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which dovetails into an adjacent panel, forming almost the only breaks in the siding. Hidden behind perimeter walls and vegetation, the primary elevations face the enormous, irregularly shaped swimming pool and pool deck and the golf course.

The driveway is paved with a composite of pebble, stone, and concrete. Similarly, the paving of the main entry path and pool deck is of one -foot square sections of a much denser pebble composite. Ceilings of pecky cypress extend through clerestory and ceiling -to -floor windows of both buildings into the deep soffits of the overhangs. The glass fits flush to walls and ceilings, removing the distinction between indoor and outdoor space. From the pool area, the views through the clerestories are uninterrupted.

Artwork has been integrated into the fabric of the house. Centered between sliding glass walls and a pivoting glass door, an exterior floor -to -ceiling mural depicting geological strata faces the pool area. Executed by Emile Norman in 1955, the media are rock, stone, fossils, shells, and concrete. Other site -specific art includes a large mosaic mural forming the back wall of the indoor bar that depicts a sun legend of local Indian tribes rendered in glass, ceramic, turquoise, and gold tiles. The wall that divides the dining area from the entrance is translucent clear acrylic with inserts of color suggesting a three-dimensional mosaic.

The house was originally fully mechanized with over 200 motors installed to operate drapes, raise beds for changing, operate doors, control lighting, regulate air temperature, control the sound system, and accomplish many other tasks. Large red buttons, many with the Thunderbird symbol and surrounded by chrome faceplates, offer remote control of these functions. A chrome toggle switch operates the mechanical sliding ceiling -to -floor sliding glass door between the living room and pool area.

Both stainless steel bar counters have four holes bored thirty feet into the ground, each holding a full case of liquor bottles. A motor pushes the bottles upward as they are needed. The mostly terrazzo master bath features a marble pylon holding gold- plated controls and indicators that allow the bath to be automatically filled with water at a pre-set temperature. Next to the pool is the motorized `human Lazy Susan," a fourteen -foot diameter disk with seven chaise lounges that slowly revolves under the sun.

The property retains a high degree of design integrity. McCulloch removed the fireplace that originally separated the living and the dining area and the original rock -covered west wall of the living room and extended the space to create a billiard room.

Other alterations include a partial kitchen remodel, renovation of two of the three guest bathrooms, removal of some of the mechanized devices including the motorized guest beds, and the elimination of reflecting pools near the front entrance. Much of the landscaping, however, is original. The tennis court, placed opposite the master wing below grade eight feet to conform to fence height limits, and an adjacent eight -vehicle carport are also original.

B10. Significance (continued):

Architect known primarily for a body of commercial work in partnership with Walter Wurdeman that eventually included the Pan Pacific Auditorium, the Prudential Building, Bullock's Pasadena, Bullock's Palm Springs, the Capitol Records building and, later, the Los Angeles' Music Center and the Theme Building at LAX (in association with William Pereira, Charles Luckman, and Paul R. Williams). Earlier in Becket's career, however, he was recognized as a residential architect who designed large homes for wealthy clients. After World War II, Becket designed two other desert homes, one for his mother in Palm Springs, and one for President Eisenhower at the Eldorado Country Club in Indian Wells.

The McCulloch Residence is an excellent and original example of the Desert Modern style that evolved following World War II in the Coachella Valley. Led by visiting architects such as Richard Neutra and a group of talented local architects including Albert Frey, William Cody, John Porter Clark, Stewart Williams, Donald Wexler, and others, the style was characterized by low-pitched or flat roofs, deep overhangs, extensive use of glass, open floor plans, exposed beams, terrazzo, reinforced concrete, swimming pools, and an integration of landscaping with interiors in creating an indoor/outdoor living environment.

The McCulloch Residence incorporates many of these characteristic features with the addition of site -specific artwork and a host of mechanically operated devices. Research indicates that the McCulloch Residence is unique in the Coachella Valley for this blending of Desert Modern design, custom art, and push button convenience. The house is remarkably intact, despite the billiard room addition and kitchen remodeling, and still exhibits the same level of style and sophistication for which it (See Continuation Sheet 4 of 5.)
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B10. Significance (continued):
became famous. Character defining features of the McCulloch Residence include low-pitched almost flat roof, deep overhangs, crimped metal fascia, pecky cypress ceilings and soffits, clerestory windows, ceiling to floor sliding glass living room door and frameless glass pool door, composite pebble driveway pavement, pebble entry path and pool deck paving squares, guest building faux rafter sun screen, vertical board sheathing and rock siding, original interior finishes such as terrazzo and original casework, and mechanized features such as the "human Lazy Susan." Also character defining are the site -specific art pieces including the exterior mural of geological strata, the sun legend mosaic mural behind the main bar, and the translucent acrylic interior wall panels near the front entrance. Although not quite 50 years old, the McCulloch Residence demonstrates exceptional significance as a significant work of a master architect and for the building's unique architectural quality in design, materials, and features. Additionally, the house represents a highly unusual example of the American postwar obsession with a push-button, labor-saving future. This blend of desert modern architecture, push-button futurism, and site -specific artwork satisfies Criterion C for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and Criterion 3 for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources. The property would also be eligible for designation under an existing or proposed local ordinance.

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P5b. Description/Date of Photo: View of entrance looking west at north and east elevations, August 2002.

P8. Recorded by: P. Moruzzi, T. Grimes, L. Heumann
P9. Date Recorded: August 15, 2002
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CRHR Status Code: 35/3C5/552
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 134
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USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 Map Scale: 1;24000 Address: 71-388 Country Club Drive City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 UTM Zone: 115 553834.52 m E 3735488.89 m N
APN: 688252014
Date Constructed: 1958
Ownership and Address: Joseph D Funkey, Susan L Funkey; 71388 Country Club Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 Report Citation: "Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025."
Description:

The 71-388 Country Club Drive residence was constructed in 1958. In 2002, Leslie Neumann and Associates described the residence as a one-story Modern home with a primarily flat roof with a metal fascia. The home features a mix of rock, board and batten, and stucco facades. The home features a recessed front entrance. A rock wall extends across part of the front elevation and towards the edge of the property. The front elevation features one large horizontal sliding window. The home has an attached two -car garage. At the southwest corner of the residence, the roor raises at a dramatic agnel with an angular clerestory window below. The sun awning seen in the 2002 survey has been removed. There does not appear to have been significant alterations to the residence since the 2002 survey.

Permits provided by the City include:
- Reroof of dwelling in 2005 (Permit No. B0500154)
- Addition/Remodel in 2015 (Permit No. 61500927)
- Solar installation in 2018 (Permit No. 81800220)
See Continuation Sheet for Additional Information.

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The prior 2002 survey evaluated the residence as status code 551: Individual property that is listed or designated locally. The correct status code that should have been assigned in 2002 is 553: appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. The prior survey found the residence was architecturally significant as an example of a Modern style residence.

The home most closely resembles a Desert Modernist style dwelling. The current survey found the residence is associated with the themes of Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) and Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os). The 2024 evaluation found that the property should be assigned the 552 status code - individual property that is eligible for local listing or designation; the 3CS status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 3S status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

The home has not been found individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR A/1, as it has not been associated with significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history; not individually eligible under Criterion B/2, as it has not been identified as having an association with an important person; and not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the dwelling would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state, or national history. The residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-6 and 8.

The single-family residence is considered eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as the property individually embodies the distinctive characteristics of a Desert Modernist style home constructed within Rancho Mirage in the 1950s. The property is also eligible under Local Register Criteria i and 7 as it is representative of a Desert Modernist style home that embodies an outstanding attention to architectural design, detail, craftsmanship, and use of materials. As the dwelling has not been substantially altered, it maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance.

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P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication •Unrestricted *a. County Riverside *b. USGS 7.5' Quad Date:
*c. Address 71-388 Country Club Drive City Rancho Mirage *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number Block: Lot:

Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) 71-388 Country Club Drive Zip 92270
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This one-story Modern house was constructed in 1958 on the northeast corner of Keenan and Country Club Drives. Although the roof is primarily flat with a metal fascia, it rises dramatically skyward on the southwest corner above an angular clerestory window and rock fagade. Here, the rock wall continues beyond the home's perimeter at a downward slope. Other exterior surfaces are board and batten and medium -smooth stucco. The mostly rectangular, west -facing house pivots southward at a 45 degree angle at the north where the roof rises. The residence is 1,902 square feet with three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms on .32 acres. In addition to fixed windows, there are aluminum -framed sliders. A low concrete block wall flanks a concrete entry path. A rock -clad post supports the recessed entrance porch roof with additional shading provided by a retractable canvas awning. The entrance door is solid wood. An interior concrete block chimney emerges from the flat roof.

On the south end of the building, an enclosed double -car garage was originally a carport and has been enclosed. A curved concrete driveway provides access from both streets. Landscaping consists of cacti, gravel, rocks, and palms. Other than the non -original metal driveway security gates, garage enclosure and doors, and canvas awning, the house appears original and in excellent condition.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property *P4. Resources Present: •Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District ❑Other P5b. Description of Photo: (view
and date)
West elevation
August 2002
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: ■historic
1958/ Source: Metroscan
*P7. Owner and Address:

Charles M. Colella
71388 Country Club Drive
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
*P8. Recorded by:

P. Moruzzi, T. Grimes, L. Neumann
Leslie Heumann and Associates
600 N. Sierra Bonita Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90036
*P9. Date Recorded:

September 23, 2002
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Survey .
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none") None.
*Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map •Continuation Sheet •Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑Archaeological Record ❑District Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record ❑ Other (list)
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*NRHP Status Code 5S1
*Resource Name or #: 71-388 Country Club Drive
B1. Historic Name: Unknown
B2. Common Name: 71-388 Country Club Drive
B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Modern
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1958.

Note: No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973.

February 18, 1983. Two garage doors added.

April 12, 1995. Reroof.

B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence
*B7. Moved? ■No ❑Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features:

None.

B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme Country Club Era Area Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1951 - 1973 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) Constructed in 1958, this house is architecturally significant as a good example of a Modern design residence. Although the architect is unknown, the house incorporates several arresting and unusual features, including the roofline that rises skyward on the southwest corner above an angular clerestory window and downward sloping rock wall. In addition, the mostly rectangular west -facing house pivots southward at a 45 degree angle at the north where the roof rises. Given these remarkable characteristics, and the original and excellent condition of the house, the property appears eligible for listing under an existing or proposed local ordinance, but does not appear eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (a "5S1" National Register Status Code).

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) *B12. References:

City of Rancho Mirage Building Permits
Alan Hess and Andrew Danish, Palm Springs Weekend, Chronicle Books, 2001.

B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Peter Moruzzi, Teresa Grimes, Leslie Heumann *Date of Evaluation: September 23, 2002
(This space reserved for official comments.)
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 3.3.5
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Updated Primary Record Information (DPR 523A):

USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 Map Scale: 1;24000 Address: 72-116 Clancy Lane City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 UTM Zone: 11S 555002.46 m E 3734284.43 m N
APN: 682110006
Date Constructed: 1934
Ownership and Address: Robert Stanley White Living Trust, Robert Stanley White; 5025 Estates Way, El Cajon, CA 92020 Report Citation: "Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025."
Description:

The 72-116 Clancy Lane residence was constructed in 1934. In 2002, Leslie Heumann and Associates described the residence as a Vernacular ranch style home with a medium pitched side -gable roof. The residence was demolished circa 2004 and a new home built in its place.

Updated BSO Information (DPR 523B):

A prior survey evaluated the property as status code 5S1- individual property that is listed or designated locally. The correct status code that should have been assigned in 2002 is 5S3: appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. The dwelling on the property was initially recorded in 2002 by Leslie Neumann and Associates. It was fully demolished in ca. 2004 and subsequently replaced the same year. The historic resource is no longer extant. As such, the property is not eligible for inclusion in the NRHP, CRHR, or Local Register. The current survey evaluated the residence as status code 6Z - Found ineligible for NR, CR or Local designation through survey evaluation.

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*Map Date: 2021
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P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication •Unrestricted *a. County Riverside *b. USGS 7.5' Quad Date:
*c. Address 72-116 Clancy Lane City Rancho Mirage
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number Block: Lot:

Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Nittinger House Zip 92270
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) Built in 1934, this is a one-story residence exhibiting vernacular ranch styling. A medium pitched side -gabled roof with deep eaves caps the rectangular, south -facing building. Comprising 1, 611 square feet and containing two bedrooms and 1.75 bathrooms, the residence features a combination of board and batten and natural rock cladding over wood frame construction. Original windows have been replaced with aluminum sliders. A slatted wood awning supported by square wood posts extends along the facade over a low brick planter and a concrete walkway and parallels the front lawn. Attached to the west elevation, a tapered, river rock chimney rises through the ridgeline. On the west side of the property, an asphalt driveway leads to a detached garage/shed. Towering date palms located in the rear of the property are visible from the street. Although the windows have been replaced, rock cladding added below the facade windows, and a non -original metal security door obscures the front entry, the house appears to be otherwise intact and in fair condition. The house continues to retain its integrity of location, setting, feeling, association, materials, and workmanship. A guest house constructed in the rear of the property appears to post-date the house and is of no historic interest. *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property *P4. Resources Present: •Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District ❑Other P5b. Description of Photo: (view
and date)
South and west elevations
August 2002
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: ■historic
1934/ Source: Metroscan
*P7. Owner and Address:

Leon E Mitchell
43831 Joshua Road
Palm Desert, CA 92260
*P8. Recorded by:

P. Moruzzi, T. Grimes, L. Neumann
Leslie Heumann and Associates
600 N. Sierra Bonita Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
*P9. Date Recorded:

November 6, 2002
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*NRHP Status Code 5S1
*Resource Name or #: Nittinger House
B1. Historic Name: Nittinger House
B2. Common Name: None
B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Vernacular Ranch
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1934.

Note: No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973.

B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence
*B7. Moved? ■No ❑Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features:

Mature date palms in backyard.

B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme Agricultural & Early Residential Period Area Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1924-1950 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Nittinger House is of historic significance to the City of Rancho Mirage, for its age, location, and historic associations. It was constructed in 1934 on Clancy Lane, making it one of the two or three oldest buildings in the City. Clancy Lane began to be developed when R. P. "Bert" Davie, a developer from Santa Monica, created a road connecting the Magnesia Falls Cove area, itself a Davie and E. E. McIntyre subdivision, with the Bradshaw Highway (now Highway 111) and the "Eleven Mile Ranch." Known initially as the Rancho del Sol Estates, the Clancy Lane area was first improved in 1932, when L. M. and Helen Clancy of Los Angeles built a ranch on a ten -acre parcel and began raising grapefruit, dates, and grapes. Davie and other Santa Monicans also built homes, dug wells, and installed irrigation pipes donated by E. P. Nittinger, the proprietor of a Santa Monica plumbing store. According to the 1957 Palm Springs Directory, the owner -resident of this house was Mrs.

Verna Nittinger, the widow of E. P. Nittinger. Prior to 1957, the address did not appear in Palm Springs directories, probably (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) *B12. References:

City of Rancho Mirage Building Permits
City of Rancho Mirage, A Look Back In Time, 1993, revised 1997.

Alan Hess and Andrew Danish, Palm Springs Weekend,
Chronicle Books, 2001.
1957 Palm Springs Directory.

B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Leslie Heumann, Teresa Grimes
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*Date of Evaluation: November 6, 2002
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because many of the early residents eschewed such modern conveniences as electricity, air conditioning, and telephones (A Look Back In Time, page 5). The Nittingers became one of the pioneer residents of the Rancho Mirage community; in a famous photo from 1937 illustrating the Rancho Mirage postal stop, E. P. Nittinger is the fourth name on the list of residents.

In keeping with the simple life style adopted by the community, the Nittinger House is straightforward in design, utilizing board and batten and natural river rock as its primary materials. The ranch style, with a hacienda -like front porch or walkway, is evocative of the agricultural pursuits of the early residents. The house today appears to be largely unchanged, retaining much of the appearance it would have had when first built.

The Nittinger House appears eligible for designation under an existing or potential local ordinance (a "5S1" National Register status code). It represents a pattern of development that was significant in the history of Rancho Mirage, as one of the oldest buildings in the City, as one of the first homes built on Clancy Lane, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the City, and as the home of one of the earliest families to settle in the community.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 3.3.6
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USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 Address: 71-459 San Gorgonio Road City: Rancho Mirage
UTM Zone: 115 553944.30 m E 3733732.58 m N
APN: 684302008
Map Scale: 1;24000
Zip: 92270
Date Constructed: 1940
Ownership and Address: Ronald P Saldamando, Mary Louise Christy; 16518 Wilton Place, Torrance, CA 90504 Report Citation: "Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

Description:

The 71-459 San Gorgonio Road residence was constructed circa 1940. In 2002, Leslie Neumann and Associates described the residence as a Vernacular Modern home featuring a concrete block construction, fixed and multi -pane steel casement windows, and wood lintels above the front door and windows. The residence was substantially altered circa 2017 with a large addition at the front of the property and an addition at the rear of the property The home is connected to the additions at the southeast and southwest corners of the home. The addition at the front elevation features a two car garage door, flat roof, and is clad in stucco. There is a open walkway between the front addition and the original wing of the home, that leads to the rear of the property.

Permits provided by the City include:
- Electrical work in 2007 (Permit No. B0700666)
- Sewer work in 2007 (Permit No. B0700238)
- Spa construction in 2012 (Permit No. B1200072)
- block wall construction in 2013 (Permit No. B1300683) - Plumbing work in 2014 (Permit No. B1401161)
- Addition/Remodel in 2016 (Permit No. 61600721)
- Addition/Remodel in 2017 (Permit No. B1700751)
- Plumbing work in 2018 (Permit No. B1800941)
- Mechanical/HVAC work in 2023 (Permit No. B2300485)
See Continuation Sheet for Additional Information.

