El Cerrito | Kathie Berg

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El Cerrito

Fat Apples Restaurant on Fairmount in El Cerrito CA

El Cerrito is a city that is 3.9 miles square. El Cerrito has view homes and homes that are walkable to shopping and restaurants. There are two BART stations in El Cerrito. The El Cerrito Plaza has a Trader Joes, Barnes and Nobel, Pier 1, Bed, Bath and Beyond and much, much more. El Cerrito is one of the East Bay bargain's in terms of home prices. It is located in Contra Costa County. There is no transfer tax on home purchases which is a significant cost savings at close of escrow. In the El Cerrito homes you can find homes with fabulous views of the Golden Gate and the Bay.

Common House Styles In El Cerrito

Post War Ranch Style

In the years following WWII a new mid-century style emerged; the one level Ranch Style. These homes were well built but without much embellishment

Mid-Century Architecture 1938 - 1965

Mid Century with a Frank Lloyd Wright influence

Frank Lloyd Wright's low roof line from the Arts and Crafts and Prairie styles is reflected in the same roof line element of the mid-century homes.

Mid-Century Architectural Details

California Bungalow 1910 - 1925

The California Bungalow is an offshoot of the Arts and Crafts architectural style. They were most commonly one story or one and a half stories, with a low pitched roof, an accentuated overhang, and exposed rafter tails. They generally have a modest porch and frequently have a bay window.

Period Revival 1915 - 1940

During this period the homes were designed to look like buildings from another place or era. There are Spanish or Mediterranean Revival homes that look like Mediterranean villas. The Tudor Revival architecture is designed to look like English Tudor mansions and Colonial Revival look like American Colonial homes.

Tudor Revival

Mediterranean/Spanish Revival

Storybook Houses of the 1920s and 1930s

Interior Architectural Detail from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s

Baths from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s

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El Cerrito Resources

"Located on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, this 3.9-square-mile city is blessed with a pleasant climate year-round. Its residents enjoy the 80-acre tree-lined Hillside Park open space, as well as 45 acres of parks, 18 acres of school recreational areas, and 38 acres of other amenities. These amenities include the Ohlone Greenway, a pleasantly landscaped area which runs along the BART right of way the length of the city and is popular with walkers, runners and bicyclists." Excerpted from the official city website.

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