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Just past Fourth Street and Highway 12 is Santa Rosa's most well-established area, the Northeast. Here homeseekers find everything from Victorians to townhouses, from California bungalows near Santa Rosa Junior College to large new homes in the Fountaingrove area, which has commanding views of the Santa Rosa plain. Just a few blocks west and to the north is the "JC Area" so dubbed because of its proximity to Santa Rosa Junior College. Here is a delightful mix of homes built at various times since before 1900, with styles from Victorians to mission-style bungalows to vintage cottages. Homebuyers take advantage of features not found in more recent contruction, like wrap-around porches, built-in china cabinets and detached garages that make perfect guest quarters, studios and workshops. In the lushly wooded hills above the landmark Flamingo Hotel are Santa Rosa's original view homes, well hidden in the trees. North along Rincon Ridge is the Fountaingrove area, which once was part of the famed Fountaingrove commune and later a ranch and winery. Now the area features both large homes and two popular planned developments, The Oaks and Stonefield. The Northeast also includes Rincon Valley. Once dominated by small ranches and orchards, Rincon Valley now offers townhouses, older ranches with larger lots, 1960s and '70s single-level homes, and newer multi-story developments along Highway 12 toward Sonoma.
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