Greg Clinton, Board President of San Francisco’s Westwood Park Association, tells us about one of the earliest and most interesting & architecturally important planned residential neighborhoods in the city – an area many outsiders know only for Louis Mullgardt‘s entry gates.
Development of Westwood Park began in 1917 by Baldwell and Howell under the architectural supervision of Ida McCain. Westwood Park was the first planned subdivision in San Francisco, consisting of 686 single-family homes mostly in the California bungalow style. Each house has its own unique detailing. Some bungalows have an Arts & Crafts influence, while others have elements of Spanish Mission or English Tudor. Several public green areas are dispersed throughout the neighborhood, which provide a feeling of spaciousness and nature, rare in a dense and crowded city like San Francisco. Historic gates and pillars that mark the main entrances to the Park were restored by the Westwood Park Association in 2004. On the inside, most of our homes have open floor plans, lots of windows and natural light, extensive gumwood trim, custom built-ins, and numerous architectural detailings.
Visit our Westwood Park photo album to see some of the remarkable and varied Craftsman, Deco and Mission homes of this neighborhood!
Auctions have come a long way in the last few years. 
If you live in the Northwest, try to visit this year’s Bungalow & Craftsman