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CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 116
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Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 116
❑x Update El Continuation Sheet
Updated Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The prior 2002 survey evaluated the subject property as status code 551: Individual property that is listed or designated locally. The correct status code that should have been assigned in 2002 is 5S3: appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. The prior survey found the residence was architecturally significant as an example of an early residential home in Rancho Mirage. The current survey found the residence is associated with the themes of Early Agricultural and Residential Period (1924-1951) and Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os). The residence has been substantially altered with two large additions at the front and rear of the home. It no longer maintains integrity to the historic era. As such, the current survey evaluated the property as status code 6Z - Found ineligible for NR, CR or Local designation through survey evaluation.

The home has not been found individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR A/1, as it has not been associated with significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history; not individually eligible under Criterion B/2, as it has not been identified as having an association with an important person; not individually eligible under Criterion C/3, as it does not embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction; and not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the dwelling would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state, or national history. Due to significant alterations to the residence, the home is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 1-8. The home does not maintain integrity to the historic era.

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P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication •Unrestricted *a. County Riverside *b. USGS 7.5' Quad Date:
*c. Address 71-459 San Gorgonio Road City Rancho Mirage *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number Block: Lot:

Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) 71-459 San Gorgonio Road Zip 92270
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This one-story, flat -roofed, rectangular house was built circa 1940 of concrete block construction. Unpainted, exposed rafters are visible beneath the eaves of this northeast -facing, Vernacular Modern residence. Windows are fixed and multi -pane steel casements of various sizes with extended wood lintels. The front entrance is wood -framed, with an original paneled wood door, and, like the windows, is surmounted by an extended wood lintel. A detached single -car garage is located east of the house, which is above grade and surrounded by desert sand and desert landscaping. Various boulders and mature trees enhance the setting.

The house is original and in excellent condition.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property *P4. Resources Present: •Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District ❑Other P5b. Description of Photo: (view
and date)
Northeast elevation
August 2002
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: ■historic
Circa 1940
*P7. Owner and Address:

Ronald P. and Christy M.

Saldamando
71533 San Gorgonio Road
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
*P8. Recorded by:

P. Moruzzi, T. Grimes, L. Heumann
Leslie Heumann and Associates
600 N. Sierra Bonita Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90036
*P9. Date Recorded:

September 23, 2002
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Survey.
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none") None.
*Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map ❑Continuation Sheet •Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑Archaeological Record ❑District Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record ❑ Other (list)
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*NRHP Status Code 5S1
*Resource Name or #: 71-459 San Gorgonio Road
B1. Historic Name: Unknown
B2. Common Name: 71-459 San Gorgonio Road
B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Vernacular Modern
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed circa 1940.

Note: No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973.

No building permits for exterior of interior modifications were found for 1973 — 2002.

B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence
*B7. Moved? ■No ❑Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features:

None.

B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme Agricultural and Early Residential Area Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1924-1950 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) This property is architecturally significant as a good example of the type of homes that were constructed in the early Rancho Mirage neighborhoods of Clancy Lane, Magnesia Falls, and San Jacinto Drive in the 1930s and 1940s. It is a basic Vernacular Modern building constructed of concrete block with a flat roof, multi -pane casement windows, and virtually no applied ornamentation. A distinguishing characteristic of this house, the extended wood lintels above the windows and the main entrance, links the design to the adobe buildings which were constructed previously in the Coachella Valley. This house was built circa 1940 by an unknown architect and/or builder. As of 1953, the property owner was Joseph Hughes. Prior to 1953, Rancho Mirage addresses were not listed in the Palm Springs directory. For its representation of a era and building type closely associated with the Rancho Mirage area in the years immediately before and after World War II, this property appears eligible for designation under an existing or proposed local ordinance, but does not appear eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (a "5S1" National Register Status Code).

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) *B12. References:

Alan Hess and Andrew Danish, Palm Springs Weekend, Chronicle Books, 2001. 1953 Palm Springs directory.

City of Rancho Mirage Building Permits.

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Resource Name: Demolished

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 3.3.7
❑x Update
Updated Primary Record Information (DPR 523A):

USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 Map Scale: 1;24000 Address: 71-552 Sahara Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 UTM Zone: 11S 554118.94 m E 3733798.49 m N
APN: 684232029
Date Constructed: 1940
Ownership and Address: Michael J Cosgrove, Michele Ann Cosgrove; 41610 Indian Trail, Ste 2, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 Report Citation: "Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025."
Description:

The 71-552 Sahara Road property was constructed circa 1940 in the Magnesia Falls neighborhood. In 2002, Leslie Heumann and Associates described the residence as a Vernacular Modern home constructed of concrete block with slightly curved edges. The windows were steel -framed casement with an attached garage. The residence was demolished circa 2004. As of 2024, nothing has been built in its place.

Updated BSO Information (DPR 523B):

A prior survey evaluated the property as status code 5S1- individual property that is listed or designated locally. The correct status code that should have been assigned in 2002 is 5S3: appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. The prior survey found the home was architecturally significant as a good example of an early residential home in Rancho Mirage. The residence was fully demolished in ca. 2004. As of 2024, it has not been replaced. The historic resource is no longer extant.

As such, the property is not eligible for inclusion in the NRHP, CRHR, or Local Register. The property is evaluated as status code 6Z - Found ineligible for NR, CR or Local designation through survey evaluation.

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HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings:

Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 117
*Map Name: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage
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P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication •Unrestricted *a. County Riverside *b. USGS 7.5' Quad Date:
*c. Address 71-552 Sahara Road City Rancho Mirage
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number Block: Lot:

Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) 71-552 Sahara Road Zip 92270
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) A flat roof with deep eaves covers this one-story, rectangular, Vernacular Modern residence built circa 1940. Constructed of flattened concrete block, the edges of the house are slightly curved. Windows are steel -framed casement of various sizes. A concrete path paralleling the house leads to a recessed entry porch. The solid wood door is original. An enclosed single -car garage on the east end of the building is probably an enclosed carport. A low concrete block wall with weeping mortar forms a planter east of the entrance. On the west elevation, three square wood posts support the wide overhang. A non -original evaporative cooling system sits on the roof. The driveway is unpaved and the front yard is desert sand. Landscaping consists of shrubs and mature trees including Washingtonia filifera palms. The house appears original and in fair condition. *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property *P4. Resources Present: •Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District ❑Other P5b. Description of Photo: (view
and date)
Southwest elevation
August 2002
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: •historic
Circa 1940
*P7. Owner and Address:

Mark W. and Katherine A. Woods
71552 Sahara Road
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
*P8. Recorded by:

P. Moruzzi, T. Grimes, L. Heumann
Leslie Heumann and Associates
600 N. Sierra Bonita Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90036
*P9. Date Recorded:

September 23, 2002
*P10. Survey Type:

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*NRHP Status Code 5S1
*Resource Name or #: 71-552 Sahara Road
B1. Historic Name: Unknown
B2. Common Name: 71-552 Sahara Road
B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Vernacular Modern
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed circa 1940.

Note: No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973.

July 3, 1984. Reroof.

B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence
*B7. Moved? ■No ❑Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features:

None.

B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme Agricultural and Early Residential Era Area Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1924-1950 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) This property is architecturally significant as a good and intact example of a type of 1930s and 1940s residence that appears in the early Rancho Mirage neighborhoods of Clancy Lane, Magnesia Falls, and San Jacinto Drive. It is a basic Vernacular Modern building constructed of concrete block with a flat roof, steel -framed casement windows, and virtually no applied ornamentation. This example is distinguished by the rounded corners of the concrete block that suggest the Streamline Moderne style of the 1930s. Constructed circa 1940 by an unknown architect and/or builder, the house is representative of a particular design and type apparently unique to the Rancho Mirage area in the years immediately before and after World War II. W. H. and Mary M. Eisenlord are listed as the owners in the 1953 Palm Springs directory. This was the first year that Rancho Mirage properties were listed in the directory. The property appears eligible for designation under an existing or proposed local ordinance, but does not appear eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (a "5S1" National Register Status Code).

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) *B12. References:

Alan Hess and Andrew Danish, Palm Springs Weekend, Chronicle Books, 2001. 1953 Palm Springs Directory.

City of Rancho Mirage Building Permits.

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Resource Name: Moncrief Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S2
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 3.3.8
❑x Update
Updated Primary Record Information (DPR 523A):

USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 Map Scale: 1;24000 Address: 71-022 Country Club Drive City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 UTM Zone: 11S 553230.80 m E 3735488.76 m N
APN: 688230001
Date Constructed: 1957
Ownership and Address: Charles Y Liu, Aeran Kim; 71022 Country Club Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 Report Citation: "Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025."
Description:

The 71-022 Country Club Drive residence was constructed in 1955, located at a corner lot in the Thunderbird North neighborhood. The one-story, single family residence is clad in smooth stucco with a flat roof. The home features a large, interior chimney clad in stone.

There are two small, fixed windows visible from the public right of way. The residence most closely resembles a Desert Modern style home, and features prominent interaction between the indoor and outdoor space. The front elevation is recessed behind a privacy wall, and is more modest architecturally compared to the rear elevation. The rear elevation faces the interior community space. At the front elevation, there is a prominent double entry door with no front stoop or porch. At the front elevation, there is an attached carport supported with thick, square posts. There are natural stone accent walls at the carport. The rear elevation has an L shaped form, around an inground pool. At the rear elevation, there is a wide roof overhang, creating a covered outdoor living space. At the roof, there are prominent exposed beams, with boxed eaves. The walls at the rear elevation are largely glass, creating an intersection between the indoor and outdoor spaces.

Permits provided by the City of Rancho Mirage include:
- Sewer work in 2004 (Permit No. Bo3o149o)
- Reroof of the dwelling in 2007 (Permit No. Bo7o142o)
- Miscellaneous work in 2008 (Permit No. Bo800089)
- Remodel work in 2014 (Permit No. B1400925)
See Continuation Sheet for Additional Information.

View east of residence. (71-022 Country Club Drive_5)
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HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S2
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 118
❑x Update El Continuation Sheet
Updated Primary Record Information Continued:

View east of residence. (71-022 Country Club Drive_2)
View east of residence. (71-022 Country Club Drive_7)
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S2
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 118
I Update ❑x Continuation Sheet
Updated Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The current 2024 survey found that the dwelling is more specifically associated with the new themes of Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) and Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-1980s), but it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to this theme. The 2024 evaluation found that the property should be assigned the 552 status code - individual property that is eligible for local listing or designation; the 3CS status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 3S status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

A permit for the construction of the subject property, in the Thunderbird North neighborhood, was issued in 1955. The Thunderbird North neighborhood was developed by Dallas developer A. Pollard Simons. In 1953, Simons bought the 40 -acre Loupe Ranch north of Thunderbird Country Club on the northeast corner of Country Club Drive and Morningside Drive. Loupe Ranch included two homes, with citrus trees, date trees, and a vineyard. By 1955, Simons commissioned Master Architect William Cody to design a seven -acre portion of the property as a small private resort community for Simons and his friends who were all members of Thunderbird Country Club and included Texas oilman Monty Moncrief and Thunderbird's all pro golfer Jimmy Hines. Simons and his friends gradually built 10 homes around a central pool with an 80oo-square foot private putting green. Each home was custom built, with three designed by William Cody and another three designed by Wexler & Harrison, a partnership of Master Architect Donald Wexler and Master Architect Richard Harrison. Several other homes were designed in a compatible aesthetic although the architect for these properties has not been confirmed. The first two homes in Simons' Thunderbird North project were completed in 1956 and the last was completed in 1978.

The property was originally owned by William A. "Monty" Moncrief and his wife. Moncrief, originally from Texas, gained his fortune in the oil industry. The couple split their time between Texas and the Coachella Valley. The Moncrief's were popular in the Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage communities, being friends with Bing Crosby and often hosting gatherings at their home. The couple was one of the ten original owners in the Thunderbird North community, comprised of a group of friends. (Monty Desert Sentinel, Feb 16, 1950, Page 6; The Desert Sun, Nov 20, 1956, Page 4).

The home is a Desert Modernist style home. In the post -World War II era, country clubs began to be developed in the Coachella Valley. The development of country clubs coincided with the construction of custom residential and commercial properties within their boundaries. Booming post-war development within these country clubs helped shape what is now commonly referred to as 'Desert Modernism', a distinct subtype of the International style of architecture that incorporated modern materials, techniques, and floor plans with the unique requirements of building within a desert environment. The typical characteristics of Desert Modernism included large expanses of floor -to -ceiling glass walls sheltered by deep overhangs extending from flat roofs and flowing interior floor plans that merged gracefully with the outdoors. Often oriented to the rear, where most decorative flourishes could be visible from the fairways of the country clubs, Desert Modernist houses in Rancho Mirage often had a rear swimming pool and expansive golf course views and multiple points of outdoor access while front elevations were often constructed to be unassuming and often shielded for privacy, with only clerestories and obscured glass panels adjacent to the entries providing light. These houses were often light, with roofs floating above glass walls and clerestories, and ceilings supported by thin steel or wood posts. In addition to glass, exterior materials included stucco, wood, slumpstone, and natural rock that often mirrored the desert environment. The subject property features many character defining features of the style including a rear swimming pool, a strong intersection between the indoor/outdoor space, multiple points of outdoor access, an unassuming, shielded front elevation, clerestory windows, glass walls, prominent wood beams at the roof, and stucco and natural stone exterior cladding.

The dwelling has not been found individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1, as it has not been associated with significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history; not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as it has not been identified as having an association with an important person; and not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the dwelling would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history. The residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-6 and 8.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3C5/5S2
Other Listings:

Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 3.3.8
*Map Name: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
F22 Country Club Drivel
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Resource Name: Fallick Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S2
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. iig
❑x Update
Updated Primary Record Information (DPR 523A):

USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City
Address: 37-690 Golf Circle
UTM Zone: 13.5 55299341 m E
APN: 674310003
Date: 2021 Map Scale: 1;24000
City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270
3737315.08 m N
Date Constructed: 1959
Ownership and Address: Papa Bear Residence; 199 E Lake Shore Drive, # 6W, Chicago, IL 6o6ii Report Citation: "Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025."
Description:

The 37-690 Golf Circle residence was constructed in 1959. The one-story residence features a "T" -shaped form with a flat roof. The residence most closely resembles a Desert Modernist style home with Mayan features. Throughout the building, there are several character defining trapezoidal walls which convey the Mayan influence. At the southwest elevation, there is a trapezoidal wall constructed of slumpstone. This trapezoidal wall is repeated at the northwest and eastern elevations. The exterior is dad in stucco with narrow brick accents. The front elevation features a trapezoidal buttress beams that runs over the front walkway. At the front elevation, there is one large, aluminum frame window with aluminum frame casement windows at either side. There is sidelite adjacent to the front door. There is one floor -to -ceiling, fixed window at the front elevation. The residence features an attached two car garage. At the rear elevation, there is a deep roof overhang supported by angled support beams. There are several large sliding glass doors at the rear elevation, opening to the rear in -ground pool. the residence does not appear to have had any alterations, excepting exterior paint.

See Continuation Sheet for Additional Information.

View east of residence. (37-690 Golf Circle_4)
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S2
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 119
❑x Update ❑D Continuation Sheet
Updated Primary Record Information Continued:

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S2
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 119
❑D Update ❑x Continuation Sheet
Updated Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The subject property was previously found significant under Local Criteria 1, 5, as and 7. The current survey found the subject property is associated with the theme of the Country Club Era (1951-1973) and Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934—198os), but does not possess individual documented significance in relation to this theme. The 2024 evaluation found that the property should be assigned the 552 status code - individual property that is eligible for local listing or designation; the 3CS status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 3S status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

The subject property was built in 1959 by the MarVal Construction Company. The company was founded by contractor Robert Marx and architect Val Powelson. Marx was the son of Gummo Marx (of the Marx Brothers), born in 1930. He was a building contractor in the Coachella Valley. He partnered with architect designer Val Powelson under the firm Marval Construction Company which operated from 1957 to 1964. "Marval" is a combination of the Marx and Val names. Marx built many custom homes in the Rancho Mirage Tamarisk area, best known being the Gullwing House/Leo Maranz residence, the Sputnik House/Gummo Marx residence, and the Da Vaal Estates ("Robert 'Bob' Marx Collection," Palm Springs Art Museum, Online Archive of California). The many residences constructed by the Marval Construction firm and designed by Powelson under the Marval firm are noted fortheireye- catching Modern designs. This included dramatic winged roofs, sharply pointed exposed beams, unique shapes and angles, prominent center beams, and dramatic architectural features. The Fallick Residence has been identified as being constructed by Marx, however, the architect was not identified, though it was likely designed by Powelson. The Fallick Residence features Modern details that are typical of Marx's work, including the prominent beams, unique shapes and angles, such as the trapezoidal elements, and the dramatic roof overhang.

The Fallick Residence most closely resembles a Desert Modernist style home, though it is unique for its Mayan influences. The Desert Modern style developed in the post World -War II era, specifically influenced by the construction of residential country clubs.

