Willborough, Burlingame Terrace, Burlingame, California facts for kids
The Willborough neighborhood in Burlingame is a special historic area. It's a block-long street filled with homes built in the early 1900s. These homes have a unique style called Tudor Revival. Willborough Road and Willborough Place are located between Oak Grove Road and Palm Drive. You can walk to downtown Burlingame Avenue in about 10 minutes or to downtown Broadway Avenue in about 12 minutes. Willborough also connects to Neuchatel Avenue.
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What is Willborough's History?
The land where Willborough and Neuchatel are located was not part of the first plans for Burlingame Terrace. It was originally known as "De Coulon." In the 1920s, two important people, George W. Williams and Frank F. Burrows, started to develop Willborough. George W. Williams was a well-known developer in the San Francisco Peninsula area. Frank F. Burrows was a contractor who built things.
Who Were the Developers?
Frank F. Burrows later became the mayor of Burlingame in 1944. A mayor is a leader of a city or town. He also became the president of a big group called the American General Contractors of America. In 1974, he won an award for his work in the building industry.
George W. Williams and Frank F. Burrows combined parts of their names to create "Willborough." They spelled it to sound like a nearby town called Hillsborough.
Homes During the Great Depression
Willborough was built during a tough time called the Great Depression. This was a period in history when many people lost their jobs and money. Williams and Burrows wanted to offer "starter homes" for families. These were homes that were affordable for people just starting out. The prices were low for the time, ranging from about $5,950 to $6,500.
What is Tudor Revival Architecture?
The architect for the Willborough project was an Englishman named Gilliam. He wanted to create a close-knit European village feel. The homes were designed in the Tudor Revival style, sometimes called "Tudorbethan." Twenty-two homes were built, and they still look like their original designs.
These homes have special features like:
- Half-timber framing, which looks like wood beams on the outside.
- Steeply-pitched roofs that go up high.
- Tall chimneys.
- Gabled dormer windows that stick out from the roof.
- Mullioned steel casement windows and diamond quarry windows, which have small panes of glass.
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Homes in Willborough
