Agenda packet — Rancho Mirage City Council, January 15, 2026 (part 6 of 15)

Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 17
❑x Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Built along the Highway ail corridor, the Rancho Mirage Provident Bank was not the first bank built in the City of Rancho Mirage and did not significantly impact commercial development along Highway all during the Cityhood (1973 -Present) era, as other buildings offering similar services were already common in the area. While it is a prominent Desert Modernist style commercial building, located on the corner of Highway all and Magnesia Falls Drive, there is no evidence to suggest that property influenced the design or direction of other commercial establishments built in the surrounding area. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Cityhood (1973 -Present) theme. It is also associated with the Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934- 198os) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

The commercial building 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 property is not significantly associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. While Gordon A. Blunden commissioned the building of the ranch, it was not one of the first Provident Bank locations and Blunden did not work at the office.

The property is potentially eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a Desert Modernist style commercial property. 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.

The commercial building is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3 and 5-8. Rancho Mirage Provident Bank is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the property is representative of a mid -20th century Desert Modernist style commercial building in Rancho Mirage. It is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it represents the work of a master architect, Gin Wong. The property 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 5S3 status code - appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation; and the 3CS status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation.

B12. References Continued:
"S&L nears completion," Desert Sun, March 51982, B2.
"Gin Wong," Los Angeles Conservancy, accessed March 2025, https://www.laconservancy.org/learn/architect-biographies/gin- wong/;
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: Noel F. Birns Building
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Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: i8
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_;_'/aof_ 'AofSec _; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 72-067 Highway in City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 11 S, 554897.21 mE / 3732834.17 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 682350001
*P3a. Description:
72-067 Highway 111, known as the Noel F. Birns Building, was constructed in 1974 on Highway 111 and it sits on a o.24 acre parcel. The property is a two-story Post and Beam style commercial building with a circular -shaped floor plan covered with a flat roof that has a wide overhang and enclosed eaves. The building is completely circular with all glass window walls on all sides. The building is surrounded by concrete planters that have sloped front walls that are patterned with long vertical lines.

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 0 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
72-067 Highway 111_1: View southwest of the
east (front) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
OHistoric: 1974 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Decorators Depot Diversified Interiors; 72067
Highway a11, 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.: 18
Resource Name: Noel F. Birns Building

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B1. Historic Name: Noel F. Birns Building
B2. Common Name: 72-067 Highway iii
B3. Original Use: Commercial B4. Present Use: Commercial *B5. Architectural Style: Post and Beam
*B6. Construction History: The commercial building was constructed in 1974. Permit records indicate that the owners installed a concrete block wall trash enclosure in 2015; upgraded the interior and parking areas for improved ADA access in 2021; and improved their fire suppression systems in 2022. 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: Ross Patten b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Cityhood, 1973 - Present Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1974 Property Type: Commercial
Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria i and 7 72-067 Highway all is a Post and Beam style commercial building along the Highway 111 corridor. The subject property was designed by Ross Patten in 1974 for Noel F. Birns' interior design company. Noel F. Birns was an interior designer who worked on several large projects throughout the 19505 and '6os, designing model homes for Sunrise Estates and Araby Estates for the Alexander Construction Company, El Dorado Highlands, and a Canyon View Estates model for Fey Construction Company. He also worked on home interiors for actors and celebrities like David Janssen at Canyon Club Villas; the Movie Colony residence of James Logan Abernathy; interior work for Frank Sinatra, William Bendix, Debbie Reynolds, and Jackie Cooper; and That John's restaurant, owned by Ethel and John Harutun. In the 19705, he collaborated with country clubs to work with buyers on customizing interiors during construction at the Sunrise Country Club, Rancho Las Palmas Country Club, and Monterey Country Club. In 1974, his company moved into the new 72-067 Highway all office by Ross Patten. Birn's firm merged with the fellow designer Steven DeChristopher the next year, who also moved into the building. In 1978, DeChristopher became the firm's president and COO while Birms shifted focus to other businesses.

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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Resource Name: Noel F. Birns Building

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HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 18
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
72-067 Highway 111_2: View west of the east (front) elevation. r
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: i8
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

Built along the Highway all corridor, the Noel F. Birns Building was constructed well after many of the early office buildings constructed along Highway iii, which had been built in the area since the 1940s. As a later commercial office building, it did not significantly impact commercial development along Highway 111 during the Cityhood (1973 -Present) era, as other buildings offering similar services were already common. While it is a unique and prominent Post and Beam style commercial building, there is no evidence to suggest that property influenced the design or direction of other office spaces built in the surrounding region. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Cityhood (1973 -Present) theme. It is also associated with the Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

The commercial building 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 property 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 a Post and Beam style commercial property. 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 2-6, and 8. Rancho Mirage Provident Bank is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the property is representative of a mid -20th century Post and Beam style commercial building 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 appears to have been slightly remodeled, the exterior retains 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 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.

B1.2. References Continued:

Adele Cygelman, "Desert Dreamers 14: The Designers," Palm Springs Life, March 12025, accessed March 2025, https://www.palmspringslife.com/desert-dreamers-14-the-designers/; "Noel F. Birns," Desert Sun," February 51974;
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)

State of California — The Resources Agency

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer Date
Resource Name: A. Ronald Button Residence
Page i of 5
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3C5/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 19
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_;_'/aof_'/aofSec ; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 42-730 Dunes View Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: ii S, 553854.44 [TIE / 3733233.1 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 684322001
*P3a. Description:
42-730 Dunes View Road, known as the A. Ronald Button Residence, was constructed in 1957 in the Rancho Mirage Unit No. 7 subdivision in Magnesia Falls Cove and it sits on a 1.31 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Contemporary style single- family residence with a U-shaped floor plan and two front -gabled roofs forms over the residence and semi-detached garage.

The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco and glass window walls. The front elevation of the home has floor -to -ceiling windows within the primary gable end that features exposed purlins and and exposed ridge beam.

Between the residence and the garage, there is a front patio beneath a flat roof connecting roof which leads to the garage. The garage is covered by its own separate front -gabled roof. Between the dwelling and the garage, a metal sheet wall divides the driveway and the front yard, which features a swimming pool. The roof is clad in rolled composition sheets. In the early 19705, a previous owner added an approximately 214 square foot rear addition to the home. A renovation campaign in 2020 removed the original concrete block front wall, removed the original front patio/pool decking, and remodeled the interior of 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:
42-730 Dunes View Road_2: View south of the
north (front) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IJHistoric: 1957 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

LD Prop Trust, Lynne Alexandra Davis; 4373
Wildflower Lane, Victoria, AB V8X5H1
*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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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.: 19
Resource Name: A. Ronald Button Residence

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B1. Historic Name: A. Ronald Button Residence
B2. Common Name: 42-730 Dunes View Road
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Contemporary
*B6. Construction History: The residence was constructed in 1957. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973. Permit records post -1973 indicate that ownership repaired the water service line in 2004, replaced the electrical service in 2007, repaired the pool drainage system in 2010, replaced the sewer line in 2015, added a new spa to the existing pool in 2020, and installed a new HVAC system in 2021. *B7. Moved? 0 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 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criteria B/2 and C/3; Local Criteria a and 5 42-730 Dunes View Road is a Contemporary style single-family residence within Magnesia Falls Cove. The subject property was constructed in 1957 for A. Ronald Button by the Rancho Mirage Realty Company, which he owned.

In 1944, Button a Hollywood attorney, bought the original Rancho Mirage subdivision and expanded its holdings further into the Magnesia Falls Cove over time. He was a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School. After law school he became a corporate and business lawyer who represented many prominent film stars in divorce cases. Button also became known for his impressive political connections. During a trip out to Palm Springs with his daughter Barbara, Button drove by the budding subdivision and saw development potential. Following his trip, he began buying acreage throughout the Magnesia Falls Cove and started developing speculative homes, selling lots to individuals, and selling lots to developers to build tract style houses. In 1945, he partnered with actor Dave Culver to develop additional subdivision expansions and construct new apartment complexes, with land purchases amounting to almost 2,000 acres total.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

State of California — The Resources Agency

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

LOCATION MAP
Resource Name: A. Ronald Button Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 19
*Map Name: 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.: 19
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
42-730 Dunes View Road_1: View of north (front) elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

Button, who was selling property in Rancho Mirage throughout the late-194os and early-195os, officially created the Rancho Mirage Realty Company in 1954. His plan was to build a new city, which required more 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 more modern Contemporary style homes.

