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Bohannon homes
David D. Bohannon subdivided land on the Peninsula and in Silicon Valley from the 1930s into the 1950s, including Hillsdale in San Mateo and the Westwood tracts in Santa Clara that listings call the “Bohannon Tract.” County records name his company on the maps. Here’s where they are, how to spot one and what they sell for.
- builder
- David D. Bohannon Organization
- founder
- David D. Bohannon (1898–1995)
- first land
- Menlo Park, 1928, per the company
- architect
- Mogens Mogensen, chief architect from 1952
- surveyor
- Mark Thomas & Co., on the Westwood maps
- company today
- Bohannon Companies
- listings say
- “Bohannon Tract,” “Bohannon-built”
- sales on record · live…
- median $/sq ft, last 2 yrs…
- for sale now · live…
- recorded maps in Santa Clara County16
where they are
Where the homes are
From Santa Clara County’s recorded-map index, a City of San Mateo report and the company’s own timeline.
| tract | city | recorded | homes | streets and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood, Units 1–5 | Santa Clara | 1952–1953 | — | Tracts 980, 1002, 1067, 1130 and 1177 near Saratoga and Pruneridge Avenues: Bohannon Dr, Rosita, Talia, Consuelo and Glendenning Aves and nearby courts. Tract 980 created Bohannon Drive. Listings call it the “Bohannon Tract” and put it at about 660 homes; the maps don’t give a count. |
| Westwood Unit 10 | Santa Clara | 1955 | — | Tract 1564, a resubdivision of an earlier tract: Harold, Forrest and Sutter Aves, Londonderry Dr, Bel Ayre Dr and Kit Carson Ct. |
| Westwood Oaks | Santa Clara | 1955 | — | North of Pruneridge Ave toward Homestead Rd: Hillsdale Ave, Gianni Dr, Hudson Dr, Carlysle Ave and La Herran Dr. A 1958 newspaper account, quoted by Eichler Network, credits the homes to Mogens Mogensen. |
| Mayfair Heights | San Jose | 1951–1953 | — | Three maps (Tracts 869, 1007 and 1160) in east San Jose: Westboro Dr, Highwood Dr, Marmont Way, Doris Ave, Kenilworth Way, Stonehedge Way, Story Rd and White Rd. |
| Hillsdale | San Mateo | from 1940 | — | Bohannon bought 848 acres west of El Camino Real and built the first unit in 1940 on Hacienda St near 31st Ave, along Arbor and Briar Lanes, per a City of San Mateo report. Hillsdale Shopping Center followed in 1954. |
| Homewood and Southwood | Sunnyvale | 1942–1943 | — | Homewood Maps 1–3 off Murphy, Stowell and Maude Aves, and Southwood off McKinley, Vine and S. Bayview Aves. Two of the maps name Pacific Homes, Inc., with Bohannon as president. |
| Embarcadero Oaks No. 2 and No. 3 | Palo Alto | 1936, 1946 | — | Off Embarcadero Rd: Guinda and Fulton Sts and Tennyson and Seale Aves. The original 1929 Embarcadero Oaks map lists a different owner. |
The company also lists Bell Haven (1928) and Newbridge Park and Bayshore Park (1934) in Menlo Park, and its Hall of Fame profile adds Woodside Hills, El Cerrito Manor in San Mateo and Homeplace in Hillsborough; we couldn’t confirm those from maps. Outside our area it built San Lorenzo Village in Alameda County. Santa Clara’s earlier “Westwood Park” tracts (1941 and 1946) were mapped by other owners.
how to spot one
How to spot a Bohannon home
From county maps, his architect’s archive and period press quoted by Eichler Network.
- tracts
Low ranch houses
Bohannon favored conservatively styled ranch houses for his tracts, according to Eichler Network’s history of his architect.
- 1952
“Sunshine Living”
Mayfair Heights homes had a picture window under a low gable, an open plan under a beamed vaulted ceiling and a full-wall window to an enclosed patio, per 1952 press quoted by Eichler Network.
- 1955
Westwood cottages
Westwood’s single-story homes had board-and-batten siding, a roofline carried over the entry walk and large divided-pane windows, per Eichler Network.
- architect
Mogens Mogensen
Mogensen joined Bohannon’s San Mateo office as a designer in 1947 and returned as chief architect in 1952, according to his archive at UC Berkeley.
- myth check
The “Bohannon Tract” is real
His 1952 Westwood map created Bohannon Drive, so the listing label fits. Santa Clara’s earlier Westwood Park tracts were mapped by other owners, so check the tract map for a given address.
the sales ledger
Every recorded Bohannon sale
Each dot is a sale whose listing names Bohannon, mostly in Santa Clara’s Westwood tracts. Hover a dot for the address, date and price.
- sales on record…
- median price…
- median $ per sq ft…
- latest sale…
one recorded salemedian for the yearprice per sq ft = sale price ÷ listed living area
| sold | address | price | $/sq ft | bd / ba | sq ft |
|---|
Most Bohannon homes sell without the builder named, and listings that mention only Bohannon Drive are left out, so the ledger undercounts them. Sales come from the MLS records available to us and include every sold listing whose description names the builder, so a few homes may be labeled by the listing agent rather than confirmed from tract records. Sold data is shown with the listing brokerage. Price per square foot uses the living area in the listing. Ask us for a full comparable-sales report on any address.
on the market
For sale now
Active listings whose description names Bohannon.
