The fabled architect oversaw the building of this home that's been in one family ever since.
Circa 1949, 113 Purdue Avenue is a Kensington home that's been in one family since Bernard Maybeck sold that family the lot and oversaw the home's construction. One the market for the first time ever, this East Bay hills home asks $1.495 million.In the hilly, historic East Bay neighborhood of Kensington, a plethora of architecturally significant homes stand. Among them,
Locally known as Maybeck Estates, this portion of Purdue Avenue was once owned by renowned Bay Area architect Bernard Maybeck. When the Shaners built this home in 1947, the road itself was an unpaved cow path."There were no utilities or sewer hookups. Bob and Ollie Shaner and several other couples were pioneers on the hillside," Red Oak Realty listing agent Todd Hodson told SFGATE. "Bob was always a tinkerer and could still be seen well in his 90s climbing onto his roof to make repairs and carving wooden bears in his driveway.
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