During this time, Button this house for himself and his wife, Gladys, at 42-730 Dunes View Road and hired Vee Nisley to do the interior decorating for him. Between 1956 and 1959, Button served as the California State Treasurer, during which time he left the management of his Rancho Mirage developments to Mel Anderson. After his ternded, he resumed his role in developing the community and headed the Rancho Mirage Community Association until 1965. While he lived, he sold most of his land to Desser & Garfield, a pair of Beverly Hills based developers who continued to build houses in the area throughout the 1960s. Button split his time between Rancho Mirage and Los Angeles and owned a house in Thunderbird Heights on Thunderbird Road in 1980. He died in 1987.

One of the earlier houses built within the Magnesia Falls Cove neighborhood, the A. Ronald Button 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 Button began overseeing development in the Magnesia Falls Cove. While the A. Ronald Button Residence, like the Jeff Chandler Residence, appears to have been built following a Contemporary style template used by the Rancho Mirage Realty Company, the design and overall style did not significantly impact the design and development of other nearby homes. Therefore, the property does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951- 1973) theme. It is also associated with the 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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Resource Name: A. Ronald Button Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 19
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-4 and 6-8. The A. Ronald Button 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 A. Ronald Button, who made a meaningful contribution to the development of the City of Rancho Mirage. The property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The dwelling appears to have not been substantially altered and appears to maintain adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. However, visibility during field survey activities was low due to a front wall and extensive vegetation. Therefore, the further intensive survey is needed to determine potential eligibility. 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:
"Certificate of Business Fictitious Firame," Desert Sun, December zo 1954, 15; "Rancho Mirage," Desert Sun, October 21956, 5;
"A. Ronald Button Takes Over As State Treasurer," Desert Sun, November 11956,1; 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: James Roosevelt Residence
Page i of 5
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 20
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_;_'/aof_'/aofSec _; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 71-530 Biskra Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: ii S, 554135.41 mE / 3732954.27 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 684381014
*P3a. Description:
71-530 Biskra Road, known as the James Roosevelt Residence, was constructed in 1958 in the Rancho Mirage Unit No. 7 subdivision in Magnesia Falls Cove and it sits on a o.27 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Custom Ranch style single- family residence with a rectangular -shaped floor plan and a side -gabled roof over the residence and attached garage. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in board -and -batten siding and uncoursed stone. The front elevation of the home has a large central front porch beneath the wide open eave overhang that is supported by wooden posts.

The front door is located off -center at the northern end of the porch and features a wood framed French door. The center of the home has an open floor plan with large wood framed windows and exposed roofing. The rear of the home has more wood framed French doors and a wooden trellis that extend out over the back patio. The backyard has a rectangular pool. The roof is clad in composition shingles. In the early 1970s, a previous owner added an approximately 214 square foot rear addition to the home. A renovation campaign in 2020 removed the original concrete block front wall, removed the original front patio/pool decking, and remodeled the interior of 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:
71-530 Biskra Road_1: View east of the west
(front) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
I iHistoric: 1958 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

John Janulis, Natalie Janulis; PO Box 130o,
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 I Continuation Sheet t1 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/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: zo
Resource Name: James Roosevelt Residence

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B1. Historic Name: James Roosevelt Residence B2. Common Name: 71-530 Biskra Road B3. Original Use: Residential. B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Custom Ranch *B6. Construction History: The residence was constructed in 1958. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973. According to newspaper records, James Roosevelt added a bedroom and bathroom to the building in 1965.

This addition is located at the rear of the home at the southern end of the building. According to historic photographs, the home appears to have been originally clad in stucco, but by 1969 the home was described as a "Swiss villa" indicating that James Roosevelt had likely added the board and batten siding. Permit records post -1973 indicate that ownership installed a sewer hookup in 2004, closed in the carport/garage and added a new garage door in 2006, replaced electrical equipment in 2007, and reroofed the home in 2022. In 1987, a house fire damaged the home and caused $20,000 in damage. Recent real estate listings in 2021-2022 show that interior renovations have been extensive. Recent work also likely also included the removal and replacement of the original aluminum sliding glass doors and sliding sash windows with wood window units. Apart from the 1965 addition, there have been no additions subsequent changes to the original footprint of the building and the pool remains in its original configuration. *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: 1958-1969 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criteria B/2 and C/3; Local Criteria i and 5 71-530 Biskra Road is a Custom Ranch style single-family residence within Magnesia Falls Cove. The subject property was constructed in 1958 and bought by James and Gladys "Irene" Roosevelt that same year. James Roosevelt (James Roosevelt II) was the oldest son of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt. He was an American businessman, U.S. Marine Corps. officer, activist, and Democratic Party politician. He served as his father's secretary and was later elected to the House of Representatives for California's 26th District. While in office, James and his third wife, Irene, bought the 71-530 Biskra Road house in May 1958 and moved into the home the next year in September 1959 with their infant son Hall Delano Roosevelt. James Roosevelt continued to serve as a member of Congress until 1965.

In 1969, Irene and James divorced but she continued to live at the subject property until her death in 1987. James Roosevelt died in 1991.

One of the earlier houses built within the Magnesia Falls Cove neighborhood, the James Roosevelt Residence is associated with the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling was constructed well after construction began in the area. There is no evidence to support that the design and overall style significantly impacted the development of other nearby homes. Therefore, the property does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme. It is also associated with the 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.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 20
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 20
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Primary Record Information Continued:
71-53o Biskra Road_2: View east of the west (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 James Roosevelt Residence 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 James Roosevelt, a significant public figure. The property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The dwelling appears to have not been substantially altered and appears to maintain 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.

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CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
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Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

B12. References Continued:
"Visiting Congressman," Desert Sun, July 31959, 8;
Rose McKee, " Whit's It Like?" Desert Sun, October 261959, 7; "Construction," Desert Sun, January 7 1965, a;
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: Bligh Residence
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Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3C5/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 21
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC Date: 2021 T_;R_;_'/aof_'/aofSec _; S. B. B.M._ c. Address: 40-257 Club View Drive City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register Evaluation, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage mE / ii S mN e. Other Locational Data: APN: 684034007
*P3a. Description:
40-257 Club View Drive, known as the Bligh Residence, was constructed in 1952 in the Thunderbird Country Club Estates Unit 2 subdivision of Thunderbird Country Club and it sits on a o.40 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Contemporary style single-family residence with an L-shaped floor plan and a cross -gabled roof. The roof is extremely low-pitched with enclosed eaves and exposed purlin ends. The long rectangular interior chimney flue is clad in uncoursed stone. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco and glass window walls. The front elevation on Club View Drive has a central doorway facing north where the cross -gabled roof turns. It is located beneath a wooden trellis which extends from the roof and is supported on the east side by a concrete masonry unit wall and enclosed by an iron bar gate. The attached garage on the eastern end of the 'L' shape has a door that faces north. The rear (west) elevation has floor -to -ceiling windows and metal framed sliding glass doors within the primary gable end. It also has a long rectangular pool that is perpendicular to the home and extends into the center of the building at the highest point of the gable. The side elevation has more metal framed sliding glass doors facing south. The roof is clad in rolled composition sheets. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building I] Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
40-257 Club View Drive_4: View north of the
south (rear) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IJHistoric: 1952 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Loretta R Nicastro; 40257 Club View Dr,
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
*P8. Recorded by:
2025
*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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B1. Historic Name: Bligh Residence
B2. Common Name: 40-257 Club View Drive
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Post and Beam
*B6. Construction History: The residence was constructed in 1952. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973. Historic photographs indicate that a wooden trellis was originally constructed over the outdoor section of the pool but it was removed at an unknown date.

