Romney O'Connell Presents
Immaculate Walter Dixon "Modest Mansion"
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$2,350,000
1915 Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Berkeley
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Immaculate Walter Dixon "Modest Mansion"
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Renowned Bay Area architect Walter Dixon designed many storybook-style homes in 1928 as an hopeful optimistic counter to post-WW1 sentiment. He loved curves, natural light, breakfast nooks, french doors, stained glass and lush gardens. He worked with the famed architecture firm that designed the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. 1915 Thousand Oaks is one of his quintessential "modest mansons". Five large bedrooms plus an office and au-pair studio, and four and a half bathrooms comprise the sleeping quarters, replete with verdant views all around. A typically enormous living room with stained glass faces south to the tidy park across the street. A grand formal dining room with balcony faces the same way, and a newly remodeled kitchen and breakfast nook complete the picture.
The gardens too have been maintained in the Dixon style; lush, exotic and private, with various seating areas and a fountain. There is also a two-car garage and a top-floor game room. ALL-NEW ELECTRIC, whole-house copper plumbing, concrete-shingle roof, and engineer-approved foundation to boot! (See disclosures for permits, plans and reports.) This is location perfection, near coveted Solano Ave restaurants and shops, parks, and bus lines.
The gardens too have been maintained in the Dixon style; lush, exotic and private, with various seating areas and a fountain. There is also a two-car garage and a top-floor game room. ALL-NEW ELECTRIC, whole-house copper plumbing, concrete-shingle roof, and engineer-approved foundation to boot! (See disclosures for permits, plans and reports.) This is location perfection, near coveted Solano Ave restaurants and shops, parks, and bus lines.
Property Details
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Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
4.5
Square Footage
4,420 sq ft
Neighborhood
Thousand Oaks
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Neighborhood
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The historic Thousand Oaks district of Berkeley was designed and laid out by Mark Daniels, and adhering to nature's twists and turns, including rock outcroppings and native growth rather than a destroy-and-grid urban layout. Handsome urns were added to key intersections, and the Arlington Circle Fountain was added in 1911. Dreamy strolls are to be had throughout the neighborhood dotted with parks. The area is walkable to Solano Avenue shopping and dining district as well as the Kensington Circle where a pub, a restaurant a market a farmers market and other local shos are to be found. The trans-bay express bus line runs right down Arlington for an easy commute to San Francisco.
Solano Avenue stretches along the meeting point of Albany and Berkeley, a historic corridor that has evolved from a small streetcar route into one of the East Bay’s most beloved walkable districts. The avenue has long served as a community gathering place — first for commuters riding the Key System trains, and later for generations of residents drawn to its neighborhood scale, human-powered pace, and sense of local pride. Countless buzz-worthy restaurants and shos are located here.
Today, Solano retains that intimate, small-town feel while offering the cultural depth and diversity the East Bay is known for. The streetscape blends preserved historic storefronts with thoughtful contemporary design, creating an environment that feels both grounded and forward-looking. It’s a place where weekend strolls, daily errands, and evening outings all happen on foot, reinforcing a strong, connected community.
Solano Avenue stretches along the meeting point of Albany and Berkeley, a historic corridor that has evolved from a small streetcar route into one of the East Bay’s most beloved walkable districts. The avenue has long served as a community gathering place — first for commuters riding the Key System trains, and later for generations of residents drawn to its neighborhood scale, human-powered pace, and sense of local pride. Countless buzz-worthy restaurants and shos are located here.
Today, Solano retains that intimate, small-town feel while offering the cultural depth and diversity the East Bay is known for. The streetscape blends preserved historic storefronts with thoughtful contemporary design, creating an environment that feels both grounded and forward-looking. It’s a place where weekend strolls, daily errands, and evening outings all happen on foot, reinforcing a strong, connected community.
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