It shouldn't work. Nantucket shingle on a one-acre lot in America's most expensive zip code — cedar shakes and crisp white millwork and the kind of restrained, balanced symmetry that belongs on a bluff overlooking the Atlantic, not a flat, tree-lined street in Silicon Valley. But it does work, and the reason it works is Bob Glazier, who designed 187 James Avenue with a conviction that the best architecture ignores geography: that a shingle home can breathe in California the way it breathes on the Cape, that a neutral palette and towering tray ceilings and hardwood floors and white trim can feel as inevitable under a Peninsula sky as they do under a New England one. The house doesn't apologize for its East Coast DNA. It simply proves that quiet is a style, that restraint is a luxury, and that Atherton — for all its reputation for grand gestures — might be the one place on the West Coast where a Nantucket estate can feel perfectly, completely at home. Single-level. That matters. In a market where square footage is currency and three stories is the norm, 187 James chose one. Six thousand seven hundred square feet, all on a single plane, all connected by warm hardwood floors and that continuous white millwork and the natural light that pours through expansive windows into every room. The chef's kitchen anchors the social axis — state-of-the-art appliances, an oversized island, and the kind of open flow into the living spaces that makes the house feel like one long, generous room rather than a series of partitioned ones. Four bedroom suites, each with its own bath. Two half baths. Towering tray ceilings that give the rooms vertical drama without needing a second floor to achieve it. And a neutral color palette, warm, clean, deliberate, that lets the millwork and the light do the talking. Outside, the Nantucket fantasy continues without breaking character. The back terrace with its fireplace and trellis handles the evenings, the kind of California-evening entertaining that starts with a glass of something cold and ends with the fireplace going and the trellis overhead framing stars that Nantucket never gets to see in April. The pool sits within landscaped gardens designed as a private oasis, lush, enclosed, invisible from the street. The one-bedroom guest house provides self-contained accommodations. The three-car detached garage handles the fleet. And Lindenwood, entered through the original James Flood estate gates, no through traffic, one-acre lots, an active homeowner association, winding streets that discourage strangers, handles the privacy. You sit on the terrace after dark, the shingle exterior warm behind you, the trellis draped above, the fireplace going, and Atherton's quietest neighborhood doing the thing it's done since the Flood gates went up: keeping the world out and the evening in.

Nantucket Shingle Architecture by Bob Glazier – A single-level estate designed by Bob Glazier and built by Tapia Construction in 2012, blending East Coast shingle-style architecture with California light — cedar shakes, crisp white millwork, balanced symmetry, and a restraint that is, in Atherton, genuinely rare.

6,700 Sq Ft on a Single Level – Four bedroom suites, two half baths, towering tray ceilings, warm hardwood floors, and expansive windows across a single-story floor plan that prioritizes flow, light, and the particular luxury of never climbing a staircase.

Chef's Kitchen with Oversized Island & Open Flow – State-of-the-art appliances and an oversized island anchor a kitchen designed to connect seamlessly to the living spaces — the social and culinary heart of an open floor plan built for both daily life and generous entertaining.

Pool, Guest House & Terrace with Fireplace – A pool surrounded by landscaped gardens, a one-bedroom guest house, and a back terrace with fireplace and trellis compose the outdoor program — a private oasis invisible from the street.

Lindenwood — Behind the Flood Gates – Atherton's most storied neighborhood, entered through the original James Flood estate gates with no through traffic, one-acre lots, winding streets, an active association, and a sense of community and privacy unmatched on the Peninsula.

About Lindenwood & Atherton, California

Lindenwood — Atherton's Hidden Village – Entered through the original James Flood estate gates, Lindenwood is a self-contained neighborhood of 488 addresses on one-acre parcels, with no through traffic, winding streets, and an active homeowner association that organizes social events and community coordination — a rare sense of connection within Silicon Valley's most private town.

Bob Glazier & Tapia Construction – Designer Bob Glazier and builder Tapia Construction created a residence that blends Nantucket shingle tradition with Peninsula modernity — one of Lindenwood's most architecturally distinctive homes in a neighborhood still rich with older, character-filled properties.

Menlo Park Schools — Las Lomitas & Beyond – Las Lomitas Elementary and La Entrada Middle are among California's top-rated public schools, with Menlo-Atherton High and elite private institutions including Sacred Heart Prep, Menlo School, and Castilleja nearby.

Stanford & Sand Hill Road – Stanford University and Sand Hill Road's venture capital corridor sit minutes from Lindenwood, anchoring the professional and intellectual ecosystem that defines Atherton's resident base.

SFO & SJC — Dual Airport Access – San Francisco International (~20 min north) and San Jose International (~25 min south) provide nonstop domestic and global connectivity from one of the most connected residential addresses in the Bay Area.