Booming post-war development within these country clubs helped shape what is now commonly referred to as 'Desert Modernism', a distinct subtype of the International style of architecture that incorporated modern materials, techniques, and floor plans with the unique requirements of building within a desert environment. The typical characteristics of Desert Modernism included large expanses of floor -to -ceiling glass walls sheltered by deep overhangs extending from flat roofs and flowing interior floor plans that merged gracefully with the outdoors. Often oriented to the rear, where most decorative flourishes could be visible from the fairways of the country clubs, Desert Modernist houses in Rancho Mirage often had a rear swimming pool and expansive golf course views and multiple points of outdoor access while front elevations were often constructed to be unassuming and often shielded for privacy, with only clerestories and obscured glass panels adjacent to the entries providing light. These houses were often light, with roofs floating above glass walls and clerestories, and ceilings supported by thin steel or wood posts. In addition to glass, exterior materials included stucco, wood, slumpstone, and natural rock that often mirrored the desert environment. The Fallick Residence incorporates many characteristics of this style including an unassuming front elevation with a broad rear elevation facing the golf course, a deep roof overhang that creates an outdoor living space, a flat, unassuming roof, prominent exterior beams/buttresses, and the use of stucco and slumpstone materials.

The original owner of the property was Samuel J. Fallick, a Chicago attorney. The subject property was purchased in 1953, a year after the Tamarisk Country Club opened. However, the residence was not built until 1959. The Fallick's owned the property until 1961 when it was sold to Dr. and Ms. Sam Hart. Hart was on the board of the Desert Medical Center, later known as the Eisenhower Medical Center.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S2
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 119
❑x Update ❑x Continuation Sheet
Updated Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The single-family residence is considered eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as the property individually embodies the distinctive characteristics of a Desert Modernist style home constructed within Rancho Mirage in the 19505. The property is also eligible under Local Register Criteria 1 and 7 as it is representative of a Desert Modernist style home that embodies an outstanding attention to architectural design, detail, craftsmanship, and use of materials. The home is also eligible under Local Criterion 4 as a notable example of the MarVal Construction Company. As the dwelling has not been substantially altered, it maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance.

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Resource Name: Fallick Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3C5/5S2
Other Listings:

Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 3.3.9
*Map Name: Cathedral City
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 120
❑x Update
Updated Primary Record Information (DPR 523A):

USGS 7.5' Quad: Rancho Mirage, Cathedral City Date: 2021 Map Scale: 1:24,000 Address: 69-934 Highway 111 City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 UTM Zone: 115 551479.22 m E 3736366.28 m N
APN: 689040023
Date Constructed: 1978
Ownership and Address: Dev Grit; 201 N Palm Canyon Drive, Ste 200, Palm Springs, CA 92262 Report Citation: "Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025."
Description:

The 69-934 Highway 111 property was a one-story commercial building constructed in 1978. In 2002, Leslie Heumann and Associates described the property as an Organic Modern style building designed by Ken Kellogg. The building was notable for its unique form which followed the natural curvature of the topography. The building was demolished circa 2013. As of 2024, nothing has been built in its place.

Updated BSO Information (DPR 523B):

A prior survey evaluated the property as status code 3S - appears eligible for NR as an individual property through survey evaluation.

The prior survey found the building was architecturally significant as a good example of an Organic Modern building in Rancho Mirage.

The building was fully demolished in ca. 2013. As of 2024, it has not been replaced. The historic resource is no longer extant. As such, the property is not eligible for inclusion in the NRHP, CRHR, or Local Register. The property is evaluated as status code 6Z - Found ineligible for NR, CR or Local designation through survey evaluation.

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P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication •Unrestricted *a. County Riverside *b. USGS 7.5' Quad Date:
*c. Address 69-934 Highway 111 City Rancho Mirage
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number Block: Lot:

Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Chart House Restaurant Zip 92270
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) Situated at the foot of a small hill along Highway 111, the arrestingly designed Chart House restaurant follows the natural curvature of the site. The hill appears to slope down through the one-story, southwest -facing, Organic Modern building designed by architect Ken Kellogg in 1978. There is 9,296 square feet covered by the roof. Gently sloping roof, with four inches of urethane foam, the roof undulates around the perimeter of the hill, resting on recycled roof boards that are supported by laminated curved beams.

Fixed windows are mostly clerestory and opaque with black anodized aluminum mullions. The center skylight is made of three layers of translucent plastic running the full length of the restaurant. The skylight culminates in a raised, ribbed dome from which a round natural rock chimney emerges. The rock in the subterranean walls and the chimney was quarried on site. The double doors of the recessed entrance are made of laminated beveled glass in curved wood frames for keeping out the summer heat. A low - profile waterfall of about 20 feet runs in and out through the glass on the east side of the entrance. Low concrete walls form planters on either side. A curved concrete walkway leads from the parking lot which, together with the restaurant, is on 5.48 acres of land. Landscaping consists of a front lawn, gravel, cacti, shrubs, and queen palms. Although the interior has been extensively remodeled, the exterior is original and in excellent condition. *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP6. 1-3 story commercial building *P4. Resources Present: •Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District ❑Other P5b. Description of Photo: (view
and date)
Southwest elevation
August 2002
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: ■historic
1978/ Source: City of Rancho Mirage
Buiilding Permits
*P7. Owner and Address:

Wessman Holdings LLC
1555 South Palm Canyon Drive #G-
10 Palm Springs, CA 92264
*P8. Recorded by:

P. Moruzzi, T. Grimes, L. Neumann
Leslie Heumann and Associates
600 N. Sierra Bonita Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90036
*P9. Date Recorded:

September 23, 2002
*P10. Survey Type:

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*NRHP Status Code 3S
*Resource Name or #: Chart House Restaurant
B1. Historic Name: Chart House Restaurant
B2. Common Name: Same
B3. Original Use: Restaurant
*B5. Architectural Style: Organic Modern
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations):

June 6, 1978. Restaurant. Value: $317,320.

July 25, 1985. Monument sign.

March 23, 1998. Interior strip out of finishes including carpet, wood booths, fixtures, pavers, adobe tile, etc.

B4. Present Use: Restaurant
*B7. Moved? ■No ❑Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features:

None.

B9a. Architect: Kendrick Bangs Kellogg b. Builder: Wessman Construction Company *B10. Significance: Theme Cityhood Area Rancho Mirage
Period of Significance: 1973 - Present Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Chart House is architecturally significant as a unique and outstanding example of "Organic Modern" design, sensitively integrated into its site and responsive to the desert climate. Designed by architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg, it was built in 1978 and appeared on the cover of Restaurant Design magazine in 1981. In 1994, it received the Vintage Pinot Noir Award sponsored by AIA, APA, ASLA, AEP, CSPE, IEDI of the Inland Empire of California, in large part due to its energy efficiency.

Kellogg attended university at San Diego State, University of Colorado, University of Southern California, and the University of California at Berkeley. He received an architect's license in California in 1964 and a building contractor's license in 1966, a national license in 1979, and a global (international) license in 1998. Kellogg's motto is: "the more unusual the site, the better the Architecture."
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) *B12. References:

Alan Hess and Andrew Danish, Palm Springs Weekend, Chronicle Books, 2001.

Kendrick Bangs Kellogg website.
http://sandiegoart.com/KKellogg/restps.html
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permits.

B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Peter Moruzzi, Teresa Grimes, Leslie Heumann (This space reserved for official comments.)
*Date of Evaluation: September 23, 2002
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*Recorded by P. Moruzzi, T. Grimes, L. Heumann *Date September 23, 2002 O Continuation ❑ Update *B10. Significance (continued):

Kellogg's diversified experience emphasizes composing a totally unified concept. He has a rather unorthodox philosophy regarding architecture and the profession. "Although the `architectural school' taught basic engineering, it also inadvertently taught me what not to do. Architecture cannot be taught. Beauty comes from within. I learned early that license does not make Architecture. Competitions are, for the most part, political. The technology of any time is only a tool. The AIA is composed of those, with and without license, who primarily are in the business of promoting themselves rather than Architecture. And a committee will never be composed of anything more than another level of mediocrity." Kellogg believes "Organic Architecture is the Mother of the Arts. Beauty is the sustainable essence of life. Nature is not sentimental. Both beauty and nature are the practical aspects of our compassion for survival." The Chart House, Kellogg's only known Coachella Valley commission, brilliantly demonstrates Kellogg's design philosophy.

Here he created a building that is an integral and `organic' part of the environment as it grows out of the hill. Hugging the land, the partially subterranean building folds, curves, and undulates with the topography. It is clearly one -of -a -kind. The property appears eligible for separate listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C for exceptional merit as an example of Organic Modern design (a "3S" National Register Status Code). In addition, the property would be eligible for designation under an existing or proposed local ordinance.

P5b. Descri•tion/Date of Photo: View from beneath entrance overhan., Au.ust 2002.

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Appendix B. New DPR Forms for Newly
Recorded Properties
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City of Rancho Mirage
Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement
Table 2. Newly Recorded Properties
Newly Recorded Properties
Urbana
Survey
No.

Address
Resource Name
CRHR Status
Code
1 71-388 Cypress Drive
Phil Harris & Alice Faye
Residence
6Z
2 72-424 Desert Drive
Hedy Lamarr House
3S/3CS/5S3
3 71-543 Tangier Road
Jeff Chandler Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
4 70-447 Pecos Road
Penrith-Taubman House
3S/3CS/5S3
5 40-471 Sand Dune Road
Gerald Ford Estate
3S/3CS/5S3
6 41-910 Tonopah Road
Cramer Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
7 40-516 Tonopah Road
Armstrong Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
8 70-146 Carson Road
Stoneman Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
9 70-772 Fairway Drive
D.B. McDaniels Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
10 71-136 La Paz Road
Meade Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
11 70-641 Tamarisk Lane
Spare Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
12 37-101 Los Reyes Drive
Klein Residence
3CS/5S3
13 37-319 Los Reyes Drive
Schwartz Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
14 71-017 Fairway Drive
Albert Marx Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
15 41-001 Thunderbird Road
Fred Wilson Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
16 70-385 Highway 111
Lord Fletcher's Restaurant
3S/3CS/5S3
17 71-991 Highway 111
Provident Bank
3CS/5S3
18 72-067 Highway 111
Noel F. Birns Building
3S/3CS/5S3
19 42-730 Dunes View Road
A. Ronald Button Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
20 71-530 Biskra Road
James Roosevelt Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
21 40-257 Club View Drive
Bligh Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
22 70-983 Fairway Drive
Kramer Residence
6Z
23 70-831 Fairway Drive
Gale residence
3S/3CS/5S3
24 71-094 La Paz Road
Morton Residence
3CS/5S3
25 70-050 Highway 1 1 1
Las Casuelas Nuevas Restaurant
6Z
26 39-856 Morningside Drive
Eddie Lowery Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
27 70-843 Tamarisk Lane
Riback Residence
3CS/5S3
28 39-581 Kersten Drive
Kersten Ranch
6Z
29 72-204 Rancho Road
Hughey Residence
6Z
30 71-757 Tunis Road
Carle Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
31 71-653 Mirage Road
Specht Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
32 71-560 Biskra Road
Veiling Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
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33 71-490 Mirage Road
Brush Residence
5S3
34 69-825 Highway 1 1 1
Rancho Mirage City Hall
6Z
35 70-000 Thunderbird Mesa
Drive
Cook Residence
3S/3CS/5S3
36 70-890 Tamarisk Lane
Maxene Andrews Residence
6Z
37 1201 Tamarisk West
Street
N/A
3B/3CB/5B
38 1202 Tamarisk West
Street
N/A
3D/3CD/5D3
39 1203 Tamarisk West
Street
N/A
3B/3CB/5B
40 1205 Tamarisk West
Street
N/A
3B/3CB/5B
41 1206 Tamarisk West
Street
N/A
3B/3CB/5B
42 1207 Tamarisk West
Street
N/A
3B/3CB/5B
43 1209 Tamarisk West
Street
N/A
3D/3CD/5D3
44 1210 Tamarisk West
Street
N/A
3D/3CD/5D3
45 1211 Tamarisk West
Street
N/A
3B/3CB/5B
46 1212 Tamarisk West
Street
N/A
3B/3CB/5B
47 39-000 Bob Hope Drive
Annenberg Center for Health
Sciences
3CS/5S3
48 39-407 Vista Del Sol
Betty Ford Center
6Z
49 39-000 Bob Hope Drive
Eisenhower Medical Center
Probst Professional Building
3S/3CS/5S3
50 71-075 Highway 1 1 1
Desert View Animal Clinic
6Z
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PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer Date
Resource Name: Phil Harris & Alice Faye Residence
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Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: a
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City Date: 2021 T_; R _; _'/4 of /a of Sec _; S. B. B.M.

C. Address: 71-388 Cypress Drive City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 115, 553808.5 mE / 3735142.98 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 684040008
*P3a. Description:

The 71-388 Cypress Drive property, known as the Phil Harris & Alice Faye Residence, was constructed in 1952 in Thunderbird Country Club and it sits on a o.6o acre parcel. The property is a one-story Post and Beam style single-family residence with an irregular floor plan and a low-pitched cross -gabled roof clad in composition sheets and tiles. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades clad in brick and stucco siding. The front elevation features an offset and recessed front entrance and the rear elevation features floor -to -ceiling windows looking out over the golf course beneath a wide flat porch roof overhang. The property also has a detached non -historic (ca. 2019) guest house to the north. In 2019, the owner made significant alterations to the original dwelling, modernizing both the exterior and interior of the home, removing many of the original mid-century design elements and materials.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building I1 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
71-388 Cypress Drive_1: View facing
northeast of the south (rear) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
I iHistoric: 1951(Desert Sun, 18 October
1951, 5)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Rancho De Ratones Trust, Lucy K. Williams,
Stuart Williams; 2819 both Ave, Mercer
Island, WA 98040
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None ID Location Map El Continuation Sheet I] Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#: None
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 1
Resource Name: Phil Harris & Alice Faye Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Phil Harris & Alice Faye Residence
B2. Common Name: 71-388 Cypress Drive
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Post and Beam
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1951. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973.

In 2002, the owner re-tiled/re-plastered the pool, added a spa, and added a block wall around the new pool equipment. In February 2019 the owner installed a new septic system. Later that year in June 2019, the owner remodeled the home by adding a new guest house and a new golf cart garage. The owner also replaced the roof and remodeled the pool and spa area in August 2019.
*B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Hiram Hudson Benedict b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme: Country Club Era, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1951-1998 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR/Local ineligible
The first owners and occupants of71-388 Cypress Drive were husband and wife, Phil Harris and Alice Faye, both well known entertainers of their age. The house was designed for the couple by Hiram Hudson Benedict. They occupied their home in Rancho Mirage until the 1990s, when Phil passed away in 1995 and Alice died in 1998. One of the earliest houses built within Thunderbird Country Club, Phil Harris and Alice Faye commissioned the home shorty after they helped establish the club as early investors. However, while the dwelling is associated with the establishment of the Country Club Era (1951-1973), it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to this theme. The construction of the home did not significantly impact the design and direction of future residents within the club boundaries. It is also associated with the new Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme but it is not considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

See Continuation Sheet for additional references.

B13. Remarks: None
*B14. Evaluator: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
www.urbanapreservation.com
*Date of Evaluation: 2025
(This space reserved for official comments.)
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 1
*Map Name: Cathedral City
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 1
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
71-388 Cypress Drive_5: View facing east of the northwest (front) elevation Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

The home was built originally designed as a Custom Ranch house, but a remodeling campaign in 2019, removed many of the original mid-century design elements, and materials. The original wood shake roof was removed and replaced, the original configuration of windows and doors has been substantially modified, and most of the original brick walls have been removed. Today, the home more closely resembles a Post and Beam modernist style residence.

The dwelling is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/a, as it is not directly associated with significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history. The property is potentially individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as the home is significantly associated with the lives of Phil Harris and Alice Faye while they were still working together in the entertainment industry. However, the property no longer retains adequate historic integrity to convey its significance under this criterion. Due to 2019 alterations, the home no longer retains integrity of design, materials, or feeling. The property is not considered eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it no longer individually embodies the distinctive characteristics of a mid- century Custom Ranch style home constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 19505. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the dwelling would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history.

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 1-4 and 6-8. The home is potentially eligible under Local Register Criterion 5, as it is associated with persons or events that have made a meaningful contribution to the city, state or nation, Phil Harris and Alice Faye. However, the property no longer retains integrity of design, materials, or feeling. The dwelling has been substantially altered and it does not maintain adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance in relation to its past occupants. As such, the property is assigned a 6Z status code: Found ineligible for NRHP, CRHR, or Local Register through survey evaluation.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 1
❑x Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

B12. References Continued:

Riverside County Assessor Records;
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permit Records;
Preservation Mirage Research Collection;
Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-1957);
California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Genealogybank.com;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com;
Digital Collection, Ancestry.com;
Online Historic Aerial Photographs, Historic Aerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial Collection; Leslie Neumann and Associates, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resources Survey, 2003; Melissa Riche and Jim Riche, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, 2018 DPR 523L (0912013)

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Resource Name: Hedy Lamarr House
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Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 2
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 T_; R _; _'/a of_ IA of Sec _; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 72-424 Desert Drive City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 11 S, 555484.46 mE / 3732930.81 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 682370017
*P3a. Description:

The 72-424 Desert Drive property, known as the Hedy Lamarr House, was constructed in 1946 in the Rancho Mirage Annex No. 2 subdivision and it sits on a o.90 acre parcel. The property is a one-story Custom Ranch style single-family residence with an L-shaped floor plan and a low-pitched cross -hipped roof. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades clad in uncoursed rock and horizontal wood board siding. The front elevation features a centered front entrance beneath the wide overhanging eave of the home and a wide carport at the northwestern end building. It has horizontal sliding sash windows and a roof clad in tile. There appear to have been no significant alterations to the property over time. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building ❑x Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
72-424 Desert Drive_1: View facing northeast
of the southwest (front) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
OHistoric: 1946 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Angela Delores Bocchino, Edward Hentry,
Coughran; 72424 Desert Drive, Rancho
Mirage, CA 92270
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None ❑x Location Map ❑x Continuation Sheet IJ Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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755

State of California — The Resources Agency Primary#:

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#: None
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 2
Resource Name: Hedy Lamarr House

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B1. Historic Name: Hedy Lamarr House
B2. Common Name: 72-424 Desert Drive
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Custom Ranch
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1946. Limited building permit data prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973 exists. In 1962, the owner, Mike Buccino installed a swimming pool (Permit No. 85354), upgraded the electrical service to the property (No. 85377), installed a new sprinkler system (No. 85636), and added a new bathroom (No. 85720). In 1963, he installed a new AC units (No. 100196). No post -1973 permits are on file with the City of Rancho Mirage. In 2002, a permit was issued to abandon the septic system and to connect the residence to the sewer system (Permit No. B02o1926). In 2004, a permit was issued to re -roof the residence (Permit No. B0402370). In 2007, a permit was issued to remove the overhead electrical service conductors and replace it with an underground service (Permit No. B0700726). *B7. Moved? ID No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Jack Carter (Pearson and Carter) b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme: Early Agricultural and Residential Period, 1924-1950 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1946 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criteria B/2 and C/3; Local Criteria land 5 72-424 Desert Drive is a Custom Ranch style single-family residence within Rancho Mirage Annex No. 2. The subject property was constructed in 1946 and was designed by Jack Carter (Pearson and Carter) for Hedy Lamarr, a nationally famous actress of her age. Carlos de La Leon was the interior designer. Due to a lack of telephone directory records and permit records, it is unclear how long she owned the property after it was constructed. It is rumoured that she also owned the house next door at 72-408 Desert Drive, which she utilized as a guest house.