Permit records post -1973 indicate that ownership replaced the gas line in 2007, and changed out the HVAC system in 2023.

There appear to have been no additions to the original footprint of the building and the pool remains in its original configuration.
*B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: E. Stewart Williams b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme: Country Club Era, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1952 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria 1, 4, and 7 40-257 Club View Drive is a Post and Beam style single-family residence within Thunderbird Country Club. The subject property was constructed in 1952 for Harrison J. "Jack" and Buddy Bligh by E. Stewart Williams. Jack and Buddy Bligh were from Chicago, Illinois, and were some of the earliest members of the Thunderbird Country Club. They held multiple art exhibitions and wedding anniversary parties at their home, which they used on a seasonal basis. An elderly couple when they completed their property, Buddy Bligh died in 1963. The property has been owned since at least 1982 by Loretta R. Nicastro, who owned the Village Patio Restaurant in Palm Springs.

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: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025. (This space reserved for official comments.)
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Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 21
*Map Name: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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Primary#:

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Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 21
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
4o -2S7 Club View Drive_2: View north of the west (rear) and south (side) elevations.

G Bligh Home copy: Undated view of the south elevation and indoor/outdoor pool.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 21
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

Emerson Stewart Williams studied architecture at Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania, taught for a few years at Columbia University, and then worked for designer Raymond Loewy. He came to Palm Springs in 1946 to work with his father Harry and brother Roger in their architectural office. Stewart Williams was greatly influenced by the Scandinavian Modernists AlvarAalto and E.G. Asplund, particularly their use of wood and other natural materials in the creation of a `warmer' Modernism. Williams' first Palm Springs commission was for the 1947 Frank Sinatra residence, a modern building of glass, natural stone, redwood siding, and an upswept roof that, according to author and critic Alan Hess, "set a tone for postwar glamour as Hollywood stars continued to move to Palm Springs —to large homes, often on country clubs, favoring a sleek but warm Modernism rather than cool minimalism." Stewart Williams' own home in Palm Springs was built in 1956. His career was long and varied including custom homes, offices, banks, civic buildings, Palm Springs' upper tramway station, and many schools throughout the Coachella Valley and high desert.

One of his later works, the Desert Museum, a concrete building lifted above the street, surrounded by a sunken sculpture garden, and sheathed in volcanic cinder was completed in 1970. In Rancho Mirage, Williams designed four houses in the Thunderbird Country Club: the Kiner Residence (i951), Bligh Residence (1952), Christie Residence (1955), and Scott Residence (1957). The Roderick W. Kenaston Residence just outside of Thunderbird was built in 1956.

One of the earliest houses built within Thunderbird Country Club, the Bligh Residence is associated with the Country Club Era (1951- 1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. While the residence was one of the first constructed in the club, it was one of several that were being constructed by the original group of investors around the course at the same time, many of which are still extant. There is no evidence to support that the design of the Bligh Residence significantly impacted the development of other nearby homes.

Therefore, while the Bligh 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 Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3, 5-6, and 8. The Bligh Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion i as the residence is representative of a mid -loth 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 the master architect E. Stewart Williams. 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 be relatively unaltered on the exterior with most of its original features. 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: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 21
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Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

B12. References Continued:

Desert Sun, September 61963, 5;
"Paintings Viewed at Party," Desert Sun, March 311959, 9; "The St. Patrick's Party," Desert Sun, March 211955, 7; Adele Cygelman, "Palm Springs Modern", New York, Rizzoli International Publications,1999. pp. 94-99; 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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Review Code Reviewer
Resource Name: Kramer Residence
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Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 22
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: 70-983 Fairway Drive City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone:11 S, 553350.95 mE / 3737641.19 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 674300001
*P3a. Description:
7o-983 Fairway Drive, known as the Kramer Residence, was constructed in 1971 in the Wonder Estates subdivision of Tamarisk Country Club and it sits on a o.6o acre parcel. The property is a single -story Neo-Spanish Colonial Revival style single-family residence with an irregular floor plan and flat -roof forms at varying heights and a central octagonal gazebo style roof clad with rounded terracotta tiles. The flat roof is clad in rolled composition sheets. The flat roofs have short parapets on all sides. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco. The front elevation has a central doorway facing a U- shaped driveway with outer doors decorated in wrought iron designs that are filled with glass panels in -front of two wooden paneled front doors. The attached garage is located west of the front elevation and faces north. The rear elevation has a large wooden trellis over the back patio that is supported by stucco columns. It opens out to the back pool. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building I1 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:
70-983 Fairway Drive_2: View north of the
south (rear) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IJHistoric: 1971 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Ross Alan Klein; 70983 Fairway Dr, Rancho
Mirage, CA 9227o
*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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Resource Name: Kramer Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Kramer Residence
B2. Common Name: 70-983 Fairway Drive
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Neo-Spanish Colonial Revival
*B6. Construction History: The 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 ownership demolished the garage cover, demolished the patio covers, added a 872 square foot addition, and remodeled the home in 2003; Installed a new concrete block wall in 2004; installed additional utility lines in 2005; and upgraded their electrical equipment and installed roof mounted solar panels in 2023. *B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: James McNaughton b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Country Club Era, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1971 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR/Local ineligible
7o-983 Fairway Drive is a Neo-Spanish Colonial Revival style single-family residence within Tamarisk Country Club. The subject property was constructed in 1971 as a speculative home designed by master architect James McNaughton. The earliest occupants were the Allan and Mildred Kramer, who moved into the house by 1974. The home was built originally designed as a Modernist style house, but a remodeling campaign in 2003 removed many of the original mid-century design elements and materials. An addition and replacement materials, such as the terracotta tile roof and additional column molding, have changed the style of the house to more closely resemble a Neo-Spanish Colonial Revival style residence.

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#:

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Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 22
*Map Name: Cathedral City
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Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 22
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
70-983 Fairway Drive_4: View of the north (front) elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

James H. McNaughton was born in 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Carnegie Tech (Carnegie Mellon University) in 1935 with a degree in architecture. During the late 19305, he was briefly employed as a designer for Steuben Glass Works, fashioning very detailed pieces, some of which are displayed at the Smithsonian. After graduation he left to New York City, where he hoped to design sets for Broadway productions. Instead, he found himself in the television business. Due to his innovative use of perspective, designing static one-dimensional backgrounds with the illusion of height and distance, McNaughton quickly gained acclaim as TV's first official art director. During the peak of his career in the 19505, McNaughton earned many honors and awards. By the end of the decade, he felt that he'd accomplished all he wanted to in the field and made a clean break, leaving television and moving to the west coast.

McNaughton came to Palm Springs in 1959, when he was 47 years old with the ambition to design homes. In 1961, he received his first commission when Harry R. & Willa Morrill employed him to design a new mansion for themselves on Panorama Road in Little Tuscany, Palm Springs. Upon its completion, the Morrill House became an instant sensation, garnering praise and coverage in Palm Springs Life, The Desert Sun, and later The Architectural Digest. In 1963, he completed the Allan & Middy Kramer Residence in the Caballeros Estates, which also earned him more acclaim. Other project attributed to McNaughton include the George Arnold Residence in Palm Springs, the 1973 Petunia House in Phoenix, and a group of spec homes in Andreas and Murray Canyons.

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Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 22
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He had many other talents which he practiced throughout his life. He was an accomplished painter, muralist, and pianist. He played the pipe organ and designed prestigious concert venues, including the Pittsburgh Organ Academy, Boston Philharmonic, and the Los Angeles Music Center. He died in 1979, only creating plans for about two dozen projects that were actually completed. However, the quality of these few designs makes McNaughton a noteworthy architect, particularly in the Coachella Valley.

Built after the establishment of the Tamarisk Country Club, the Kramer 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 early 1970s. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Country Club Era (1951-1973) theme. 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.

