Normandy Gardens
Storybook houses built circa 1926 by R.C.Hillen
Storybook houses built circa 1926 by R.C.Hillen

W.W.Dixon was the designer of Hillen's Modest Mansions on Picardy Drive in Oakland. These homes were designed to replicate, in a whimsical way, the architecture of Normandy. The homes are spacious and extremely well laid out. The neighborhood is cohesive and even has its own newsletter. Every Christmas there is a Christmas Tree placed on the grassy median on the street. Holiday Lights is a web page that shows Picardy Drive with all it's Christmas Tree lights lit up.

Hillen's Modest Mansions
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