One of the older remaining houses built within the Rancho Mirage Annex, the Hedy Lamarr House is associated with the Early Agricultural and Residential Period (1924-1950) of Rancho Mirage. A. Ronald Button, one of the principal figures in the development of Rancho Mirage, was Hedy Lamarr's lawyer for a time and likely influenced her decision to build a home in the community. However, the property was not one of the earliest homes built in the neighborhood and is not directly associated with A. Ronald Button. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Early Agricultural and Residential Period (1924-1950) theme. It is also associated with the new Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-1980s) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural sty e in the community.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

See Continuation Sheet for additional references.

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LOCATION MAP
Resource Name: Hedy Lamarr House

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Primary#:

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Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 2
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 2
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
72-424 Rancho Road_2: View facing east of the southwest (front) elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-4 and 6-8. The Hedy Lamarr House is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the residence is representative of a mid -loth century Custom Ranch home in Rancho Mirage. It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 5, as it is associated with persons (Hedy Lamarr) or events which have made a meaningful contribution to the city, state or nation. The property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, feeling, and association. The dwelling has not been substantially altered and it maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 5S3 status code - appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation; the 3C5 status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 35 status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 2
❑x Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

B12. References Continued:

Desert Sun, July 4 1947;
Desert Sun, March 281947, Number 6o;
Riverside County Assessor Records;
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permit Records;
Preservation Mirage Research Collection;
Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-1957);
California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Genealogybank.com;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com;
Digital Collection, Ancestry.com;
Online Historic Aerial Photographs, HistoricAerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial Collection; Leslie Neumann and Associates, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resources Survey, 2003; Melissa Riche and Jim Riche, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, 2018.

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PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer Date
Resource Name: Jeff Chandler Residence
Page i of 5
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 3
P1. Other Identifier: Casa Cochise
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication 0 Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 T _ ; R Y4 of 'La of Sec ;_S. B. B.M.

C. Address: 71-543 Tangier Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 115, 554080.9 mE / 3733247.53 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 684332009
*P3a. Description:

The 71-543 Tangier Road property, known as the Jeff Chandler Residence, was constructed in 1957 in the Rancho Mirage Unit 6 subdivision and it sits on a o.3o acre parcel. The property is a one-story Contemporary style single-family residence with an U- shaped floor plan and a low-pitched front -gabled roof. The residence has asymmetrical facades clad in stucco. The front elevation features a recessed off -centered front entrance with a paneled wooden door beneath the wide open eave overhang supported by a decorative metal post. Between the residence and the garage, there is a covered front patio beneath a flat roof and a wooden trellis which is located behind a decorative metal fence. The dwelling is connected to the garage at the northern end via the front patio roof and the garage is covered by its own separate front -gabled roof. The front elevation has floor -to - ceiling windows within the primary gable end that features exposed purlins and an exposed ridge beam. The roof is clad in rolled composition sheets. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building 0 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
71-543 Tangier Road_2: View southwest of
the northeast (front) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
OHistoric: 1957 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Spark Trust, Sandy S. Park; 71543 Tangier
Road, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None 0 Location Map 0 Continuation Sheet 0 Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#: None
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 3
Resource Name: Jeff Chandler Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Jeff Chandler Residence
B2. Common Name: 71-543 Tangier Road
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Contemporary
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1957. Limited building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973. During construction in 1956 A. Ronald Button was issued permits to wire the property with electric lines, install a sewage system, and build the rear pool (No. 10959, SFo3661, and 10996).

Permit records post -1973 indicate that ownership installed a new sewer hookup in 2001. In 2007, the owner removed overhead electrical service conductors and replaced them with underground service. In 2020, they re -roofed the home and replaced the five ton heat pump and air handler. The next year in 2021, they replaced the two ton mini split and air handler. In 2022 they replaced the five ton heat pump and air handler again. In 2023, the ownership installed solar panels on the roof. Other non - permitted undated alterations include garage door and front door replacements. *B7. Moved? ❑D No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None. B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Rancho Mirage Realty Company *B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1957 -1961 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criteria B/2 and C/3; Local Criteria a and 5 71-543 Tangier Road is a Contemporary style single-family residence within Rancho Mirage Unit 6 subdivision. The subject property was constructed in 1957 by the Rancho Mirage Realty Company, which was owned by A. Ronald Button, Dave Culver, and Art Linkletter. The first owner and occupant was Jeff Chandler, a well known actor of his age famous for his portrayal of Cochise in the 1950 film Broken Arrow. Chandler owned and occupied this house seasonally until his tragic death in 1961.

A. Ronald Button created the Rancho Mirage Realty Company in 1954. While he sold property in Rancho Mirage throughout the late-194os and early-195os, homes Button's homes built by the Rancho Mirage Realty Company were unique in their design and marketing. From the 19405, Button's plan was to build a new city and he required investors. To that end, he partnered briefly with his brother-in-law, the radio and TV personality Art Linkletter, from 1956 to 1958, to develop modern Contemporary style homes within the Magnesia Falls Cove area. During this timeframe, the Rancho Mirage Realty Company developed a number of Contemporary style tract houses using similar plans and marketed them as 'Linkletter Homes', to capitalize on name recognition and put the community on the map. Most 'Linkletter Homes' had stucco -clad exterior walls, semi-detached garages connected by patio roofs, floor -to -ceiling windows on the front and rear elevations, front -facing cables with large overhancs, and exposed roofing components.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

See Continuation Sheet for additional references.

State of California — The Resources Agency

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

LOCATION MAP
Resource Name: Jeff Chandler Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 3
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 3
❑D Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
71-543 Tangier Road_3: View south of the northeast (front) elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

One of the earlier houses built within the Magnesia Falls Cove neighborhood, the Jeff Chandler Residence is associated with the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling was constructed more than a decade after A. Ronald Button began overseeing development in Magnesia Falls and it was built during the time that Button was serving as California State Treasurer (1956-1959) and left Mel Anderson in -charge to oversee his subdivision development.

Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951- 1973) theme. It is also associated with the new Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

The dwelling is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1, as it is not directly associated with significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history. The property is potentially individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as the home is significantly associated with the life of Jeff Chandler while he was working as an actor in Hollywood. The property is potentially eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it still embodies the distinctive characteristics of a Contemporary style home constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 1950s. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the property would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history.

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-4 and 6-8. The Jeff Chandler Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the residence is representative of a mid -20th century Contemporary style home in Rancho Mirage. It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 5, as it is associated with persons (Jeff Chandler) or events which have made a meaningful contribution to the city, state or nation. The property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The dwelling has not been substantially altered and it maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 5S3 status code - appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation; the 3C5 status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 3S status code6ps eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

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CONTINUATION SHEET
Resource Name: Jeff Chandler Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 3
❑x Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

B12. References Continued:

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer Date
Resource Name: Penrith-Taubman House
Page i of 5
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 4
P1. Other Identifier: Thunderbird House
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 T_;R_;_'/4of_ 1 of Sec_; S. B. B.M._ c. Address: 70-447 Pecos Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: ii S, 552240.77 mE / 37348i9•o1 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 690162003
690162007
*P3a. Description:

The 70-447 Pecos Road property, known as the Penrith-Taubman House, was constructed in 1965 in the Thunderbird Ranch 2 subdivision of Thunderbird Heights and it sits on a a.90 acre parcel. The property is a two-story Desert Modernist style single- family residence with an X-shaped floor plan and a flat roof. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades clad in stucco and uncoursed stone. The front elevation features a recessed front entrance under the wide overhanging eaves. The all elevations feature large sliding sash windows orfloor-to-ceiling windows. The roof is clad in rolled composition sheets. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building I1 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
70-447 Pecos Road_1: View south of the
northeast (front) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
I iHistoric: 1965 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

RD 70447 Pecos; 200 E Long Lake, Bloomfield
Hills, MI 48303
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None ID Location Map ID Continuation Sheet I] Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#: None
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 4
Resource Name: Penrith-Taubman House

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B1. Historic Name: Penrith-Taubman House
B2. Common Name: 70-447 Pecos Road
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Desert Modernist
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1965. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973.

Permit records post -1973 indicate that the ownership added 40 feet of retaining wall in 2006 and a seepage pit for the septic tank in 2006. In 2007, they added 105 feet of wrought iron fencing with gates and four columns. In 2011, they improved their pool drainage.
*B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: John Randal McDonald b. Builder: Albert Wild and Ross Patten *B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1965 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria 1, 4, and 7 70-447 Pecos Road is a Desert Modernist style single-family residence within Thunderbird Heights. The subject property was designed by John Randal McDonald and constructed in 1965 by Albert Wild and Ross Patten. The first owners and occupants were Jack M. and Geraldine I. Penrith. Jack Penrith was vice president of United Insurance of America and president of the United Insurance Company in Chicago. Geraldine Penrith was an avid golfer and they both became members of the Thunderbird Country Club in 1961. Geraldine Penrith was the daughter of O.T. Hogan who was the founder and chairman of United Insurance.

According to Hogan's obituary, the company was located in the 41 -story United of America Building at State and Wacker, known as "the world's tallest marble skyscraper" in the mid 19605. Mr. Hogan retired as board chairman in 1969, but continued as honorary chairman. Jack Penrith had joined the company as a young man, working as an elevator operator, and continued to work with the company until his death in 1964 when he was murdered in Chicago.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

See Continuation Sheet for additional references.

State of California — The Resources Agency

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LOCATION MAP
Resource Name: Penrith-Taubman House

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 4
*Map Name: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage
*Scale: 1:24,000
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 4
❑D Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
70-447 Pecos Road_4: View north of the northeast (rear) elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2: The current owners are the Taubman family who updated the interior of the home over recent years. Julia Reyes Taubman, co-founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, oversaw many of these updates with her interior designer, Brad Dunning, until her death in 2018. Julia was also a well known photographer who published her book, Detroit: 138 Square Miles, to showcase her work. Her family owned one of the nation's largest privately held companies, the Chicago -based food and beverage distribution company, Reyes Holdings LLC. She married Robert Taubman, the current chairman, president and CEO of Taubman Centers Inc., in 1999.

John Randal McDonald (1922-2003) was an American architect who worked in the 195os and 19605. McDonald was born in Milwaukee in 1922 and served in World War II as an officer in the U.S. Navy before pursuing a degree in architecture. After a brief stint in the fine arts program at the State Teacher's College, McDonald decided to pursue his interest in architecture at Yale University. His work has often been compared to Frank Lloyd Wright's because nature was a continuous theme in his design, emphasizing the importance of a natural setting and the use of natural materials. McDonald also encouraged homeowners to be aware of the elegance of the natural environment, thereby making them more sensitive to nature. McDonald designed unique homes that appealed to the public and were often were affordable. Initially, McDonald's designs were predominantly for private residences; however, as years passed and his success and reputation increased, he was commissioned to design monasteries, hotels, factories, dormitories, schools, and churches across the country and abroad. McDonald constructed his first house, located at 8oi Lathrop Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin in 1949. With his continued success, McDonald expanded his business and moved to Florida in the late 19505. McDonald was successful throughout his life as he designed hotels, banks, churches, and marinas throughout the world, as well as homes for various celebrities, such as Bjorn Borg, Mickey Mantle, Perry Como, Jimmy Connors, James Garner and Maureen O'Hara. He died in 2003.

One of the earlier houses built within the Thunderbird Heights, the Penrith-Taubman House is associated with the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling is not individually significantly associated with development within the community. It did not influence the design or direction of other Desert Modernist houses built in the neighborhood during the 196os and 19705. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme. It is also associated with the new Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 4
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The dwelling is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/a, as it is not directly associated with significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history. The property is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as the home is not significantly associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. The property is potentially eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it still embodies the distinctive characteristics of a Desert Modernist style home constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 196os and is representative of the work of recognized the master architect John Randall McDonald and master builders Albert Wild and Ross Patten. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the property would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history.

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3, 5-6, and 8. The Penrith-Taubman House is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion i as the residence is representative of a mid -20th century Desert Modernist style home in Rancho Mirage. It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it represents the work of a master architect John Randall McDonald and master builders Albert Wild and Ross Patten. Furthermore, the property is eligible under Local Register Criterion 7 as it embodies elements of outstanding attention to architectural design, detail, craftsmanship and materials. The property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The dwelling has not been substantially altered and it maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 553 status code - appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation; the 3C5 status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 3S status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

B12. References Continued:

John Randal McDonald Collection, 1949-2001 (bulk 1949-1958),"" Wisconsin Historical Society, accessed March 2025, https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives; cc=wiarchives;view=text;rgn=main;didno=uw-whs-pho6616; Aleanna Siacon, ""MOCAD co-founder Julia Reyes Taubman, 5o, dies after cancer battle,"" Detroit Free Press, January 29 2018, accessed March 2025, https://www.freep.com/story/news/obituary/2018/01/29/mocad-founder-julia-reyes-taubman- obituary/1074217001/;
Riverside County Assessor Records;
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permit Records;
Preservation Mirage Research Collection;
Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-1957);
California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Genealogybank.com;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com;
Digital Collection, Ancestry.com;
Online Historic Aerial Photographs, Historic Aerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial Collection; Leslie Neumann and Associates, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resources Survey, 2003; Melissa Riche and Jim Riche, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, 2018.

DPR 523L (0912013)

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer
Resource Name: Gerald Ford Estate
Page i of 5
Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 5
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 T_;R_;_'/4of_1ofSec _; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 40-471 Sand Dune Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone:11 S, 553959.88 mE / 3735083.89 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 684020043
*P3a. Description:
40-471 Sand Dune Road, known as the Gerald Ford Estate, was constructed in 1978 in Thunderbird Country Club and it sits on a

1.35 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Desert Modernist style single-family residence with an L-shaped floor plan and a flat roof. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades clad in stucco. The front elevation features a recessed front entrance under the wide overhanging eaves. The all elevations feature large sliding sash windows or floor -to -ceiling metal framed windows. The roof is clad in rolled composition sheets. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building 0 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
40-471 Sand Dune Road_a: View southeast of
the northwest (rear) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
OHistoric: 1978 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

John William Mcilwee, William J. Damaschke;
9255 Sunset Blvd, Ste 805, West Hollywood,
CA 9oo69
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None 0 Location Map 0 Continuation Sheet 0 Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#: None
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 5
Resource Name: Gerald Ford Estate

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B1. Historic Name: Gerald Ford Estate
B2. Common Name: 40-471 Sand Dune Road
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Desert Modernist
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1978. Permit records post -construction indicate that the ownership replaced the A/C unit in 2008, replaced the split system in 2011, added solar panels in 2012, completed an extensive interior remodel in 2013, and added 45 feet of block wall for the outdoor spa in 2014. *B7. Moved? ❑x No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None. B9a. Architect: Welton Becket & Associates (MacDonald Becket) b. Builder: Bill Foster *B10. Significance: Theme: Cityhood, 1973 - Present Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1978-2011 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criteria B/2 and C/3; Local Criteria a, 4, and 5 40-471 Sand Dune Road is a Desert Modernist style single-family residence within Thunderbird Country Club. The subject property was designed by MacDonald Becket of Welton Becket & Associates and constructed in 1978 by Bill Foster, a former mayor of Palm Springs who was also second -generation builder. The home was built for former President Gerald Ford and former First Lady Betty Ford. The Ford Family built their house on property adjacent to their friend Leonard Firestone, who finished construction on his estate in 1957•
Born in Seattle in 1902, Welton Becket studied architecture at the University of Washington. He moved with his schoolmate Walter Wurdeman to Los Angeles in 1933. Together with Charles Plummer, they formed Plummer, Wurdeman and Becket, a firm that largely designed restaurants and shops. In 1935 they designed the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles in a striking Streamline Moderne design. After Plummer's death in 1939, the duo continued as Wurdeman and Becket. They worked largely on defense and housing projects until the end of World War II. When large-scale projects were green -lit across the country, Becket and Plummer were well positioned to receive a sizable share of the new commissions. Their first major post war building was the 1947 Bullock's Pasadena, one of the first department stores to open after the war. The same year, their General Petroleum building became the first major post war office building to rise in downtown Los Angeles. After Wurdeman died unexpectedly in 1949, Becket renamed the firm Welton Becket and Associates. He continued to design several iconic buildings including: Capitol Records (Hollywood, 1956), Parker Center (Civic Center, 1955), Los Angeles International Airport (with William Pereira, Charles Luckman, and Paul R. Williams; Inglewood, 1959), and The Music Center (Civic Center, 1964-67). Becket's firm also completed master plans for Panorama City (1947) and Century City (1960), UCLA Medical Center (Westwood, 1948-70), and the civic cores of Pomona (1962-69) and the City of Orange (1963). Welton "Welt" Becket oversaw the construction of more than a hundred projects before his passing in 1969.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

See Continuation Sheet for additional references.