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3 and 5-8. The Kramer Residence is not considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the residence is no longer representative of a mid -20th century Modernist style home in Rancho Mirage. It is also not considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it no longer represents the work of master architect James McNaughton. 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.

B12. References Continued:
"In the Heart of the Golf Capital of the World," Desert Sun, December 131972, 23; Steve Vaught, "Renaissance Man," Palm Springs Life, February 4 2020, accessed March 2025, https://www.palmspringslife.com/james-h-mcnaughton-architect/; 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: Ben Gale Residence
Page i of 5
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Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 23
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: 70-831 Fairway Drive City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: ii S, 552899.82 mE / 3734957.33 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 690140022
*P3a. Description:
70-831 Fairway Drive, known as the Gale Residence, was constructed in 1961 in the Thunderbird Country Club Estates Unit 1 subdivision of Thunderbird Country Club and it sits on a 0.34 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Desert Modernist style single-family residence with an L-shaped floor plan and flat roof forms at varying heights. The roofs have wide enclosed overhangs and they are clad in rolled composition sheets. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco and glass window walls. The front elevation U-shaped driveway, with a full -height breeze block wall in the center. The front entrance is recessed between two wings of the home beneath the principal flat roof. The eastern wing has a two -car attached garage. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property overtime. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building I] Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:

View of northeast (front) elevation. (70-831
Fairway Drive 3)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
❑x Historic: 1961 ("Around Town," Desert Sun,
December 121961, 6)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Prop Lindquist; PO Box 42135, Portland, OR
97242
*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.: 23
Resource Name: Ben Gale Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Gale residence
B2. Common Name: 70-831 Fairway Drive
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Desert Modernist
*B6. Construction History: The residence was constructed in 1961. Limited building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973. In 1961, Ben Gale received a permit to construct a concrete block wall (No. 53643) and A Belden Christ received a permit to construct the dwelling with the attached garage (No. 47300). In 1962, Gale received a permit to construct a private swimming pool (No. 47553). There are no available permit records for the property from the City of Rancho Mirage. However, aerial photographs and field survey indicate that no significant exterior 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: Unknown b. Builder: Albert Belden Crist *B10. Significance: Theme: Country Club Era, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1961 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criteria B/2 and C/3; Local Criteria a and 5 70-831 Fairway Drive is a Desert Modernist style single-family residence within Thunderbird Country Club. The subject property was constructed in 1961 for Ben T. and Emma Gale by Albert Belden Crist. Ben and Emma Gale were winter residents of Thunderbird Country Club. Ben died in 1965 and Emma remarried Alden Bartlett the next year. Emma C. Gale Bartlett worked in the merchandising business and was an active member of the Thunderbird Country Club community from its early years. She lived with her husband, Ben, as early as 1954 within the country club, where they threw parties and entertained guests. In late 1961, the builder and designer Albert Belden Crist completed their new house. While she was a resident and member, Emma was heavily involved with the Women Golfers of Thunderbird Country Club organization, where she sponsored the Emma Gale invitational in 1962. She was also an original charter member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Eisenhower Medical Center. She lived until 200o, when she died in Corpus Christi.

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: Ben Gale Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 23
*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.: 23
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
70-831 Fairway Drive_i: View of northeast (front) elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

Albert Belden Crist was born in Hollywood in 3.923, but he grew up and resided for much of his life in Palm Springs. His father was a builder but at age 3.9 in 3.942, Crist was working at a Safeway in Arizona. After the war, from 3.947 to 3.951, Crist was listed as a carpenter in the Palm Springs Directory. Like his father, he continued to work as a builder for the rest of his career, which lasted through the 19705. He died in 3.986.

One of the earlier houses built within Thunderbird Country Club, the Gale Residence is associated with the Country Club Era (1953.- 1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. While the residence was one of the early homes constructed in the club, it was one of several that were being constructed at the time following the first homes built nearly ten years earlier. There is no evidence to support that the design of the Gale Residence significantly impacted the development of other nearby homes. Therefore, while the Gale Residence is associated with the Country Club Era (1951- 3.973) theme, it does not possess individual documented significance related to that theme. It is also associated with the Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (3.934-198os) 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.: 23
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The property is eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a Desert Modernist style residential property. 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 Gale Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion i as the residence is representative of a mid -20th century Desert Modernist stye home in Rancho Mirage. It is also considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 5, as it is associated with Emma C. Gale Bartlett, a significant local figure. The property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The dwelling appears to have not been substantially altered and appears to maintain 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:
"Emma Bartlett," Desert Sun, July 16 2000, 20;
"Hold Emma Gale Invitational at Thunderbird Country Club," Desert Sun, May 181962, 5; "Emma Gale is Married in Home," Desert Sun, December 221966, 8; "Obituaries - Ben T. Gale," Desert Sun, October 7 1965, 2; "Albert Belden Crist (Designer)," PCAD, accessed March 2025, https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/person/7831/; 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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Review Code Reviewer
Resource Name: Morton Residence
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Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 24
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: 71-094 La Paz Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 11 S, 553526.4 mE / 3737511.3 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 674331004
*P3a. Description:
71-094 La Paz Road, known as Morton Residence, was constructed in 1986 in the Wonder Estates subdivision of Tamarisk Country Club and it sits on a 0.45 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Post and Beam style residential building with an irregular -shaped floor plan. The residence is covered by flat roof forms at varying heights with enclosed eaves and wide overhangs. The roof is clad in composition sheets. The residential building has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco and glass window walls. The front elevation features a U-shaped driveway, a metal front door beneath a flat porch roof, and an attached garage. The rear elevation features full height glass window walls and a roof supported by large square concrete columns. The roof extends out of the rear patio. There was an approximately 2,000 square feet addition to the front of the home along La Paz Road in 2007 but the color of the addition differentiates it from original massing. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building 0 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:

View of north (rear) elevation. (71-094 La Paz
Road_9)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IJHistoric: 1986 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Joyce -Rogers Family Trust, William T. Rogers,
Jeffrey B. Joyce; 71094 La Paz Rd, 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: 3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 24
Resource Name: Morton Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Morton Residence
B2. Common Name: 71-094 La Paz Road
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Post and Beam
*B6. Construction History: The residential building was constructed in 1986. Since construction, the ownership reroofed the home in 2002; repaired the pool drainage, replaced electrical systems, and attached to the sewer line in 2004; constructed a new addition in 2007; constructed a new concrete block wall in 2008; upgraded the pool drainage again in 2009; and remodeled the pool/spa in 2016.
*B7. Moved? ❑D No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Hal Levitt b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Cityhood, 1973 - Present Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1986 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP ineligible; CRHR Criterion 3; Local Criteria 1 and 4 71-094 La Paz Road is a Post and Beam style commercial building within Tamarisk Country Club. The subject property was designed by Hal Levitt in 1986 with interiors by Steve Chase for Steve Morton, an amateur golfer and long-time chairman of the Bob Hope Classic tournament.

Harold "Hal" Warren Levitt was born on July 26, 1921, in San Francisco, California. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Arts from Stanford University and an architecture degree from USC. After his graduation, he worked for Roland Coate and Burton Schutt before he founded his own architectural company, Levitt, LeDuc & Farwell, in the 195os. The company was headquartered in Beverly Hills. He designed homes for Walter Mirisch, Steven Spielberg, Lew Wasserman, Olivia Newton -John, Ross Hunter, Quincy Jones, Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers and Hal Wallis. He also designed the Riviera Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip and the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills. His designs reflected modernist philosophies of mid-century Los Angeles which emphasized intermixing and re- interpreting indoor and outdoor spaces with large glass surfaces, interior courtyards, and surprising entry sequences. Many Levitt homes featured large-scale doors that instead of leading indoors, opened into an interior protected courtyards. He retired to Reno, Nevada, in 2001 and died at his holiday home in Las Vegas at the age of 79 in 2003.

