Lindenwood, Atherton
Still retaining its private-estate atmosphere from the days when the "Silver King of the Comstock Lode," James C. Flood, lived there on 600 acres, two gates on Middlefield Road and one on Frederick Avenue adorn the entrances to Lindenwood's lanes and roads, which twist and meander.
He built Linden Towers, a 44-room, three-story home. He adorned his 1878 estate house with towers, gables and cupolas and furnished with exotic treasures from around the world. Fittingly, all the plumbing fixtures were sterling silver.
Between 1937 and 1955, the area now known as Lindenwood was developed after the death of Flood's son. But Flood's presence still presides over the neighborhood.
Many of the artifacts from the estate, which was torn down in 1934 -- fountains, statues, street lights -- still exist, in some cases, on private properties.
Lindenwood has retained its private estate atmosphere because it is totally enclosed.
The Lindenwood Homes Association is active in the neighborhood. The association takes care of such things as repairing the gates and maintaining the plantings in the public areas.
FACTS
CHILD CARE & PRESCHOOLS: The Playschool, Holbrook-Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave., Atherton
FIRE STATION: 300 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park
LOCATION: Marsh Road, Ringwood Avenue, Bay Road and Middlefield Road
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Lindenwood Homes Association, Alicia Seebold, president, 650-322-9893
PARK:Holbrook-Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave., Atherton
PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Menlo Park City Elementary School District -- Laurel School, 95 Edge Road, Atherton; Encinal School, 195 Encinal Ave., Menlo Park; Hillview Middle School, 1100 Elder Ave., Menlo Park
== I Sequoia Union High School District== -- Menlo Atherton High School, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton
SHOPPING: Downtown Menlo Park
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