State of California — The Resources Agency

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LOCATION MAP
Resource Name: Gerald Ford Estate

Page 3 of 5 ends

Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 5
*Map Name: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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Resource Name: Gerald Ford Estate

Page 4 of 5 ends

Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 5
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
40-471 Sand Dune Road_5: View east of the northwest (rear) elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

MacDonald Becket graduated from the USC School of Architecture in 1952. Like his uncle, MacDonald was a driving force in the development of architecture in Los Angeles. Two of his major roles in California were coordinating architect for the master planning and architectural implementations of the 260 -acre Century City project and in the successful renovation of the state capitol building in Sacramento. Becket became president of Welton Becket and Associates in 1969, after Welton's death, and under his leadership, the firm became significant for its corporate and institutional architecture with multiple offices in the United States and around the world. He was instrumental in the design of projects such as the Washington, D.C. Convention Center, Terminal One at the Los Angeles International Airport, Barclays Bank International in New York City, the Federal Courts Building in downtown Los Angeles, the redevelopment of the Boston Commons, Xerox Square in Rochester, New York, the Reunion Hyatt Regency in Dallas, and the Valley National Bank (now Chase Bank) in downtown Phoenix, which is still the tallest building in Arizona.

MacDonald Becket also expanded the firm's development, investment, and international roles. In China, His firm designed the Great Wall Hotel in Beijing and the firm later developed the World Trade Center in Moscow, Russia. He was the first American architect to do a major building in China. Five large projects for the Samsung Corporation in Seoul, South Korea, were also accomplished under his direction. The firm merged in 1987 with Ellerbe Inc. to forllerbe Becket, once the largest architectural firm in the United States. In 2009, AECOM Technology purchased Ellerbe Becket. Prior to the merger, Becket oversaw a staff of Soo architects, planners, engineers, interior designers, space planners and programmers, and allied specialists offering comprehensive total design services on a worldwide basis. In addition, Becket designed and completed personal homes for former United States presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Gerald Ford, as well as for J.C. Hall, owner and president of Hallmark Cards. He died in 2017 at the age of 89 years old in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Gerald Ford Estate was built decades after the initial formation of Thunderbird Country Club. Due to the year that the Fords finished their home, the property is associated with the Cityhood (1973 - Present) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the house is not individually significantly associated with the development of Rancho Mirage as a community because it was already associated with celebrities and former U.S. presidents. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Cityhood (1973 - Present) theme. It is also associated with the new Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-1980s) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 5
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The dwelling is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/a, as it is not directly associated with significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history. The property is individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as the home is significantly associated with the lives of both Gerald Ford and Betty Ford. This was the retirement home for Gerald Ford, but Betty Ford conducted significant work with the Betty Ford Center at the Eisenhower Medical Center to establish treatment options for individuals battling addiction and substance abuse while she lived at the house. The property is potentially eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a Desert Modernist style home constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 1970s and it represents the work of the master architects of Welton Becket & Associates, when the company was led by the nephew of Welton Becket, MacDonald Becket. While the property does not meet the 5o -year threshold for listing in the NRHP at the time of this survey, there is precedent for exceptions, especially regarding properties associated with the lives of U.S.

Presidents. Therefore, the property is eligible for listing in the CRHR and the NRHP under Criterion C/3. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the property would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history.

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3 and 6-8. The Gerald Ford Estate is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the residence is representative of a mid -20th century Desert Modernist style home in Rancho Mirage. It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it represents the work of a master architect, Welton Becket & Associates, headed by MacDonald Becket. It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 5, as it is associated with both Gerald Ford and Betty Ford, who both accomplished much while living on the property. The home appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. While the interior was renovated in 2013, the exterior has not been substantially altered and it maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 5S3 status code - appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation; the 3C5 status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 3S status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

Bz.2. References Continued:
"In Memoriam: Architect MacDonald Becket, 89,"" USC Architecture, January 7 2017, accessed March 2025, https://arch.usc.edu/news/in-memoriam-architect-macdonald-becket-8g; Riverside County Assessor Records;
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permit Records;
Preservation Mirage Research Collection;
Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-1957);
California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Genealogybank.com;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com;
Digital Collection, Ancestry.com;
Online Historic Aerial Photographs, Historic Aerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial Collection; Leslie Neumann and Associates, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resources Survey, 2003; Melissa Riche and Jim Riche, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, 2018.

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer
Resource Name: Cramer Residence
Page i of 6
Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3C5/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 6
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 T_;R_;_'/4of_ 1ofSec _; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 41-910 Tonopah Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone:115, 551836.61 mE / 3734718.57 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 690083001
*P3a. Description:
41-g10 Tonopah Road, known as the Cramer Residence, was constructed in 1971 in Thunderbird Heights and it sits on a 1.21 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Desert Modernist style single-family residence with an L-shaped floor plan and a flat roof.

The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco and cement with large pieces of stone aggregate.

The front elevation features a centered recessed front entrance under the wide overhanging eaves. The entrance is flanked by large floor -to -ceiling metal framed windows. The roof is clad in rolled composition sheets. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property overtime apart from a detached rear guest house which was added in 2000. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building 0 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
41-910 Tonopah Road_i: View east of the
northwest (front) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
OHistoric: 1971 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Bernard Sacks, Audrey Sacks; 600 W Irving
Park Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60193
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None 0 Location Map 0 Continuation Sheet 0 Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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State of California — The Resources Agency Primary#:

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#: None
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 6
Resource Name: Cramer Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Cramer Residence
B2. Common Name: 41-9ao Tonopah Road
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Desert Modernist
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1971. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973.

Permit records post -1973 indicate that the ownership built a detached guest house/gym and a rear tennis court in 2000, installed a new entry gate with walls along a new driveway that same year, and replaced the HVAC system in 2016. *B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Kaptur-Lapham b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1971 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria a, 4, and 7 41-910 Tonopah Road is a Desert Modernist style single-family residence within Thunderbird Heights. The subject property was constructed in 1971 and designed by Hugh Kaptur and Larry Lapham for Glenn A. Cramer and his wife. The interior design was completed by Stephen Chase of Arthur Elrod Associates. Glen Cramer was the director of the Transamerica Corporation from 1968 to 1994, chairman of the executive committee of Transamerica Airlines from 1983 to 1994, and president of Trans International Airlines from 1962 to 1983.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

See Continuation Sheet for additional references.

State of California — The Resources Agency

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LOCATION MAP
Resource Name: Cramer Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 6
*Map Name: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 6
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
41-910 Tonopah Road_6: View east of the northwest (front) elevation.

Cramer Residence rendering by Kaptur - PS Life: Hugh Kaptur Rendering of the Cramer Residence.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 6
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

Hugh Kaptur was born in Detroit Michigan where his father was a designer in the Packard and General Motors studios. He studied architecture at the Lawrence Institute of Technology. He joined the Marines and while stationed at Camp Pendleton, he met his first wife and designed a real estate office for her family in San Clemente, his first built project. In 1954, Kaptur returned to Detroit where he worked with his Dad in GM's styling division. He moved to Palm Springs in 1956 and apprenticed with Donald Wexler and Richard Harrison. After being let go during a recession, Kaptur went to work independently making renderings for other architects and was hired by contractors to draw building plans. In 1962 he formed a partnership with licensed architect Robert Ricciardi to get the commission for Palm Springs Fire Station #3 and the Palm Springs Golf Course Clubhouse. After that partnership ended, he formed a new firm with Larry Lapham, Kaptur & Lapham, who was the son of the noted architect Howard Lapham. That partnership lasted ten years during which they designed homes in the Thunderbird and Eldorado Country Clubs. After another partnership with James Cioffi, he semi -retired in 1992.

Lawrence "Larry" Lapham, born in 1935, was an Oklahoma native. He spent two years at Oklahoma City University before he was drafted in 1954 to serve in the Korean War. In 1956, he returned to the United States and moved to Palm Springs in 1959 to work with his father, Howard Lapham as an architect and developer of both homes and commercial properties. In the early 19705, Lapham partnered with Bill Bachwickto develop Desert Dorado, a Soo -unit housing development. He is known for both Modernist and Mediterranean Revival style properties. Lapham is particularlu known for the Alan Laddbuilding on Palm Springs Canyon Drive and many other notable properties across the Coachella Valley. In later years, he became a member of the Palm Spring Planning Commission and a part of the Tribal Council Planning Commission. He dies in 2004 at the age of 68 from cancer at the Desert Regional Medical Center.

One of the earlier houses built within the Thunderbird Heights, the Cramer Residence is associated with the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling is not individually significantly associated with development within the community. It did not influence the design or direction of other Desert Modernist houses built in the neighborhood during the early 1970s. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme.

The dwelling is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/a, as it is not directly associated with significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history. The property is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as the home is not significantly associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. The property is potentially eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it still embodies the distinctive characteristics of a Desert Modernist style home constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 19705 and is representative of the work of the master architects Hugh Kaptur and Larry Lapham. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the property would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history.

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3, 5-6, and 8. The Cramer Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the residence is representative of a mid -20th century Desert Modernist style home in Rancho Mirage. It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it represents the work of a master architects Hugh Kaptur and Larry Lapham. Furthermore, the property is eligible under Local Register Criterion 7 as it embodies elements of outstanding attention to architectural design, detail, craftsmanship and materials. The property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The dwelling has not been substantially altered and it maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 552 status code - individual property that is eligible for local listing or designation; the 3CS status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 3S status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 6
❑x Continuation Sheet
B12. References Continued:

Michelle Woo, "Lawrence Lapham, architect, dies," Desert Sun, April 17 2004, 33; "Hugh Michael Kaptur (1931-)," US Modernist, accessed March 2025, https://usmodernist.org/kaptur.htm; Riverside County Assessor Records;
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permit Records;
Preservation Mirage Research Collection;
Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-1957);
California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Genealogybank.com;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com;
Digital Collection, Ancestry.com;
Online Historic Aerial Photographs, Historic Aerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial Collection; Leslie Neumann and Associates, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resources Survey, 2003; Melissa Riche and Jim Riche, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, 2018 DPR 523L (0912013)

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PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer
Resource Name: Armstrong Residence
Page i of 5
Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 7
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 T_;R_;_'/4of_1 of Sec_; S. B. B.M.

C. Address: 40-516 Tonopah Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone:11 S, 552095.16 mE / 3735000.64 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 690104001
*P3a. Description:
40-516 Tonopah Road, known as the Armstrong Residence, was constructed in 1968 in the Thunderbird Ranch 2 subdivision of Thunderbird Heights and it sits on a o.45 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Desert Modernist style single-family residence with an L-shaped floor plan and a flat roof. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in painted brick and stucco. The front elevation features a centered recessed front entrance with two solid wood doors under the large flat porch roof supported by square columns. The doors are flanked by two original French bronze figures in fountains on either side of the walkway, which contains original terrazzo. The building features large floor -to -ceiling metal framed windows across all elevations. The roof is clad in rolled composition sheets. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building 0 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
40-516 Tonopah Road_i: View east of the
west (front) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IJHistoric: 1969 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Paul Richard Jr Revocable Living Trust, Bank
of the West; 300 S Grand Ave, FL 12th, Los
Angeles, CA 90071
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None IEI Location Map ID Continuation Sheet I] Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 7
Resource Name: Armstrong Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Armstrong Residence
B2. Common Name: 4o-516 Tonopah Road
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Desert Modernist
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1969. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973. Permit records post -1973 indicate that the ownership upgraded their electrical system in 2020.
*B7. Moved? ❑x No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None. B9a. Architect: Charles Du Bois b. Builder: Ernst Off *B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1969 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria a, 4, and 7 40-516 Tonopah Road is a Desert Modernist style single-family residence within Thunderbird Heights. The subject property was constructed in 1969 for Burt Armstrong and Catherine Armstrong, who was a member of the Palm Springs Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and interior decorator who designed the interior of the home. Burt and Catherine were both Los Angeles based interior designers who designed model apartments in major Los Angeles projects like the Century Towers and the Comstock Towers on Wilshire Boulevard. The Armstrong family sold the home the following year in 1970.

Charles Du Bois was born in Rochester, New York. He was raised, with his sister, by his uncle in Glendale, California. He attended UCLA for a year and then transferred to MIT, where he attended school intermittently from 1922 to 1930. During this time, he was also working as a draftsman for several prominent architecture firms, including Walker & Eisen (1923-1931), Gogerty & Weyl (1926-1929), and Horatio W. Bishop (1929). Du Bois was exposed to many Spanish Baroque, Spanish Colonial, and Mediterranean Revival styles in these early years. In 1938, he opened his office in Hollywood. When housing construction slowed during WWII, he worked as a Senior Set Designer for MGM. After the war, he lived in Encino and returned to designing and working with developers across southern California. Some of his works include the Hollywood Riviera Estates, Palos Verdes Riviera Beach Estates, Fairwood Estates in Granada Hills, Santa Anita Estates in Pasadena, and Woodland West in Woodland Hills. In particular, Woodland West offers a glimpse of several Du Bois design hallmarks, namely Palos Verdes stone cladding, double entry doors, and "casket -pull" door handles. His Palm Springs homes possess many classic mid-century modern traits, such as post -and -beam construction, vaulted ceilings, walls of glass, and an emphasis on blending indoor and outdoor living. Du Bois is well known for the Swiss Miss Houses in Palm Springs, featuring dramatic A -frame entries as well as the Las Palmas Summit and Canyon Estates developments. Du Bois died in 1996.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

See Continuation Sheet for additional references.

B13. Remarks: None
*B14. Evaluator: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
www.urbanapreservation.com
(This space reserved for official comments.)
*Date of
Evaluation:
2025
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 7
*Map Name: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage
*Scale: 1:24,000
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 7
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
40-516 Tonopah Road_3: View southeast of the west (front) elevation. 40-516 Tonopah Road_4: View east of west (front) elevation. Detail view of the front entrance.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 7
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

One of the earlier houses built within the Thunderbird Heights, the Armstrong Residence is associated with the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling is not individually significantly associated with development within the community. It did not influence the design or direction of other Desert Modern designs built in the neighborhood during the 19605 or early 19705. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme. It is also associated with the new Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

The dwelling is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1, as it is not directly associated with significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history. The property is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as the home is not significantly associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. The property is eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it embodies the distinctive characteristics of the Desert Modernist style home constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 196os and is representative of the work of the master architect Charles D. Du Bois. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the property would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history.

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3, 5-6, and 8. The Armstrong Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion i as the residence is representative of a mid -20th century Desert Modernist style home in Rancho Mirage. It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it represents the work of master architect Charles D.

Du Bois. Furthermore, the property is eligible under Local Register Criterion 7 as it embodies elements of outstanding attention to architectural design, detail, craftsmanship and materials. The property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The dwelling has not been substantially altered and it maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 5S3 status code - appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation; the 3CS status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 3S status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

B12. References Continued:

Randy Garner, "Architects Who Built Palm Springs: Charles Du Bois," Visit Palm Springs California, August 16 2022, accessed March 2025, https://visitpalmsprings.com/blog/post/palm-springs-architect-charles-du-bois/; Riverside County Assessor Records;
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permit Records;
Preservation Mirage Research Collection;
Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-1957);
California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Genealogybank.com;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com;
Digital Collection, Ancestry.com;
Online Historic Aerial Photographs, Historic Aerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial Collection; Leslie Heumann and Associates, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resources Survey, 2003; Melissa Riche and Jim Riche, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, 2018 DPR 523L (0912013)

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Review Code Reviewer
Resource Name: Stoneman Residence
Page i of 5
Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3C5/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 8
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 T_;R_;_'/4of_1 of Sec_; S. B. B.M.

C. Address: 70-146 Carson Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 11S, 551753.7 mE / 3734892.19 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 690082004
*P3a. Description:
70-146 Carson Road, known as the Stoneman Residence, was constructed in 1964 in Thunderbird Heights and it sits on a o.86 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Desert Modernist style single-family residence with an L-shaped floor plan and a flat roof. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco. The front elevation features a front gate with dual metal doors that leads to an inner courtyard with a pool and fountain where the dual wood paneled front doors are centrally located under a large flat porch roof supported walls and decorative metal posts. The exterior walls are painted stucco interrupted by fiberglass sliding glass doors and fixed floor -to -ceiling metal framed windows. Outdoor walkways are clad in stone with brick framing and the flat roof extends out from most exterior walls to create continuous patio space around the inner courtyard which is supported by simple square metal columns. The flat roof is clad in rolled composition sheets. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building I1 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
70-146 Carson Road_i: View northwest of the
southwest (front) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IJHistoric: 1964 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Daniel Kunin, Constance Bigelow Kunin; 3.270
Goose Lane Rd, White Bear Lake, MN 55110
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None ID Location Map ID Continuation Sheet El Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 8
Resource Name: Stoneman Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Stoneman Residence
B2. Common Name: 70-146 Carson Road
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Desert Modernist *B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1964. Limited building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973. In 1962, Alan Stoneman received a permit for the construction of a the home and concrete block retaining wall (No. 94050 and 85412). In 1963 he received permits to install a sprinkler system and a swimming pool (No. 100330 and 96014). In 1965 and 1966, he received additional permits to extend the concrete block retaining wall (No.135901 and 140052). Permit records post -1973 indicate that the ownership replaced their roof in 2005 and changed out their HVAC unit in 2022.
*B7. Moved? ❑x No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A. *B8. Related Features: None.