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: Morton Residence

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Primary#:

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

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 24
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
71-094 La Paz Road_i: View of south (front) elevation.
71-094 La Paz Road_7: View of north (rear) elevation.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 24
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

One of the later houses built within Tamarisk Country Club, the Morton Residence is associated with the Cityhood (1973 -Present) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling is not individually significantly associated with the development of later country clubs, as it was built in a country club established decades earlier. The residence did not influence the design or direction of other homes built in the neighborhood during the 19805. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Cityhood (1973 -Present) theme. It is also associated with the Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-1980s) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

The residential building 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 property 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 a Post and Beam style residential property. However, the building was completed in 1986, 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.

The residential building is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3 and 5-8. Morton Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the property is representative of a late -20th century Post and Beam style residential building in Rancho Mirage. It is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it represents the work of a master architect, Hal Levitt. Despite the 2007 garage addition, the property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The addition is in keeping with the style of the building and also adequately differentiated from the original construction with a different color scheme and unique decorative elements, such as a more prominent roof parapet wall. 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; and the 3C5 status code - appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation.

B12. References Continued:
"Harold W. Levitt Archive," Levitt and Moss Architects, accessed March 2025, https://www.l evittm oss. com/archive/z4zoxyu5z9 i kmozios4zkfkkkx15d h; 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 Date _
Resource Name: Las Casuelas Nuevas Restaurant
Page i of 5
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 25
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication El 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: 70-050 Highway i11 City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone:11 S, 551708.22 mE / 3735950.69 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 689160008
*P3a. Description:
70-050 Highway a11, known as Las Casuelas Nuevas Restaurant, was constructed in 1966 along Highway 111 and it sits on a 1.12 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Neo-Spanish Colonial Revival style commercial building with an irregular -shaped floor plan covered by side -gabled and hipped roofing forms all clad in Spanish style terracotta tiles. The commercial building has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco. The front elevation facing Highway 111 features an outer concrete masonry unit wall clad in stucco, wood trellises over an interior patio, open eaves with exposed rafters along the roof lines, and a turret and the entrance to the parking lot covered with an octagonal gazebo roof. The Delgado family, the owners and founders of the restaurant, constructed a large addition and remodeled the existing restaurant in 1983 which added a new front entrance, back patio, and parking. The addition added the turret, visible from Highway a11, and increased the restaurant by roughly one- third of its initial size, adding 125 seats to the existing 30o -seat building. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP6. 1-3 story commercial building *P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building 0 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:

View of east elevation. (7o-o5o Highway
111_4)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
I1Historic: 1973 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Prop J & Prop S Delgado; 70050 Highway 111,
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 CI Location Map I Continuation Sheet t1 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: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 25
Resource Name: Las Casuelas Nuevas Restaurant

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B1. Historic Name: Las Casuelas Nuevas Restaurant
B2. Common Name: 70-05o Highway an.

B3. Original Use: Commercial
*B5. Architectural Style: Neo-Spanish Colonial Revival
B4. Present Use: Commercial
*B6. Construction History: The commercial property was constructed by April 1973. In 1983, Joaquin and Sharon Delgado commissioned architect Raul Sosa, with David Christian Associates to remodel the restaurant and design a new large addition.

They completed the work between August and November 1983. Permit records incorporation (August 1973) indicate that ownership added a new sign in 2004; reroofed the building and made improvements to the sewer connection in 2008; upgraded their electrical systems in 2023; and replaced their electrical systems again, upgraded their fire suppression systems, and reroofed in 2024.
*B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Arthur Valdes b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Commercial Development, 1934-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1973 Property Type: Commercial
Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR/Local ineligible
70-050 Highway 111 is a Neo-Spanish Colonial Revival style commercial building along the Highway 1u corridor. The subject property was designed by Arthur Valdes for Florencio "Del" and Mary Delgado, restaurant owners from Palm Springs. In 1958, the Delgados founded the Las Casuelas Original in Palm Springs at 368 North Palm Canyon Drive. They focused on using family recipes and their restaurant gained popularity throughout the 1960s. In 1972, they decided to expand and began the process of building Las Casuelas Nuevas in Rancho Mirage on Restaurant Row. In 1983, Joaquin and Sharon Delgado oversaw the construction of a new addition to the restaurant and thr property continues to be owned and managed by the Delgado family today.

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: Las Casuelas Nuevas Restaurant

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 25
*Map Name: Cathedral City
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HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 25
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
70-050 Highway 111_6: View of north elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

Built as one of the first restaurants on Restaurant Row following Lord Fletcher's Restaurant, Las Casuelas Nuevas is individually significant within the theme of Commercial Development (1934-1973) in Rancho Mirage because it significantly impacted the development of Restaurant Row and further helped establish the center for commercial dining within the community. The success of the restaurant paved the way for the later construction of the 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 is not considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community.

The commercial building is potentially individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1, as it is directly associated with a significant pattern of events in local Rancho Mirage history. However, significant additions to the property over time have negatively impacted the building's integrity to the historic period. Its original design and materials are no longer intact. Therefore, the building does not retain sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance under this criterion. 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 the Delgado family are prominent members of the Rancho Mirage community, their accomplishments are chiefly tied to the ownership and operation of the restaurant. The property is potentially eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it still embodies the distinctive characteristics of a Neo-Spanish Colonial Revival style commercial restaurant. However, additions have altered the original design and impacted the material integrity of the property. Therefore, the building does not retain sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance under this criterion. 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: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 25
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The commercial building is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2 and 4-8. Las Casuelas Nuevas is potentially eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as it is representative of the Neo-Spanish Colonial Revival style. However, it no longer retains sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance under this criterion. Las Casuelas Nuevas is potentially 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.

However, additions have altered the original design and impacted the material integrity of the property. Due to additions and changes to the property over time, the property only retains integrity of location, setting, workmanship, feeling, and association.

The building does not maintain adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned a 6Z status code: Found ineligible for NRHP, CRHR, or Local Register through survey evaluation.

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

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 26
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: 39-856 Morningside Drive City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone:1a S, 553229.66 mE / 3735566.55 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 688230010
*P3a. Description:
39-856 Morningside Drive, known as the Eddie Lowery Residence, was constructed in 1956 in the Thunderbird North subdivision and it sits on a 0.35 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Desert Modernist style single-family residence with an X-shaped floor plan and a flat roof clad in composition sheets. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco and wooden board and batten siding. The front of the home faces Morningside Drive behind a painted concrete masonry unit wall and metal gate. The front elevation of the building features board and batten siding, two garage doors, and vinyl framed windows. The entryway is recessed beneath a flat porch roof. The home has an open ceiling with exposed rafters and windows that fill the spaces between the beams at the top of the roof. Most windows are either vinyl sliding sash/casement replacements of original fixed units. The doors are vinyl framed sliding glass doors. The home has been remodeled in the interior but retains most of its exterior design and materials. 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:

View of west (front) elevation. (39-856
Morningside Road_2)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
I iHistoric: 1956 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Daniel Brian Allen, Jory Grant Edmunds; 137 S
Wilson Ave, Unit 402, Pasadena, CA 911o6
*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 I 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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Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 26
Resource Name: Eddie Lowery Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Eddie Lowery Residence
B2. Common Name: 39-856 Morningside Drive
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Desert Modernist
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1956. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973. In 2002, a permit for encroachment construction was issued (Permit No.

Eol00074). In 2008, a permit for an addition/remodel was issued (Permit No. Bo800599). In 2013, the residence was reroofed (Permit No. Ba3o1269). In 2013, a permit for encroachment construction was issued (Permit No. Ea300018). In 2013, sewer work was completed at the property (Permit No. B1300039). In 2016, construction to the pool was permitted (Permit No. 61600448). In 2020, a permit for an addition/remodel was issued (Permit No. B1902154). In 2021, solar was installed at the property (Permit No. B21o15o7). 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: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1956 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria a and 4 39-856 Morningside Drive is a Desert Modernist style single-family residence within the Thunderbird North community. The subject property was constructed in 1956 for Eddie Lowery, an amateur golfing champion and famous caddy. When Eddie Lowery was ao years old, he caddied for Francis Ouimet in the 1913 U.S. Open where Ouimet won a playoff between Ted Ray and Harry Vardon in what is known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played." As an adult, he became a multi -millionaire as an auto dealer in San Francisco, but continued to foster golf at an amateur level. He became a Massachusetts State amateur champion and teamed up with Byron Nelson in 1955 to win the Bing Crosby Pro -Am Invitational at Pebble Beach. Through golf, he maintained a friendship with Bob Hope and became a member of the Thunderbird Country Club. In 1962, Eddie married his secretary, Margaret, and they adopted two infant children together, John and Cynthia. He became a president of the U.S. National Senior Open Golf Association and, in 198o, Lowery became president of the International Seniors Amateur Golf Society. Eddie Lowery died in 1984 and Margaret continued to live in Rancho Mirage until her death in 2000, where she owned an antique shop, Rancho Antiques. In 1998, Margaret established the Eddie Lowery Award as part of the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund for the best caddies in golf clubs.

