Joseph Eichler (1900 - 1974) was a California-based, post-war residential real estate developer known for building homes in the Modernist style. Between 1950 and 1974, his company, Eichler Homes, built over 11,000 homes in Northern California and three communities in Southern California, along with 3 homes in Chestnut Ridge NY, which came to be known as Eichlers and changed the California lifestyle. Wikipedia
As to the color, architect K.C. Marcinik says that Watco's 'Satin Finishing Wax' employs a similar formula to the original Cabot stain wax used by Eichler. www.eichlernetwork.com/FAQ.html
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Joseph Eichler. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Eichler
The Eichler Homes of Southern California, seeking to inform the public about the 1960's contemporary style homes built by Joseph Eichler in Southern California. www.eichlersocal.com/
Joseph Eichler was the only merchant builder in America who built modernist style homes on a large scale, designed by skilled architects and using quality materials. totheweb.com/eichler/index.html
Developer Joseph Eichler and his Eichler Homes, Inc. built nearly 11,000 single-family homes in California, beginning in the late 1940s. www.eichlernetwork.com/ENHist.html
Joseph Eichler was a mid-century real estate developer (not an architect) who built affordable, modern homes for the masses with his firm Eichler Homes, Inc. www.eichlerforsale.com/joseph_eichler
>> Learn more about Diamond Heights Eichlers in San Francisco . After more than a decade of success building single family homes, Eichler decided to try his hand at multi-unit, residential housing. www.eichlerforsale.com/San_Francisco_Eichlers
East Bay Eichler Home located in the Oakland Hills. Listed by Eichler Realtor, Renee Adelmann of Keller Williams Realty, SF Properties. www.eichlerforsale.com/oakland-hills-eichler-home
San Rafael has the largest concentration of Eichler homes in Marin County. Eichlers in San Rafael can be found in Lucas Valley & Terra Linda. www.eichlerforsale.com/San-Rafael-Eichler