B9a. Architect: Howard Lapham b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1964 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria 1, 4, and 7 70-146 Carson Road is a Desert Modernist style single-family residence within Thunderbird Heights. The subject property was constructed in 1964 for Alan C. Stoneman and his wife Lois. Stoneman was president of the Purex Industries Inc. and the Orange County chairman during Ronald Reagan's 1966 gubernatorial campaign. Lois Lynn Rodgers (Stoneman) was an accomplished concert pianist and an active member of the Palm Springs Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW).

The AAUW opened the house for tours shortly after its construction to help fundraise for a local scholarship fund.

Howard Lapham was born in 1914 in Stamford, Connecticut. In 1954 at age 40, he arrived in the Coachella Valley. Although he was a registered designer, Lapham intended on becoming a builder in his new desert home. Within a year, however, he was designing residences for wealthy and influential members of the Thunderbird Country Club along the Club's fairways and up the slopes of what became known as Thunderbird Heights. A number of Lapham's buildings appeared in "Architectural Digest", including the Hyatt von Dehn Residence (1960, Thunderbird Heights), the Kiewit Residence (1960, Thunderbird Country Club), the Clarke Swanson Residence (1961, Thunderbird Country Club), the Morrow Residence (1961, Silver Spur Ranch, Palm Desert), and the 1961 remodel of the Thunderbird Country Club clubhouse. He remodeled the famous Chi Chi nightclub in 1959, giving it an ultra -modern new facade. Lapham also designed Lord Fletcher's English Pub in 1966 on what became known as 'restaurant row' on Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage. One of Lapham's largest residential projects was the Mayan-themed Cook House, known as Ichpa Mayapan, built atop Thunderbird Heights in 1970. Lapham also drew the initial plans for the Eisenhower Medical Center, although Edward D. Stone obtained the commission. Lapham officially retired in the 1980s although he maintained an office in Palm Springs for many years. He died in 2008.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

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Resource Name: Stoneman Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 8
*Map Name: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 8
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
70-146 Carson Road_3: View of southwest elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bin. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

One of the earlier houses built within the Thunderbird Heights, the Stoneman Residence is associated with the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling is not individually significantly associated with development within the community. It did not influence the design or direction of other Desert Modernist designs built in the neighborhood during the 19605. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme. It is also associated with the new Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

The dwelling is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1, as it is not directly associated with significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history. The property is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as the home is not significantly associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. While Alan Stoneman was a notable executive, he does not appear to have spent significant time at the property until after his retirement from Purex in 1966. The property is potentially eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it embodies the distinctive characteristics of the Desert Modernist style home constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 196os and is representative of the work of the master architect Howard Lapham. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the property would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history.

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3, 5-6, and 8. The Stoneman Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion i as the residence is representative of a mid -loth century Desert Modernist style home in Rancho Mirage. It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it represents the work of master architect Howard Lapham. Furthermore, the property is eligible under Local Register Criterion 7 as it embodies elements of outstanding attention to architectural design, detail, craftsmanship and materials. The property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The dwelling has not been substantially altered on the exterior and it maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 5S3 status code - appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation; the 3CS status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 3S status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 8
❑x Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

B12. References Continued:

Alex Dethier, "Famous Palm Springs architects," Palm Springs: Homes by Alex Detthier, accessed March 2025, https://www.pshomes.com/palm-springs-architects/;
Riverside County Assessor Records;
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permit Records;
Preservation Mirage Research Collection;
Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-1957);
California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Genealogybank.com;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com;
Digital Collection, Ancestry.com;
Online Historic Aerial Photographs, HistoricAerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial Collection; Leslie Neumann and Associates, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resources Survey, 2003; Melissa Riche and Jim Riche, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, 2018 DPR 523L (0912013)

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PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer Date
Resource Name: D.B. McDaniels Residence
Page i of 5
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 9
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 T_;R_;_'/4of_ 1 of Sec_; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 70-772 Fairway Drive City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone:11 S, 552839.36 mE / 3735066.56 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 690140003
*P3a. Description:
70-772 Fairway Drive, known as the D.B. McDaniels Residence, was constructed in 1952 in Thunderbird Country Club and it sits on a o.35 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Custom Ranch style single-family residence with an Y-shaped floor plan and low-pitched hipped roof. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad with vertical wood board siding.

The front elevation features a recessed front entrance under the wide overhanging eaves. The rear elevation features large sliding sash doors and floor -to -ceiling metal framed windows. The roof is clad in flat ceramic tiling. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property overtime apart from an additional lanai back patio roof at the rear. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*N.. Resources Present: ❑ Building 0 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
70-772 Fairway Drive_4: View southwest of
the northeast (rear) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IlHistoric: 1952 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Annette P. Cumming; PO Box 4902, Jackson,
WY 83001
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None IEI Location Map ID Continuation Sheet I] Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#: None
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 9
Resource Name: D.B. McDaniels Residence

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B1. Historic Name: D.B. McDaniels Residence
B2. Common Name: 70-772 Fairway Drive
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Custom Ranch
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1952. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973.

Permit records post -1973 indicate that the ownership installed an additional patio cover roof in 2001, replaced the wood shake roof with tile in 2009, replaced the HVAC package unit in 2014, upgraded electrical systems in 2019, added a backyard outdoor spa in 2021, and installed solar panels in 2024.
*B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: William F. Cody b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Country Club Era, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1952-1955 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criteria B/2 and C/3; Local Criteria a, 4 and 5 70-772 Fairway Drive is a Custom Ranch style single-family residence within Thunderbird Country Club. The subject property was constructed in 1952 for D.B. McDaniels and his wife Grace. McDaniels (often listed as McDaniel) was a Texas oilman and Cadillac dealership owner from Houston, Texas. McDaniels was instrumental in the creation of Thunderbird Country Club, donating saoo,000 to Johnny Dawson in order to construct the country club.

William Francis Cody (1916-1978) was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1916, Cody's family relocated to California in 1930. While attending Beverly Hills High School, Cody designed and built stages for school plays prior to his graduation in 1932. Following high school, he graduated from Santa Monica Junior College in 1939 and enrolled in the College of Architecture and Fine Arts at the University of Southern California. He graduated from USC in 1942. During his time at Santa Monica Junior College and USC, Cody worked for architects, Heath Wharton and Asa Hudson. Following his graduation, Cody worked for several engineering and architecture firms in California, including Cliff May whom he worked for in 1944. In 1945, Cody's firm was hired to alter the Desert Inn in Palm Springs. Following the Desert Inn project, Cody began working independently in California and Arizona by 1946.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 9
*Map Name: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3C5/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 9
❑D Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
70-772 Fairway Drive: View of southwest (front) elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

In 1946, William F. Cody moved to Palm Springs permanently and received his first independent commission to design the Del Marcos Hotel, which earned him an award in 1949 from the California chapter of the American Institute of Architects. In 1947, he was hired to convert the Thunderbird Dude Ranch, originally constructed in 1936, to the Thunderbird Country Club. His work at Thunderbird led to future commissions at other clubhouses, recreational facilities, and residential developments, at locations throughout Palm Desert, such as the Eldorado Country Club, Tamarisk Country Club, the Racquet Club, the Tennis Club, and the Seven Lakes Clubhouse. In Palm Springs, Cody was one of the architects, with Wexler & Harrison and Philip Koenig, to design the Spa Bathhouse and Spa Hotel. In 1952, Cody designed the Horizon Hotel.

In the Coachella Valley, he was responsible for several notable Contemporary style residential designs including the Perlberg, Shamel, and Abernathy residences in Palm Springs. Throughout his career, he designed commercial and residential properties throughout California, Arizona, Texas, Cub, and Mexico. He was inducted into the College of Fellows of the AIA in 1965. Some of his final projects included St. Theresa's Catholic Church in 1968 and the Palm Springs Library Center in 1972. In 1973, he suffered a severe stroke which caused him to end his architectural career. He died in 1978 and today is considered one of the most important architects in the Desert Modernism movement.

The home, designed by famed master architect William F. Cody, was one of the first built within the club, adjacent to the clubhouse.

While the residence was one of the first constructed in Thunderbird Country Club, it was one of many that were being constructed by the original group of investors around the course at the same time, many of which are still extant. Therefore, while the D.B.

McDaniels Residence is associated with the Country Club Era (1951 — 1973) theme, it does not possess individual documented significance related to that theme. It is also associated with the new Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 9
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Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The dwelling is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/a, as it is not directly associated with significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history. The property is individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as the home is significantly associated with the life of D.B. McDaniels, a significant figure in local history due to his connection with the creation of the Thunderbird Country Club and one of the earliest users of the mechanized golf cart before his death in 1955. The property is eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a Custom Ranch style home constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 195os and it represents the work of the master architect William F. Cody. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the property would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history.

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3 and 6-8. The D.B. McDaniels Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the residence is representative of a mid -20th century Custom Ranch style home in Rancho Mirage. It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it represents the work of a master architect, William F. Cody.

It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 5, as it is associated with D.B. McDaniels, who was significant in the establishment of the Thunderbird Country Club while he lived at the property. The home appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. While a subsequent owner added an additional patio roof to the home in 2001, the original layout of the home remains intact and most of the original materials remain. Overall, the exterior has not been substantially altered and it maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 5S3 status code - appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation; the 3CS status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 3S status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

B12. References Continued:

Melissa Riche, "Thoroughly Modern Cody," Palm Springs Life, February io 2020, accessed March 2025, https://www.palmspringslife.com/thunderbird-country-club-rancho-mirage/; Riverside County Assessor Records;
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permit Records;
Preservation Mirage Research Collection;
Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-1957);
California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Genealogybank.com;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com;
Digital Collection, Ancestry.com;
Online Historic Aerial Photographs, Historic Aerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial Collection; Leslie Neumann and Associates, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resources Survey, 2003; Melissa Riche and Jim Riche, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, 2018 DPR 523L (0912013)

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Resource Name: Meade Residence
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Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: ao
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City Date: 2021 T_; R _; _'/4 of /a of Sec _; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 71-136 La Paz Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 11 S, 553600.63 mE / 3737518.4 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 674331006
*P3a. Description:
71-136 La Paz Road, known as the Meade Residence, was constructed in 1972 in Tamarisk Country Club and it sits on a o.45 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Post and Beam style single-family residence with an rectangular -shaped floor plan and a front -gabled roof. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco, brick, and glass windows. The front elevation features a recessed central entryway concealed by a central brick wall that fills the facade at the height of the gable end. The rear elevation mainly consists of floor -to -ceiling metal framed glass windows interrupted by small sections of brick walls. The roof has wide open overhanging eaves with wooden purlins and a large ridge beam, which are supported by square brick columns. The eaves cover the entire rear patio space, which has a tiled floor. The gabled roof is clad in rolled composition sheets. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building 0 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
71-136 La Paz Road_5: View south of the
north (rear) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
I iHistoric: 1972 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

PAZ 71136 LA; 5 Revere Dr, Ste 510,
Northbrook, IL 60062
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None IEI Location Map ID Continuation Sheet I] Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: ao
Resource Name: Meade Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Meade Residence
B2. Common Name: 71-136 La Paz Road
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Post and Beam
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1972. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973.

Permit records post -1973 indicate that the ownership replaced the HVAC system in 2006, replaced the roof in 2010, added solar panels later that same year, replaced the an additional patio cover roof in 2001, upgraded the line in 2011, upgraded the HVAC system again in 2015, replaced the air handler and condenser in 2017, made more repairs to the HVAC also in 2017, and repaired the pool drainage system in 2020.
*B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Buff& Hensman & Associates b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme: Country Club Era, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1972 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria 1, 4, and 7 71-136 La Paz Road is a Post and Beam style single-family residence within Tamarisk Country Club. The subject property was constructed in 1972 for James Meade, the principal manager of the Merkeri Foundation, by Buff & Hensman & Associates. One of the later houses built within Tamarisk Country Club, the Meade Residence is associated with the Country Club Era (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling is not individually significantly associated with the development of country clubs, as it was built at the tail end of this era, after many country clubs had been established throughout the Coachella Valley.

The residence did not influence the design or direction of other Desert Modern designs built in the neighborhood during the 19705. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Country Club Era (1951-1973) theme. It is also associated with the new Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025. See Continuation Sheet for additional references.

B13. Remarks: None
*B14. Evaluator: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC J
www.urbanapreservation.com
*Date of Evaluation: 2025
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Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: io
*Map Name: Cathedral City
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: io
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
71-136 La Paz Road_z: View of south (front) elevation.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3C5/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: io
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

One of the more prolific developers of Contemporary style homes and custom Modernistic style residences in Southern California during the postwar era, Buff, Straub & Hensman was a Pasadena based firm born out of the USC School of Architecture. Between 1958 and 1963, the partners, Conrad Buff, Donald Hensman, and Calvin Straub, became award winning designers, creating Modern style dwellings, including the Poppy Peak Historic District in Pasadena. In 1963, Straub relocated to Arizona and the firm changed names to Buff & Hensman & Associates (1964-1988). During this time they designed the Meade Residence in 1972 and the governor's mansion for Ronald Reagan the following year in 1973.

The dwelling is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1, as it is not directly associated with significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history. The property is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as the home is not significantly associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. The property is potentially eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it embodies the distinctive characteristics of the Post and Beam style home constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 197os and is representative of the work of the master architects Buff & Hensman & Associates. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the property would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history.

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3, 5-6, and 8. The Meade Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion i as the residence is representative of a mid -20th century Post and Beam style home in Rancho Mirage. It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it represents the work of master architects Buff & Hensman & Associates. Furthermore, the property is eligible under Local Register Criterion 7 as it embodies elements of outstanding attention to architectural design, detail, craftsmanship and materials. The property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The dwelling has not been substantially altered on the exterior and it maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 5S3 status code - appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation; the 3C5 status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 35 status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: io
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

B12. References Continued:
"Buff, Straub & Hensman," Los Angeles Conservancy, accessed March 2025, https://www.laconservancy.org/learn/architect- biographies/buff-straub-hensman/;
Riverside County Assessor Records;
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permit Records;
Preservation Mirage Research Collection;
Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-1957);
California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Genealogybank.com;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com;
Digital Collection, Ancestry.com;
Online Historic Aerial Photographs, HistoricAerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial Collection; Leslie Neumann and Associates, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resources Survey, 2003; Melissa Riche and Jim Riche, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, 2018 DPR 523L (09/2013)

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Review Code Reviewer
Resource Name: Spare Residence

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Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: n.

P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City Date: 2021 T_; R _; _'/4 of /a of Sec _; S. B. B.M.

C. Address: 70-641 Tamarisk Lane City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 11 S, 552804.87 mE / 3737843.34 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 674260005
*P3a. Description:
70-641 Tamarisk Lane, known as the Spare Residence, was constructed in 1974 in Tamarisk Country Club and it sits on a o.44 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Desert Modernist style single-family residence with an irregular -shaped floor plan and a flat roof. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco, painted brick, uncoursed stone, and glass windows. The front elevation features a recessed central entryway concealed behind a glass wall with metal framed glass doors and an attached garage on the eastern end of the building. The rear elevation mainly consists offloor-to-ceiling metal framed glass windows broken up with sections of stucco walls and square painted brick columns. The roof has wide overhanging eaves which are supported by the brick columns and stucco walls. The eaves extend out over the rear patio space, which has a concrete floor. The gabled roof is clad in rolled composition sheets. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building 0 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
70-641. Tamarisk Lane_6: View northwest of
the south (rear) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IJHistoric: 1974 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

James P. Bennette, David M. Cowan; 70641
Tamarisk LN, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None IEI Location Map ID Continuation Sheet I] Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#: None
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 11
Resource Name: Spare Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Spare Residence
B2. Common Name: 70-641 Tamarisk Lane
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Desert Modernist
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1974. Permit records post -construction indicate that the ownership removed and replaced the concrete curb approaches to the street in 2006, replace a five ton HVAC coil in 2016, replaced the sewer connection in 2019, and added solar panels to the roof in 2021. *B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Stan Alan Sackley b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Cityhood, 1973 - Present Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1974 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria 1, 4, and 7 70-641 Tamarisk Lane is a Desert Modernist style single-family residence within Tamarisk Country Club. The subject property was constructed in 1974 by Stan Alan Sackley for Alexander T. Spare, a notable Chicago attorney. Spare was also the 'registered agent' for numerous Chicago companies. These businesses varied widely and included the Johnson Kiddie Rides and the Lake Tower Motel Corporation, coffee companies; the Long Realty Co.; Mark Realty & Investment Co.; Midland Building Corp.; National Design Center; Quality House Inc.; a company in his wife's name: R. H. S. Corp.; and Spare Realty Inc. He and his wife Rita started coming to the the Coachella Valley in the early 1960s. In 1961 they owned a house at 70-906 La Paz Road, in Tamarisk Country Club. Spare died in December 1973 at the age of 69 after a short battle with an unknown illness shortly before the completion of his home in August 1974.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

See Continuation Sheet for additional references.