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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Resource Name: Eddie Lowery Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 26
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 26
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
39-856 Morningside Road_i: View of west (front) elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

One of the first houses built within the Thunderbird North neighborhood, the Eddie Lowery Residence is associated with the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, there is no evidence to support that the design and configuration of the home significantly impacted the development of other nearby homes in Thunderbird North or other nearby subdivisions. William Cody and Wexler & Harrison were building homes in Thunderbird North at the same time under independent contracts. The last three homes in Thunderbird North were completed in 1960, 1977, and 1978. The designs of the last three homes only share limited similarities with the Eddie Lowery Residence. Therefore, the property does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme. It is also associated with the 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.: 26
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3 and 4-8. The Eddie Lowery 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. 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 significantly remodeled since its initial construction, changing the initial window materials. 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:
"Eddie Lowery of Thunderbird," Desert Sun, February 1, i98o, 26; "M. Margaret Lowery," Desert Sun, July 3, 2000, 16;
"Enlightened to Ouimet-Lowery saga, Cynthia Wilcox cherishes it all," Power Fades, June i 2022, accessed March 2025, https://www . powerfades.com/features/1b5a895f-f15e-4309-9762-7e4e9 bd47b61; "Eddie Lowery Award," College Scholarships, accessed March 2025, https://www.collegescholarships.com/scholarships/detail/130401; 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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Review Code Reviewer
Resource Name: Riback Residence
Page i of 7
Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 27
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: 70-843 Tamarisk Lane City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 115, 553133.85 mE / 3737855.15 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 674270007
*P3a. Description:
70-843 Tamarisk Lane, known as the Riback Residence, was constructed in 1978 in the Wonder Palms subdivision of Tamarisk Country Club and it sits on a o.44 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Shed style single-family residence with Desert Modernist elements. It has an irregular -shaped floor plan and skillion roofing forms with limited clerestory lites. The roof is clad in flat terracotta tiles and bordered with a bronze cornice bank. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco or floor -to -ceiling glass windows. The front elevation of the building features stucco walls, a garage door clad in slanted wood board siding, and a centered metal gate which leads down an outdoor walkway to the front entrance, which consists of glass doors under a flat porch roof. The home has an open ceiling with exposed rafters. The rear elevation is largely composed of glass window walls. It has a back patio covered by a flat roof supported by circular columns which are clad in bronze sheathing. The home is currently being extensively remodeled on the interior and exterior. Many of the original design elements have been removed and are in the process of being replaced, but there appear to be no significant additions to the property.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building 0 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:

Redfin Riback Residence 2019_1: 2019 Redfin
photo south of the north (front) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IJHistoric: 1978 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

David Dorn, Jennifer Dorn; 607 N Lucerne
Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004
*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 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/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 27
Resource Name: Riback Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Riback Residence
B2. Common Name: 70-843 Tamarisk Lane
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Shed / Desert Modernist
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1978. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973. In 2002, sewer work was completed at the property (Permit NO.

Bo2o1294). In 2005, the residence was reroofed (Permit No. B0500240). In 2011, mechanical/HVAC was completed at the residence (Permit No. B11oo642). In 2018, a block wall was installed at the residence (Permit No. B1800374). In 2019, solar was installed at the residence (Permit No. B19oo192). In 2021, plumbing work was completed at the residence (Permit No.

B2100093). In 2025, a permit for block wall construction was issued (Permit No. B2500193). No significant exterior alterations or additions have been made since construction.
*B7. Moved? ❑x No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None. B9a. Architect: Patrick Evan Sheehy/William F. Cody b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme: Country Club Era, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1978 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP ineligible; CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria 1 and 4 70-843 Tamarisk Lane is a Shed style style single-family residence with Desert Modernist elements built within Tamarisk Country Club. It exhibits a Shed style recessed entryway and skillion roofing forms with limited clerestory lites, while also adding Desert Modernist elements, such as stucco siding, roofing tile, and bronze cornice banding. The subject property was constructed in 1978 and was designed by Patrick Evan Sheehy based on William F. Cody's plans from 1973. The property was built for Ted and Betty Riback. Ted and Betty Riback were members of the Tamarisk Country Club and Ted was the leader of Riback Investment Corporation, Inc.

Patrick Evan Sheehy was born in Los Angeles in 1940. Sheehy was a graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a degree in Architectural Engineering. According to AIA historical records, Sheehy joined William Cody's practice in 1967. By 1969, Cody had made both Patrick Evan Sheehy and Laszlo Sandor associates and renamed his practice: William F. Cody & Associates, Inc.

Cody's brother Jay was also made an associate in 1970. Cody retained the controlling interest in the partnership. The practice later became known as Cody/Sheehy Architects. Sheehy worked closely with William Cody on a number of major projects from the early 19705 including the Tennis Club hotel in downtown Palm Springs, completed in 1973. Sheehy and Cody also worked together on the new Palm Springs Library, designed in a Brutalist style. Following Cody's stroke in 1973, projects already on the boards in the office were seen through to completion, including the Riback Residence.

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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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 27
*Map Name: Cathedral City
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 27
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:

Redfin Riback Residence 2019_2: 2019 Redfin photo of the view east of south (rear) elevation. 1973 Cody Sheehy Rendering for Riback Residence: 1973 Rendering by Cody/Sheehy with north elevation for the Riback Residence.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 27
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
70-843 Tamarisk Lane_2: View of north (front) elevation. 70-843 Tamarisk Lane_6: View of south (rear) elevation.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 27
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

The firm was dissolved in 1976, when Jay Cody and Patrick Sheehy went their separate ways. William F. Cody later died in 1978.

Following Cody's death, Ted Riback was still interested in following Cody's earlier designs and Sheehy's input, so he commissioned Sheehy in 1977 to finish the home. During his years of individual practice, Sheehy specialized in designing custom residences and designs for tract home developments across the Coachella Valley. He won several AIA awards in 1981 for the Inland California Chapter of the AIA: a citation for the Initial Cafeteria at Cal State Bakersfield in 1981 — which shared the same Brutalist style as the Palm Springs Library. He was also awarded for a 137 -condominium project in Indian Wells for Vintage Properties and received an interiors award for the Robert McCulloch residence at Lake Havasu, Arizona. Sheehy moved from the desert to Laguna Beach in or around 1990, having remarried. He died in 1996, at the age of 55.

Built after the establishment of the Tamarisk Country Club, the Riback 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 being built 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 early 1970s. Therefore, it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Country Club Era (1951-1973) theme. It is also associated with the Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme and is considered a significant representative example of a known architectural style in the community. One May 12, 2021, the property owner received comments from City Staff regarding alterations necessary to consider the property for local designation. At the time of this survey, efforts to address those changes and make other alterations to the building were underway, impacting the ability of Urbana to make concrete determinations over the course of survey work.

