a museum with pictures of the modernist plans and contemporary designer, Joseph Eichler. Even now, (50 years on) these homes still look modern and maybe even futuristic.