B13. Remarks: None
*B14. Evaluator: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
www.urbanapreservation.com
*Date of Evaluation: 2025
(This space reserved for official comments.)
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: zi
*Map Name: Cathedral City
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: si
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
7o -64i Tamarisk Lane_2: View south of the north (front) elevation. 70-641 Tamarisk Lane_3: Detail view of the front entrance.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3C5/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: a1
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
7o-641 Tamarisk Lane_5: View north of the south (rear) elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

Stan Alan Sackley was a prolific Modernist architect in the Coachella Valley. He was born in Los Angeles County and graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in architecture in 1961. In the early 196os, prior to forming his own firm, Sackley partnered with Herman Charles Light. Sackley was never licensed as an architect but maintained a successful design firm in Palm Springs. He received national fame when his house for James Hollowell was featured in Playboy in April 1966. Sackley is best known for mid-century Modern homes along Caliente Drive. By 1986, Sackley had retired. He died in 2001.

One of the later houses built within Tamarisk Country Club, the Spare Residence is associated with the Cityhood (1973 -Present) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling is not individually significantly associated with the development of City of Rancho Mirage, as the construction was simply a continuation of earlier building across the club grounds. The residence did not influence the design or direction of other Desert Modern designs built in the neighborhood during the 19705. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Cityhood (1973 -Present) theme. It is also associated with the new Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

The dwelling is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/a, as it is not directly associated with significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history. The property is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as the home is not significantly associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. The property is potentially eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it embodies the distinctive characteristics of the Desert Modernist style home constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 1970s and is representative of the work of the master architect Stan Alan Sackley. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the property would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: ii
❑x Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3, 5-6, and 8. The Spare Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion i as the residence is representative of a mid -20th century Desert Modernist style home in Rancho Mirage. It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it represents the work of the master architect Stan Alan Sackley. Furthermore, the property is eligible under Local Register Criterion 7 as it embodies elements of outstanding attention to architectural design, detail, craftsmanship and materials. The property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The dwelling has not been substantially altered on the exterior and it maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 5S3 status code - appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation; the 3C5 status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 3S status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation B12. References Continued:
"Stan Alan Sackley, FAIA (1937-2oo1)," US Modernist, accessed March 2025, https://usmodernist.org/sackley.htm; Riverside County Assessor Records;
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permit Records;
Preservation Mirage Research Collection;
Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-1957);
California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Genealogybank.com;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com;
Digital Collection, Ancestry.com;
Online Historic Aerial Photographs, Historic Aerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial Collection; Leslie Neumann and Associates, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resources Survey, 2003; Melissa Riche and Jim Riche, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, 2018 DPR 523L (0912013)

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Resource Name: Klein Residence
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Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 12
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City Date: 2021 T_; R _; _'/4 of /a of Sec _; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 37-101 Los Reyes Drive City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone:1aS, 553662.23 mE / 3737820.02 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 674281017
*P3a. Description:
37-101 Los Reyes Drive, known as the Klein Residence, was constructed in 1983 in Tamarisk Country Club and it sits on a 1.17 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Postmodern style single-family residence with an irregular -shaped floor plan with flat roofs forms divided by parapet walls at varying heights. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in concrete, metal, and glass. The front elevation is sparsely decorated with geometric concrete walls and garden beds. The front entrance has a stone tiled sloped walkway with a pair of metal framed glass doors beneath a flat concrete porch roof with metal fascia. The rear elevation mainly consists offloor-to-ceiling metal framed glass windows and concrete walls. A solarium with curved windows is located at the northern end of the rear elevation. A rear pool is surrounded by square concrete columns connected with beams clad in metal fascia. The roof has no overhang and the short parapets that are curved inward. The roof is clad in rolled composition sheets. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property overtime. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building I1 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
37-101 Los Reyes Drive_4: View east of the
west (rear) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
I iHistoric: 1983 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Douglas M Moreland Living Trust, Douglas M
Moreland; 37101 Los Reyes Dr, Rancho
Mirage, CA 92270
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None ID Location Map ID Continuation Sheet El Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 12
Resource Name: Klein Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Klein Residence
B2. Common Name: 37-aoi Los Reyes Drive
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Postmodern
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1983. Permit records post -construction indicate that the ownership replaced the sewer hook-up in 2007, replaced concrete paving in 2015, replaced the existing gas line in 2022, re -roofed the building in 2022, installed solar panels that same year, remodeled the kitchen/master bedroom in 2022, remodeled the bar in 2023, and also installed a new spa in 2023. *B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Ted Grenzbach b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Cityhood, 1973 - Present Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1983 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP ineligible; CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria 1, 4, and 7 37-101 Los Reyes Drive is a Postmodern style single-family residence within Tamarisk Country Club. The subject property was constructed in 1983 by Ted Grenzbach, a notable post-war Modernist architect in Southern California, for Eugene "Gene" Klein, a New York businessman and owner of the San Diego Chargers. One of the later houses built within Tamarisk Country Club, the Klein Residence is associated with the Cityhood (1973 -Present) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling is not individually significantly associated with the development of City of Rancho Mirage, as the construction was simply a continuation of earlier building across the club grounds. The residence did not influence the design or direction of other designs built in the neighborhood during the early 198os. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Cityhood (1973 -Present) theme. It is also associated with the new Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-1980s) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

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Resource Name: Klein Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 12
*Map Name: Cathedral City
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 12
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Primary Record Information Continued:
37-1o1 Los Reyes Drive_2: View of the east (front) elevation) Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

The architect and owner of the home were both notable figures. Ted Grenzbach was born in New York City but grew up in 193os Hollywood. After serving in the Navy during World War II, Grenzbach earned a degree in architecture from U.C. Berkeley. Following graduation, he built homes in Modernist styles for stars such as Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Cher, Gene Kelly, Herb Alpert, Rock Hudson, Rod Stewart, Barbra Streisand and Johnny Carson. Gene Klein, born in the Bronx, made his money and reputation in California as the owner of a used -car dealership. He later became and investor and later president of National General Corporation, which later became American Financial Group. In 1966, Klein with San Schulman and a group of minority investors bought the San Diego Chargers. In 1984, Klein sold his share in the team to Alex Spanos as he entered retirement.

However, the building was completed in 1982, and does not meet the 5o -year age requirement for listing in the NRHP. As a result, the property is only eligible under CRHR Criterion 3. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the property would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the property would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3C5/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 12
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3, 5-6, and 8. The Klein Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion i as the residence is representative of a mid -20th century Postmodern style home in Rancho Mirage.

It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it represents the work of the master architect Ted Grenzbach.

Furthermore, the property is eligible under Local Register Criterion 7 as it embodies elements of outstanding attention to architectural design, detail, craftsmanship and materials. The property has been meticulously restored by a subsequent owner and many of the original features have been restored to both the interior and exterior of the building. The property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The dwelling has not been substantially altered on the exterior and it maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 553 status code - appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation; the 3C5 status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 3S status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

B12. References Continued:
"Edward (Ted) Grenzbach; Designed Stars' Homes," L.A. Times Archives, June i1, 1994, accessed March 2025, https://www.latimes.com/a rchives/la-xpm-1994-06-11-m n -2839 -story. html; "Klein, former Chargers owner, dies," Spokesman -Review, Associated Press, March 131990, C4; Riverside County Assessor Records;
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permit Records;
Preservation Mirage Research Collection;
Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-1957);
California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Genealogybank.com;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com;
Digital Collection, Ancestry.com;
Online Historic Aerial Photographs, Historic Aerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial Collection; Leslie Neumann and Associates, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resources Survey, 2003; Melissa Riche and Jim Riche, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, 2018 DPR 523L (0912013)

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Resource Name: Schwartz Residence
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Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 13
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City Date: 2021 T_; R _; _'/4 of /a of Sec _; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 37-319 Los Reyes Drive City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone:11 S, 553668.1 mE / 3737651.35 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 674331012
*P3a. Description:
37-319 Los Reyes Drive, known as the Schwartz Residence, was constructed in 1969 in Tamarisk Country Club and it sits on a

1.52 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Desert Modernist style single-family residence with an U-shaped floor plan with flat roofs forms at varying heights. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco, brick, and glass. The front elevation features long expanses of painted brick wall with glass window walls and a center entryway with a flat patio roof supported by undecorated circular columns. The front entrance has a circular driveway and the attached garage on the northern end of the building is accessed via another driveway. The rear elevation is in a U -shape that wraps around the pool. The rear of the home mainly consists of floor -to -ceiling metal framed glass windows and circular concrete columns that support the eaves of the flat roof which extend out in a wide overhang. The roof of the house is clad in rolled composition sheets and covered with solar panels. A long pond with an island gazebo wraps around the west (rear) and south elevations. A private tennis court is located south of the residence. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building I1 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
37-319 Los Reyes Drive_u: View east of the
west (rear) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
I iHistoric: 1969 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Arete Prop INC; 1075 W. Georgia St, Ste 260o,
Vancouver, BC V6E3C9
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None ID Location Map ID Continuation Sheet I] Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 13
Resource Name: Schwartz Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Schwartz Residence
B2. Common Name: 37-319 Los Reyes Drive
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Desert Modernist
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1969. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973.

Permit records post -1973 indicate that the ownership replaced the sewer hook-up in 2000, repaved the driveway approach in 2000, replaced the roof in 2010, and added solar panels to the roof in 2014. Interior remodeling with no permits associated with work took place in the 199os and early 2000s.
*B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: William Sutherland Beckett b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme: Country Club Era, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1969 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria 1 and 4 37-319 Los Reyes Drive is a Desert Modernist style single-family residence within Tamarisk Country Club. The subject property was constructed in 1969 by William Sutherland Beckett, a notable post-war Modernist architect in Southern California, for Daniel "Danny" and Natalie Schwartz. Val Arnold was the interior designer. Daniel Schwartz was a Bay area developer and World War II veteran. His wife, Natalie, owned a beauty shop in Palm Springs. When they lived in Rancho Mirage, they were donors and members of the development committee for the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center, as they were good friends with both Frank and Barbara Sinatra. They owned the home until 1998 when they moved to Las Vegas and sold it to Samuel Belzberg, a well known Canadian businessman and philanthropist, who lived part-time on the property until his death in 2018.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

See Continuation Sheet for additional references.

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HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 13
*Map Name: Cathedral City
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 13
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
37-310 Los Reyes Drive_2: View of east (front) elevation. 37-319 Los Reyes Drive_3: Detail view of front entrance.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 13
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
37-319 Los Reyes Drive_8: View of west (rear) elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

William Sutherland Beckett was born June 14, 1921 in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended Yale University and graduated in 1943.

Beckett moved to California after graduating and worked for Douglas Aircraft for a short time during World War II. He later went to work for the firm Spaulding and Rex from 1944 to 1949, eventually achieving the title Chief Designer. Beckett married fellow Kansas Citian and socialite, Julianne Kemper in 1948. She was the daughter ofJames Madison Kemper, Sr. and part of a prominent banking family and patrons of the arts in Kansas City. In late 1949, Beckett went out on his own, and by 1950, he had completed his own offices, located at 9026 Melrose Avenue. The building garnered him an AIA National Honor First Award in 1952, one of only three given nationwide that year. This prestigious award set his reputation as an architect for stars like Charlton Heston, setting him off on a career designing many celebrity homes and businesses in Beverly Hills and throughout LA. William Beckett died at the early age of 56 in 1977 due to issues resulting from chronic alcoholism.

Built well after the establishment of the Tamarisk Country Club, the Schwartz Residence is associated with the Country Club Era (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling is not individually significantly associated with the development of country clubs, as other clubs were already in development across Rancho Mirage at the time of construction. The property did not influence the design or direction of other houses built in the neighborhood during the late 196os or early 19705. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Country Club Era (1951-1973) theme. It is also associated with the new Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 13
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The dwelling is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/a, as it is not directly associated with significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history. The property is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as the home is not significantly associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. While the house was commissioned by Daniel Schwartz, a notable public figure, he only lived in there retirement. While Samuel Belzberg is also a significant figure, he appears to have only lived part-time in Rancho Mirage. The property is potentially eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it embodies the distinctive characteristics of the Desert Modernist style home constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 196os and is representative of the work of the master architect William Sutherland Beckett. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the property would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history.

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3 and 5-8. The Schwartz Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion i as the residence is representative of a mid -20th century Desert Modernist style home in Rancho Mirage. It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it represents the work of the master architect William Sutherland Beckett. The property is not eligible under Local Register Criterion 7 as it no longer embodies elements of outstanding attention to architectural design, detail, craftsmanship and materials because the interior has been remodeled since its initial construction. Overall however, the property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The dwelling has not been substantially altered on the exterior and it maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 5S3 status code - appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation; the 3C5 status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 3S status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

B12. References Continued:
"37-319 Los Reyes," Desert Sun, January 241998, 94;
"Daniel Charles Schwartz," Desert Sun, December 20 2023; Chuck Davis, "Samuel Belzberg," The Canadian Encyclopedia, May 28 2008, accessed March 2025, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/samuel-belzberg; "William Sutherland Beckett," KCmodern, accessed March 2025, https://www.kcmodern.com/william-sutherland-beckett; Riverside County Assessor Records;
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permit Records;
Preservation Mirage Research Collection;
Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-1957);
California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Genealogybank.com;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com;
Digital Collection, Ancestry.com;
Online Historic Aerial Photographs, Historic Aerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial Collection; Leslie Neumann and Associates, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resources Survey, 2003; Melissa Riche and Jim Riche, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, 2018 DPR 523L (0912013)

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PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer
Resource Name: Albert Marx Residence
Page i of 5
Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3C5/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 14
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City Date: 2021 T_; R _; _'/4 of /a of Sec _; S. B. B.M.

C. Address: 71-017 Fairway Drive City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone:11S, 553484.13 mE / 3737631.17 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 674300014, 674300015, 674300016 *P3a. Description:
71-017 Fairway Drive, known as the Albert Marx Residence, was constructed in 1964 in Tamarisk Country Club and it sits on three parcels totaling 1.64 acres. The property is a single -story International style single-family residence with an irregular -shaped floor plan and a flat roof. The single-family residence has an asymmetrical facades that are clad with stucco, glass window walls, and painted concrete masonry unit blocks. The front elevation features a prominent three -car garage on the eastern end and a front entrance covered by an extended flat porch roof supported by circular columns. The front doors are glass with metal frames with dual side-lites. The rear elevation features a back patio flat roof supported by circular columns that wraps around the south, west and east, elevations. The rear features a pool located southwest of the residence. The roof is clad in rolled composition sheets. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building 0 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
71-017 Fairway Drive_6: View of north (front)
elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
I iHistoric: 1964 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Muriel Myerson; 12100 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 200,
Los Angeles, CA 90025
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None ❑x Location Map ID Continuation Sheet El Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 14
Resource Name: Albert Marx Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Albert Marx Residence
B2. Common Name: 71-017 Fairway Drive
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: International
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1964. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973.

Permit records post -1973 indicate that the current owner, Muriel Myerson re -roofed the home in 2024. *B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Richard A. Harrison b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme: Country Club Era, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1964-1977 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criteria B/2 and C/3; Local Criteria a, 4, and 5 71-017 Fairway Drive is an International style single-family residence within Tamarisk Country Club. The subject property was constructed in 1964 by Richard A. Harrison, a notable post-war Modernist architect in Southern California, for Albert and Harriet Marx. Albert Marx was an well known record producer who gained notoriety in 1938 when he recorded Benny Goodman's famous Carnegie Hall concert via telephone wire. After working as a publisher for Musicraft, he founded Discovery Records in 1948. He first married to singer Helen Ward in the 19305, but they divorced some time during the 1950s. Marx remained active in the music industry in the 198os. His second wife, Harriet, was a model and a dancer on Broadway. She was also a lead singer with Sonny Dunham and the Charlie Barnet Orchestra. Harriet and Albert sponsored a scholarship fund at the College of the Desert's Music Department in honor of their son, Peter Marx, who died in a car accident in 1972. He was also preparing to study music in college. Albert and Harriet Marx owned the home at 71-017 Fairway Drive until at least 1977.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

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Resource Name: Albert Marx Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 14
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HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 14
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
71-017 Fairway Drive_4: View north of the south (rear) elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

Richard Arnett Harrison was born in Los Angeles on June 5, 1924. Richard "Rick" attended University High School in Los Angeles. He went on to graduate from University of Southern California in 1951 with a degree in Architecture. After travel to Mexico and Canada, Harrison began work at William F. Cody's firm in Palm Springs from July 1951 to February 1953, where he worked side by side with his soon to be partner Donald Wexler (who previously began his career in the office of Richard Neutra). Harrison went on to design homes throughout Southern California including Seven Lakes, and enclaves of homes in Nevada.

Built after the establishment of the Tamarisk Country Club, the Albert Marx Residence is associated with the Country Club Era (1951- 1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling is not individually significantly associated with the development of country clubs, as other clubs were already in development across Rancho Mirage at the time of construction. The property did not influence the design or direction of other houses built in the neighborhood during the 196os or early 19705. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Country Club Era (1951-1973) theme. It is also associated with the new Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 14
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The dwelling is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/a, as it is not directly associated with significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history. The property is individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as the home is significantly associated with the lives of Albert Marx, a notable figure in the music industry and the Rancho Mirage community. Albert continued to work in the music industry while living on the property, and Harriet managed the scholarship while they owned the home. The property is potentially eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it embodies the distinctive characteristics of an International style home constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 1960s and is representative of the work of the master architect Richard A. Harrison. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the property would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history.

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3 and 6-8. The Albert Marx Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion i as the residence is representative of a mid -20th century International style home in Rancho Mirage. It is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it represents the work of a master architect, Richard A. Harrison.