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 property 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 a representative example of a Shed style residence with Desert Modernist elements designed by master architect William Cody. However, the building was completed in 1978, 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. Current remodeling work appears to be replacing many of the original design elements and materials. The extensive changes may alter existing character -defining features of the property. As such, it is unclear if the Riback Residence still individually embodies the distinctive characteristics of a mid-century Shed style home constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 1970s. However, there do not appear to be any significant exterior additions as part of the current work and limited visual information suggests that the historic look and feel of the exterior will be maintained. If the current remodeling campaign replaces exterior design elements with in -kind or with materials that match the original design, color, and texture, then the property will retain adequate historic integrity to convey its significance under this criterion. Therefore, at the time of this survey, the home still retains integrity of design, materials, or feeling. 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 2-3 and 5-8. At the time of this survey, the Riback Residence appears to still be considered eligible under Local Register Criterion i as the residence is representative of a mid -loth century Shed style home in Rancho Mirage with Desert Modern elements. Once the current renovation efforts are finished, it should also still be eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, if it can be determined that the property still represents the work of master architect William Cody in terms of design and material integrity. As of this survey, 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. If the results of current remodeling campaign are not restorative and not faithful to the original designs from Patrick Sheehy and William F.

Cody, by adding extensive additions and inappropriate replacement materials, the property may be reevaluated and assigned a different status code.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 27
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

B12. References Continued:

Melissa Riche, "Riback Residence: Historic Site Nomination for 70843 Tamarisk Lane Tamarisk Country Club - Rancho Mirage, CA 92270," 2021;
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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Review Code Reviewer _
Resource Name: Kersten Ranch)
Page i of 5
Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 28
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: 39-581 Kersten Drive City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 11 S, 553978.2 mE / 3735805.64 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 688242010
*P3a. Description:
39-581 Kersten Drive, known as the Kersten Ranch, was constructed in 1958 in the Desert Sun Ranch Estates Unit No. a subdivision of the Desert Ranch Estates neighborhood and it sits on a o.28 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Custom Ranch style single-family residence with an L-shaped floor plan and a cross -gabled roof clad in rolled composition sheets. The roof had a moderate overhang with open eaves. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco. The front elevation of the building features stucco walls, vinyl framed awning windows, metal framed fixed windows, and a fiberglass framed glass front door. At the northeast corner of the L-shaped building, a long rectangular exterior chimney clad in coursed stone protrudes from the front facade and pierces the interior gable. The home was extensively remodeled in 2017 on the interior and exterior, but no no additions were added. Many of the original design elements have been removed and replaced.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building 0 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:

View of east (side) elevation. (39-581 Kersten
Drive_2)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IJHistoric: 1958 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Dale Prokupek; 1710 N Fairfax Ave, Los
Angeles, CA 90046
*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 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.: 28
Resource Name: Kersten Ranch

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B1. Historic Name: Kersten Ranch (Building #2)
B2. Common Name: 39-581 Kersten Drive
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Custom Ranch
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1958. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973. In 2002, plumbing work was completed at the residence (Permit No. 0201067). In 2011, plumbing work was completed in 2011 (Permit No. B1100213). In 2012, plumbing work was completed at the residence (Permit No. B1200961). No significant exterior additions have been made since construction. In 2017, the owners underwent an extensive remodel which replaced many materials on the interior and exterior. *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: 1958 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR/Local ineligible
39-581 Kersten Drive is a Custom Ranch style single-family residence within Desert Ranch Estates. The subject property was constructed in 1958 but the architect is unknown. It appears to have been constructed as a home for staff on the Kersten Ranch, where Paul Kersten Sr., and later Paul Kersten Jr., grew dates, tangerines, grapefruit, and grapes. Founded in 1937 by Paul Kersten Sr., the Kersten Ranch encompassed approximately 175 acres and included a packing shed, at least three different homes for staff, utility buildings, and water system facilities. In 1961, both Paul Kersten Jr. and Sr. sold the ranch to Mark S.

Schulman and Irvin S. Schulman, the owners and operators of the Palm Springs Riviera Hotel. They subidvided the property to build homes soon after their purchase.

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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Resource Name: Kersten Ranch

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 28
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Resource Name: Kersten Ranch

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 28
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
39-581 Kersten Drive_a: View of east elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

Built during the wave of residential development that followed the establishment of the Tamarisk and Thunderbird Country Clubs, the property is associated with the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling was built before the area was subdivided into the Desert Sun Ranch Estates. It is not individually significantly associated with the development of subdivisions in Rancho Mirage. The property did not influence the design or direction of other houses built in the neighborhood during the late 195os or early 196os. 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 Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme but it is not 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 property 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 a representative example of a Custom Ranch style residence. However, the 2017 remodeling work removed many of the original design elements and materials. The extensive changes have significantly altered the existing character -defining features of the property. As such, the property no longer individually embodies the distinctive characteristics of a mid-century Custom Ranch style home constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 1950s. The property no longer retains adequate historic integrity to convey its significance under this criterion. Due to current alterations, the home no longer retains integrity of design, materials, or feeling. 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.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 28
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-6 and 8. Kersten Ranch is not considered eligible under Local Register Criterion i as the residence is no longer representative of a mid -20th century Custom Ranch style home in Rancho Mirage. 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. The dwelling has been substantially altered and it does not maintain adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned a 6Z status code: Found ineligible for NRHP, CRHR, or Local Register through survey evaluation.

B12. References Continued:
"Kersten Ranch Sold for Development," Desert Sun, August is 1961, a; "Original Kersten Ranch," Desert Sun, July 211987,15;
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: Hughey Residence
Page i of 5
Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 29
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_;_'/aof_'/aofSec _; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 72-204 Rancho Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 11 S, 555150.28 mE / 3732849.73 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 682361009
*P3a. Description:
72-204 Rancho Road, known as the Hughey Residence, was constructed in 1946 in the Rancho Mirage Annex No. 2 subdivision and it sits on a o.42 acre parcel. The property is a one-story Spanish Styled Ranch style single-family residence with an irregular -shaped floor plan. It is covered by low-pitched shed roof forms on the east and west ends and a low-pitched front - gabled roof the center. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades clad in stucco. The front elevation features an enclosed front patio surrounded by a low stucco wall and a gateway filled with wooden doors. Within the patio, the front entrance is covered by a separate low-pitched shed roof clad in corrugated metal sheets and supported by wooden posts. The front doors and windows are wood framed glass doors with single lites. To the west of the front patio and front entrance, there is a two -car carport covered by a shed roof clad in corrugated metal sheets. The windows and doors are all wooden framed and most are paired French doors with single lites. According to available aerial photography, there appear to have been significant historic -era additions to the property over time on both the east and west ends of the building. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building CI Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:

View of south (front) elevation. (72-204
Rancho Road_2)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IJHistoric: 1946 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Richard Lobo & Karen Quimby Family Trust,
Richard Lobo, Karen Quimby; 72204 Rancho
Rd, 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: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 29
Resource Name: Hughey Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Hughey Residence
B2. Common Name: 72-204 Rancho Road
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Styled Ranch
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1946. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973. In 2015, plumbing work was completed at the residence (Permit No. 81501094). In 2015, a permit was issued for addition/remodel (Permit No. Ba5o1114). In 2016, mechanical/HVAC work was completed at the property (Permit No. 81601379). In 2023, solar was installed at the property (Permit No. 82300077). In 2025, a permit for electrical work was issued (Permit No. 82500095). In 2025, a permit for roof mounted solar was issued (Permit No.

B2500065). Aerial images illustrate that an addition was added to the eastern wing some time between 1959 and 1972. In 2005, another addition was added to the western wing of the building. No permits are available through the City of Rancho Mirage associated with these alterations.
*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: 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/Local ineligible
72-204 Rancho Road is a Spanish Styled Ranch single-family residence within Rancho Mirage Annex No. 2. The subject property was constructed in 1946 for Jimmy and Rosa Hughey, who moved into the home with their son Tim. Jimmy Hughey was a local businessman who owned and operated the Orchard Trailer Park at 1862 South Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs while he lived in Rancho Mirage during the early 19405. In 1946, he sold his first house and built another in the Rancho Mirage Annex. As he was moving, he also constructed a grocery store at the corner of Rancho Drive and Highway 111 in 1947. Soon after constructing their new home, the Hughey family sold the property in 1949 to Anthony Parcello in order to move east.