Checking active listings…
owning one today
Owning one today
- Homes of this ageBohannon’s tracts here date from 1936 to the mid-1950s. Plan for foundation, seismic, sewer-lateral, electrical and plumbing checks. Our Inspection Decoder covers what to order.
- Santa Clara remodel reviewSanta Clara has reviewed new-home and remodel designs on Bohannon Drive, and it treats buildings over 50 years old as possible historic resources. Check with the city before a major remodel.
- Old deed languageDeeds from this era sometimes carry discriminatory covenants. They’re void, and California lets owners record a modification that strikes the language.
the nerd check
Buying or selling one
What we check when you buy
- Which tract?We match the address to its recorded map, since Westwood, Westwood Oaks and the older Westwood Park are different tracts.
- Permits and historyWe check the permit history for additions and conversions before you plan a remodel.
- Foundation and systemsWe plan for foundation, seismic and system checks on a house of this age.
- The right comparablesWe compare against similar houses in the same tract, separating originals from expanded ones.
How we market one when you sell
- Tell the storyThe Bohannon name and tract are part of the value; we document them from county records.
- Photograph the detailsOriginal siding, beams and windows, shot to show what’s original.
- Prep with a planOur Prep Lab budgets repairs that respect original features.
- Price from real salesWe price from recent sales in the same tract.
questions
Questions we hear
Did David Bohannon really build the “Bohannon Tract” in Santa Clara?
Santa Clara County’s recorded-map index lists the David D. Bohannon Organization as owner of the Westwood tract maps recorded in 1952–1955 near Saratoga and Pruneridge Avenues, including the map that created Bohannon Drive. Eichler Network, citing period press, credits his chief architect with the homes’ designs.
Who designed Bohannon’s 1950s homes?
Mogens Mogensen, his chief architect from 1952, according to Mogensen’s archive at UC Berkeley. Eichler Network credits him with homes in Westwood and Westwood Oaks in Santa Clara and Mayfair Heights in San Jose.
Where else did Bohannon build here?
County maps show Embarcadero Oaks in Palo Alto (1936 and 1946), Homewood and Southwood in Sunnyvale (1942–43) and Mayfair Heights in east San Jose (1951–53). In San Mateo, a city report puts his first Hillsdale homes in 1940.
How many homes are in Westwood?
The maps don’t give a count. Listings put the Westwood tracts at about 660 homes, and some unit maps are missing from the county’s online index.
sources
Sources
County records, city reports and archives, checked October 2026.
- Santa Clara County Archives: County Map Books indexRecorded maps naming the David D. Bohannon Organization: Westwood, Mayfair Heights, Homewood, Southwood and Embarcadero Oaksdata.sccgov.org/d/f5uv-khdt
- City of San Mateo: San Mateo Corridor Plan EIR, cultural resourcesThe 848 acres and the first Hillsdale unit, 1940www.cityofsanmateo.org/DocumentCenter/View/3936/44-Cultural
- Bohannon Companies: timelineCompany history and early Menlo Park tracts (company)www.ddbo.com/timeline
- California Homebuilding Foundation: David D. Bohannon (1986)Hall of Fame profile and community listmychf.org/node/55
- UC Berkeley Environmental Design Archives: Mogens Mogensen collectionMogensen as Bohannon’s chief architect from 1952oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c86t0vhq/
- Eichler Network: “Mogie Modern”Mogensen’s designs for Westwood, Westwood Oaks and Mayfair Heightswww.eichlernetwork.com/article/mogie-modern
- PCAD: Hillsdale Shopping CenterCompleted in 1954 for the Bohannon companypcad.lib.washington.edu/building/5558
- California Government Code § 12956.2Recording a modification to strike unlawful covenantscalifornia.public.law/codes/ca_gov't_code_section_12956.2
builder files
Every builder file, by era
Bars show the years each builder was building here. See all builders or the home styles field guide.
- Fernando Nelson1880–1920s
- Gellert (Sunstream)1922–1972
- Birge Clark1922–1970s
- Stoneson1920s–1960s
- Doelger1927–1960s
- McKeon1927–early 1970s
- Gardner Dailey1930s–1960s
- William Wurster1930s–1960s
- Rousseau1931–1933
- Bohannon1936–1955
- Cliff May1950s
- Stern & Price1951–1953
- Mackay Homes1950s
- Mardell1955–1959
- Hayman Homes1960s–1970s
- Ditz-Crane1962–1984
- Brown & Kauffmann1960s–1981
- Bahl1968–1986
- Ponderosa Homes1970s–1990s
- Shapell1971–2000s
- SummerHill Homes1976–today
- Pinn Brothers1976–today
- Robson Homes1989–today
- Pacific Peninsula Group1989–today
- Barry Swenson Builder1990s–2010s
- Classic Communities1990s–2010s
- Warmington1990s–2020s
- DeNova Homes2000s–today
- City Ventures2011–today
- Trumark Homes2012–today
- Dividend Homes2010s–today
- KB Home1980s–today
- Brookfield1990s–today
- Pulte Homes2000s–today
- Shea Homes2000s–2010s
- Lennar2000s–today
- Toll Brothers2000s–today
- Taylor Morrison2007–today
- D.R. Horton2010s
- Tri Pointe Homes2012–today
- K. Hovnanian2014–2018
- Meritage Homes2010s
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Own a Bohannon home?
We can pull its tract map, check the remodel rules and value it against recent sales nearby. Commissions are negotiable, and we offer bundled services, so ask us what’s included.