It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 5, as it is associated with Albert Marx, who worked as a significant music producer while he lived at the property. The home appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. Overall, the exterior has not been substantially altered and it maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 5S3 status code - appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation; the 3CS status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 3S status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

B12. References Continued:
"Obituaries: Marx," Desert Sun, Agust 231972, 2A;
"COD music students win grants," Desert Sun, February 21978, 2; "Albert Marx," accessed March 2025, https://www.discogs.com/artist/522453-Albert- Marx?srsltid=AfmBOogmZUsL9ahU_fdSUQfbgP-eWKquYwfU-8sLynrnRrXlruioOWbh; "Harriet Marx Obituary," The Desert Sun, April 25, 2009, https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thedesertsun/name/harriet-marx- obitua ry?id=22827539;
"And the Star Goes to Richard Harrison," Modernism Weekly, accessed March 2025, https://mwkly.com/architecture/and-the-star- goes-to-architect-richard-harrison/;
Riverside County Assessor Records;
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permit Records;
Preservation Mirage Research Collection;
Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-1957);
California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Genealogybank.com;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com;
Digital Collection, Ancestry.com;
Online Historic Aerial Photographs, Historic Aerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial Collection; Leslie Heumann and Associates, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resources Survey, 2003; Melissa Riche and Jim Riche, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, 2018 DPR 523L (09/2013)

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer
Resource Name: Fred Wilson Residence
Page i of 6
Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3C5/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 3.5
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 T_;R_;_'/4of_ 1ofSec _; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 41-001 Thunderbird Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: ii S, 551903.7 mE / 3734644.36 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 690083002
*P3a. Description:
41-001 Thunderbird Road, known as the Fred Wilson Residence, was constructed in 1969 in the Thunderbird Heights 2 subdivision and it sits on a 1.23 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Desert Modernist style single-family residence with an irregular -shaped floor plan and flat roofs forms at varying heights. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco, uncoursed stone, concrete masonry block, and glass window walls. The front elevation features a painted concrete masonry wall with metal gates and a central stone archway leading to a walkway that are both covered with flat roofs.

The front walls are either clad in stucco or unpainted and uncoursed rock. The east elevation (rear) features metal framed glass window walls that open out to the back patio covered with a flat roof with a wide overhang. The roof of the house is clad in rolled composition sheets and covered with pebble ballast. An interior remodeling campaign in 2001 also added a 214 square foot addition to the home.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building I1 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
41-001 Thunderbird Road_2: View northeast
of the south (front) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IJHistoric: 1969 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Pape Prop Inc; PO Box 407, Eugene, OR
97401
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None ID Location Map El Continuation Sheet El Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 15
Resource Name: Fred Wilson Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Fred Wilson Residence
B2. Common Name: 41-oolThunderbird Road
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Desert Modernist
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1969. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973.

Permit records post -1973 indicate that the ownership conducted an interior remodel with a 214 square -foot addition in 2001; re -roofed the home; added a new spa, new fireplace, and new garden wall in 2007; and re -roofed the home again in 2018. *B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1969 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria 1 and 7 41-oo1 Thunderbird Road is a Desert Modernist style single-family residence within Thunderbird Heights. The subject property was constructed in 1969 for Fred C. and Vondell "Vonnie" Wilson after Fred bought ten different lots within the community two years earlier. Fred Wilson was a WWII and Korean War Navy veteran who afterwards became founder of the Trans World Insurance Company. As he grew his business, he became friends with many well-known entertainers and politicians, most notably, Gerald Ford. During a visit to Rancho Mirage to see Wilson, Gerald and Betty Ford decided to move there and build their own house for retirement. While their home was under construction at the Thunderbird Country Club, they rented out the Wilson's home. After the Fords completed their home in 1978, Fred and Vonnie lived at the property until at least 1998. Fred died in 2006 and Vonnie died in 2012.

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LOCATION MAP
Resource Name: Fred Wilson Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: z5
*Map Name: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 15
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
41-001 Thunderbird Road_a: View northwest of the south (front) elevation. 41-001 Thunderbird Road_3: Detail view of the front entrance.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 15
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

Built well after the establishment of the Thunderbird Heights community, the Fred Wilson Residence is associated with the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling is not individually significantly associated with the development of community, as many other homes were already built within the neighborhood. The property did not influence the design or direction of other houses built in the surrounding area. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme. It is also associated with the new Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

The low -profile modernistic elements of the post -and -beam construction help the building blend seamlessly with the surrounding desert environment. Furthermore, the stone ballast on the roofing, overall tan/brown color scheme, desert climate landscaping, and use of uncoursed stone making it a unique property that is an excellent example of what makes Desert Modernism unique from other International style variations. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the property would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history.

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-6 and 8. The Fred Wilson Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the residence is representative of a mid -20th century Desert Modernist style home in Rancho Mirage. The property is also eligible under Local Register Criterion 7 as it embodies elements of outstanding attention to architectural design, detail, craftsmanship and materials. While the interior has likely been widely remodeled, the exterior appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. An exterior addition was added in 2001, though it does not appear to be public -facing and does not significantly detract from the overall historic character of the building. The dwelling maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 5S3 status code - appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation; the 3CS status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 3S status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3C5/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 15
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

B12. References Continued:

John Herbers, "Ford Plays Golf; Sees Oil Facility," New York Times, April 11975, accessed March 2025, https://www . nytimes.com/1975/04/01/archives/ford-plays-golf-sees-oil-faci I ity-is-d in ner-host-to-reagand-on. htm I; "Thunderbird Heights," Desert Sun, April 181998, 78;
"Wilson, Vondell Darr," Los Angeles Times, September 14 2012, 59; Riverside County Assessor Records;
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permit Records;
Preservation Mirage Research Collection;
Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-1957);
California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Genealogybank.com;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com;
Digital Collection, Ancestry.com;
Online Historic Aerial Photographs, Historic Aerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial Collection; Leslie Neumann and Associates, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resources Survey, 2003; Melissa Riche and Jim Riche, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, 2018 DPR 523L (0912013)

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer Date
Resource Name: Lord Fletcher's Restaurant
Page i of 5
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 16
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 T_;R_;_1of_ 1 of Sec_; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 7o-385 Highway 13.3. City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 11 S, 552180.11 mE / 3735437.06 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 689210022
*P3a. Description:
7o-385 Highway 111, known as Lord Fletcher's Restaurant, was constructed in 1966 along Highway 111 and it sits on a 1.23 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Tudor Revival style commercial building with a rectangular -shaped floor plan and a flat roof that features a faux mansard parapet clad in slate shingles. The commercial building has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco and divided by wood timbering. The front elevation features a central tripartite bay window supported by two wood brackets with the openings filled with stained glass and topped with a sloped brass roof. Set back from the front elevation to the west, the front entryway bump -out has two wood paneled front doors that are flanked on either side by large brass lighting fixtures. A square brick column at the western corner that supports s moderate roof overhang over the front entrance. The roof of the building is clad in rolled composition sheets. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP6. 1-3 story commercial building *P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building El Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
7o-385 Highway 111_1: View south of the
north (front) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
❑x Historic: 1966 (Doug Brown, "A Bit of Old
England debuts In Desert: Lord Fletcher Inn,"
Desert Sun, December ao 1966, 11)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
70663 Oroville Circle, Rancho Mirage, CA
92270
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None ID Location Map ID Continuation Sheet I] Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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Resource Name: Lord Fletcher's Restaurant

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Primary#:

HRI#: None
OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 16
B1. Historic Name: Lord Fletcher's Restaurant
B2. Common Name: 7o-385 Highway in
B3. Original Use: Commercial B4. Present Use: Commercial *B5. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival
*B6. Construction History: The commercial building was constructed in 1966. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973.

Permit records post -1973 indicate that the owner, Michael Fletcher, reroofed the area around the HVAC unit/compressor platform and replaced the sign lettering in 2002; installed a new sewer hook-up and grease interceptor in 2003; and re -roofed the building in 2007. In 2023, the ownership repaired damage done by a car that ran into the building, which involved exterior wall framing and repairing utilities.
*B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Howard Lapham b. Builder: Cobble & Wessman Construction Company *B10. Significance: Theme: Commercial Development, 1934-1973 Period of Significance: 1966 Property Type: Commercial
Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1; Local Criterion 3 Area: City of Rancho Mirage
70-385 Highway 111 is a Tudor Revival style commercial building along the Highway 111 corridor. The subject property was designed by Howard Lapham and built by the Cobble & Wessman Construction Company in 1966 for Ron Fletcher, a restaurateur and previous manager of the Thunderbird Country Club restaurant. Fletcher, born in England, partnered with Robert O. Naegle, president of Naegle Advertising, Minneapolis, in May 1966 to fund the construction of the English style pub restaurant along Highway in. To decorate the establishment, Fletcher visited England and bought items from his mother's antique shop, bringing them back overseas to create his own unique pub atmosphere. The most notable item included an authentic portrait of Winston Churchill painted by Alfred Edgerton Cooper. Opening on Thursday December loth, 1966, "Lord Fletcher's Inn" quickly became a popular establishment. Overtime, the restaurant hosted notable celebrities and local influential figures such as Lucille Ball, Walter Annenberg, Kirk Douglas, Gerald Ford, and Frank Sinatra. It is considered the first significant restaurant established on what would become Restaurant Row. The building was managed by the Fletcher family until 2020, when it closed and Michael Fletcher, the son of Ron, sold the property. In early 2025, Mike French acquired the defunct building and made plans to revitalize the local landmark using the same name and spirit.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

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Resource Name: Lord Fletcher's Restaurant

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 16
*Map Name: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 16
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
7o-385 Highway 111_2: View southeast of the north (front) elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

Lapham also designed Lord Fletcher's English Pub in 1966 on what became known as 'restaurant row' on Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage. One of Lapham's largest residential projects was the Mayan-themed Cook House, known as Ichpa Mayapan, built atop Thunderbird Heights in 1970. Lapham also drew the initial plans for the Eisenhower Medical Center, although Edward D. Stone obtained the commission. Lapham officially retired in the 198os although he maintained an office in Palm Springs for many years.

He died in 2008.

Built as the first significant restaurant on Restaurant Row, Lord Fletcher's Restaurant is individually significant within the theme of Commercial Development (1934 — 1973) in Rancho Mirage because it significantly impacted the development of Restaurant Row and helped establish the center for commercial dining within the community. The success of the restaurant paved the way for the later construction of Las Casuelas Nuevas, the Chart House, Wally's Desert Turtle, Kobe Japanese Steak House, and others. The property also influenced the design or direction of other restaurants built in the surrounding area, of which many also utilized strong cultural motifs to differentiate themselves from one another. It is also associated with the Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme but it is not considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3C5/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 16
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The commercial building is individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1, as it is directly associated with a significant pattern of events in local Rancho Mirage history. The property is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as the building is not significantly associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. While Ron Fletcher and his son Michael are important local figures, their accomplishments are chiefly tied to the ownership and operation of the restaurant. The property is not potentially eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it does not embody the distinctive characteristics of a Tudor Revival style commercial restaurant. While the building has not been substantially altered overtime, it is a minimal example of the Tudor Revival style and lacks many of the distinct character defining features typical of other buildings constructed in the same manner. The interior of the building contained many of the property's primary decorative features, which are no longer extant or are in poor condition. While the property was designed by master architect Howard Lapham, it is not representative of his work, which mainly consisted of Modernist style designs. It is not individually eligible under Criterion D/4, as further study of the property would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state or national history.

The commercial building is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 1-2 and 4-8. Lord Fletcher's Restaurant is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 3 as the property is representative of the development of the economic growth of the City of Rancho Mirage. While the interior is likely in poor condition and only partially intact, the exterior appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The building maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 553 status code - appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation; the 3C5 status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation; and the 35 status code - appears eligible for NR individually through survey evaluation.

B12. References Continued:

Thirza Williams, "Authentic Old English Decor To Highlight New Restaurant," Desert Sun, May 71966, 7; "A True Touch of Ye Olde Country," Desert Sun, May 131966, 6; Doug Brown, "Merrie England Inn Is Coming," Desert Sun, October 291966, 4; Doug Brown, "A Bit of Old England Debuts In Desert: Lord Fletcher Inn," Desert Sun, December io 1966, 11; Paul Albani-Burgio, "New owners purchase Lord Fletcher's restaurant, plan to revive Sinatra's old hangout," Desert Sun, January 16 2025, accessed March 2025, https://www.desertsun.com/story/money/business/2025/01/16/new-owners-purchase-lord-fletchers-in- rancho-mirage-a-sinatra-hangout/77747760007/;
Alex Dethier, "Famous Palm Springs architects," Palm Springs: Homes by Alex Detthier, accessed March 2025, https://www.pshomes.conn/paInn-springs-architects/;
Riverside County Assessor Records;
City of Rancho Mirage Building Permit Records;
Preservation Mirage Research Collection;
Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-1957);
California Digital Newspaper Collection, UC Riverside;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Genealogybank.com;
Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com;
Digital Collection, Ancestry.com;
Online Historic Aerial Photographs, Historic Aerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial Collection; Leslie Neumann and Associates, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resources Survey, 2003; Melissa Riche and Jim Riche, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, 2018 DPR 523L (09/2013)

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PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer _
Resource Name: Provident Bank
Page i of 5
Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 17
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication 0 Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 T_;R ; vaof_vaofSec _; S. B. B.M._ C. Address: 71-991 Highway 111 City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: Rancho Mirage, 11 S mE / 554772.68 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 684421020
*P3a. Description:
71-991 Highway a11, known as Provident Bank, was constructed in 1982 along Highway 111 and it sits on a a.o6 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Desert Modernist style commercial building with a rectangular -shaped floor plan and a flat roof with a wide overhang and enclosed eaves that is clad in a copper fascia. Wood trellises project out of the south and east elevations.

The commercial building has asymmetrical facades that are clad in uncoursed black lava rock and glass window walls. The front (east) elevation features a curved wooden trellis over two curved rock walls broken by a central walkway and set of stairs. The doorway is located beneath the trellis and it consists of metal framed glass doors. The parking area is also covered in a flat roof clad with copper metal fascia. The roof of the building is clad in rolled composition sheets. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property overtime.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP6.1-3 story commercial building *P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building El Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
71-991 Highway 111_3: View east of the west
(rear) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
❑x Historic: 1982 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
O Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Provident Savings Bank; 3756 Central Ave,
Riverside, CA 92506
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
Evaluation
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None ❑x Location Map El Continuation Sheet El Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record ❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record ❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other:

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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A CRHR Status Code: 3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 17
Resource Name: Provident Bank

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B1. Historic Name: Provident Bank
B2. Common Name: 71-991 Highway iii
B3. Original Use: Commercial B4. Present Use: Commercial *B5. Architectural Style: Desert Modernist
*B6. Construction History: The commercial building was constructed in 1982. In 2001, a permit was issued to install and maintain service at the property. In 2025, a permit was issued to replace all acoustic tiles, replace the fluorescent ceiling lights with LED lights, and replace all supply and return register grilles. In 2025, a permit was issued for a TI inspection. Aerial photographs and field survey indicate that no significant exterior alterations or additions have been made since construction. *B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Gin Wong Associates b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme: Cityhood, 1973 - Present Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1982 Property Type: Commercial
Applicable Criteria: NRHP ineligible; CRHR Criterion 3; Local Criteria i and 4 71-991 Highway 111 is a Desert Modernist style commercial building along the Highway 111 corridor. The subject property was designed by Gin Wong in 1981 for Gordon A. Blunden, the founder and president of of Provident Bank. In 1981, Provident Bank, at the time Provident Federal Savings, began construction on a new branch location in Rancho Mirage. At that time, Provident had a chain of branches located across Riverside Country, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Orange Counties. When Provident began construction on their Rancho Mirage branch, Gordon Blunden wanted a building with material and design that would "harmonize with and complement its desert surroundings." To this end, Provident hired Gin Wong Associates, a Los Angeles based Chinese-American architect who led the design team at the Los Angeles International Airport and planned many other iconic Los Angeles landmarks. For the Rancho Mirage Provident Bank, Wong designed a one-story building over7,loo square feet with curved walls clad in black lava rock broken by floor -to -ceiling windows and heavy wooden roofing beams to create trellises and large overhangs over building entrances. Wong also designed the building to have large copper metal fascia, which was chosen to weather over time and develop a "desert patina" to blend with the surrounding environment. The building was fully completed in 1982. Since its construction, the Desert Modernist building has remained a Provident Bank branch.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 17
*Map Name: Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register Evaluation *Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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Gin Wong was born in Guangzhou, China in 1922 and immigrated to Los Angeles as a young child. After serving as a radar bombardier for the U.S. Army in World War II, he attended USC's School of Architecture, graduating in 1950. After graduation, he worked for Pereira and Luckman, eventually becoming vice president of design. When William Pereira and Charles Luckman established their own firms, Wong helped found William L. Pereira & Associates in 1958, where he ultimately became a partner and the firm's president. Wong was instrumental in creating some of Los Angeles' greatest Modern structures. He served as design director for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Other projects included CBS Television City and downtown's Union Oil Center (now Los Angeles Center Studios). Wong also designed what many consider the most iconic gas station in the world —the Union 76 station (1965) in Beverly Hills, originally designed as part of the LAX master plan. It was under Wong's leadership that Pereira & Associates was commissioned to design the landmark Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco.

He founded Gin Wong Associates (GWA) in 1974. The internationally recognized firm specializes in the design and planning of corporate headquarters, commercial and retail spaces, hotels, educational facilities, and university campuses. GWA designed the Arco Tower (now 1055 West Seventh), one of the most prominent Modern skyscrapers in downtown Los Angeles. Wong, was one of a unique group of Chinese-American architects who helped define the postwar architecture of Los Angeles, all while fighting discrimination through racial covenants in mid-century Los Angeles. Wong died on September 1, 2017 at the age of 94.

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