One of the older remaining houses built within the Rancho Mirage Annex, the Hughey Residence is associated with the Early Agricultural and Residential Period (1924-1950) of Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling is not individually significantly associated with the development of the community and was not a part of a larger vision for the entire subdivision. There is no evidence to suggest that the property influenced the design or direction of other houses built in the neighborhood during the late 1940s. 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 Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-1980s) 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.

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LOCATION MAP
Resource Name: Hughey Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 29
*Map Name: Rancho Mirage
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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Resource Name: Hughey Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 29
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
72-204 Rancho Road_i: View of south (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 2-6 and 8. The Hughey Residence is not considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the residence is no longer representative of a mid -20th century Spanish Styled Ranch in Rancho Mirage. 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. The dwelling has been substantially altered and it does not maintain adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. 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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Resource Name: Hughey Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 29
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

B12. References Continued:
"Demand is Brisk in Palm Valley," Desert Sun, July 151949, 4; "New Two -Room Canana," Desert Sun, November 16 1945, 14; "What Goes On at Rancho Mirage," Desert Sun, January 71947, 5; Don Cameron, "What Goes on in Palm Valley," Desert Sun, January 91948,13; 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: Carle Residence
Page i of 5
Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 3o
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_;_'/aof_'/aofSec _; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 71-757 Tunis Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: ii S, 554410.22 mE / 3732973.97 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 684414001
*P3a. Description:
71-757 Tunis Road, known as the Carle Residence, was constructed in 1956 in the Rancho Mirage Unit No. 5 subdivision of Magnesia Falls Cove and it sits on a 0.22 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Contemporary style single-family residence with a L-shaped floor plan and a cross -gabled roof. The roof is clad in rolled composition sheets. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco and glass window walls. The front elevation of the home has stucco walls, floor -to -ceiling windows, and smaller windows screened with vertical wooden bars. Decorative breeze block walls screen aluminum sliding glass doors at the south end of the elevation. A front patio between the front doorway and the attached garage is covered by exposed false rafters and screened with a wooden bar fence. The rear elevation features more windows screened with vertical wooden bars, sliding glass doors, and a sun ray shaped pergola at the inner corner of the home. There are triangular windows within the gable ends on the north and south ends of the home. In 1968, Curtis Towle added a rear addition to the home and connected the garage to the primary dwelling space. This added approximately goo square feet to the original floor plan. The backyard pool was also likely added during this time period. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building I] Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:

View of east (front) elevation.(71-757 Tunis
Road_3)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
I iHistoric: 1956 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

William J. Cardone; 71757 Tunis Rd, Rancho
Mirage, CA 9227o
*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 I 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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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.: 3o
Resource Name: Carle Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Carle Residence
B2. Common Name: 71-757 Tunis Road
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Contemporary
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1956. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973. In 2005, sewer work was completed at the residence (Permit No.

Bo500057). In 2007, electrical work was completed at the property (Permit No. Bo7oo878). In 2020, mechanical work was completed at the property (Permit No. B2000642). In 1968, Curtis Towle added a rear addition to the home and connected the garage to the primary dwelling space. This added approximately goo square feet to the original floor plan. The backyard pool was also likely added during this time period.
*B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: K. Sande Senness
*B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1956 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria i and 7 71-757 Tunis Road is a Contemporary style single-family residence within Magnesia Falls Cove. The subject property was constructed in 1956 by K. Sande Senness as one of the 'Homes of Tomorrow' tract houses in Rancho Mirage. Cecil 'Teet' and Vesta Carle were the first owners and occupants. Teet Carle was a famous entertainment publicist, starting his career with USC before switching to the film business in the 19305. He was director of Publicity for Paramount Studios when he purchased this house, founder of the Screen Publicists Guild and on the Board of the Academy (AMPAS). The 'Homes of Tomorrow' were built as Contemporary style ranch homes with post -and -beam construction. They were designed as 1300 sq ft, 3 bed, 2 bath houses with detached garages. The main identifying feature of the Homes of Tomorrow are triangular windows beneath eaves at the gable ends, which were present in most tract style variations.

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: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 3o
*Map Name: 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.: 3o
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
71-757 Tunis Road_i: View of east (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 Carle 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 the Magnesia Falls Cove and more than two decades after development began within the subdivision. The Carle Residence appears to have been originally built using a Contemporary style tract template.

Curtis Towle's 1968 addition added elements to the existing home but overall maintained the original Contemporary style, adding similar design elements where the home and garage were connected. The design and overall style of the home, before and after the 1968 addition, did not significantly impact the design and development of other nearby tract homes built by other builders in later years. Therefore, the property does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme. It is also associated with the 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: 35/3C5/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 3o
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-6 and 8. The Carle 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 eligible under Local Register Criterion 7 as the property 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. While the dwelling has been altered, it appears to maintain 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:
"Area construction ahead of last year," Desert Sun, July 111968, 7; 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: Specht Residence

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Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3C5/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 31
P1. Other Identifier: None
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication El Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 T_; R_;_1/4 of _'/a of Sec _; S. B. B.M.

C. Address: 71-653 Mirage Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 3.a 5, 554244.32 mE / 3733033.06 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 684392003
*P3a. Description:

73.-653 Mirage Road, known as the Specht Residence, was constructed in 3.957 in the Rancho Mirage Unit No. 6 subdivision of Magnesia Falls Cove and it sits on a o.29 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Contemporary style single-family residence with an irregular -shaped floor plan and a front -gabled roof, which is clad in rolled composition sheets. The dwelling has a semi- detached garage to the north which connected via a flat roof, which also covered the garage structure. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco and glass window walls. The front elevation of the home has floor - to -ceiling windows within the gable end that fill the wall space up to the full height of the gable beneath the eaves. Sections of the wall that are not filled with fixed glass windows are clad in stucco. The windows across the front elevation are divided into square sections. The front entrance is located north of the primary gable -end of the residence and features a multi-lite wood framed door. A pair of wood paneled doors to the north of the front entrance open to a covered exterior pathway that connects the house and the garage. The current owners added two small additions to the property in 2012 and 2013, the first being to the rear of the house and the second being to the north elevation of the garage. These additions added approximately 3.80 square feet and 3o square feet respectively. The owner built another addition to the north elevation of the garage in 2020, which added another approximately loo square feet.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-
family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building ❑x
Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑
Element of District ❑ Other
P5b. Description of Photo:

View of northeast (front) elevation. (73.-653
Mirage Road_2)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IJHistoric: 1957 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Barry Shapiro, Susan Shapiro; 71653 Mirage
Rd, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type:
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None 0 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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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 31
Resource Name: Specht Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Specht Residence
B2. Common Name: 71-653 Mirage Road
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Contemporary
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1957. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973. In 2001, sewer work was completed at the property (Permit No. Bo1o755)• In 2010, plumbing work was completed at the property (Permit No. B100054o). In 2010, a permit was issued for an addition/remodel (Permit No. Ba000664). In 2010, plumbing work was completed at the residence (Permit No. B1000558). In 2012, a permit was issued for an addition/remodel (Permit No. 61200011).

See Continuation Sheet for additional Construction History. *B7. Moved? 0 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 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria a and 7 71-653 Mirage Road is a Contemporary style single-family residence within Magnesia Falls Cove. The subject property was constructed in 1957 by Rancho Mirage Realty Company as one of the'Linkletter Home' tract houses in Rancho Mirage. The original owners were Jack and Jane Specht, who owned the Specht Lamp Company in Los Angeles, a home accessories store.

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 194os, 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 gables with large overhangs, and exposed roofing components.

See Continuation Sheet for significance and integrity analysis.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 31
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 31
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
72-653 Mirage Road_4 View of northeast (front) elevation.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3C5/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 31
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

B6. Construction History Continued From Page 2:

Based on aerial images, this permit is associated with construction of an addition at the southwest (rear) elevation. In 2013, a permit was issued for an addition/remodel (Permit No. B13oao96). Based on aerial images, this permit appears to be associated with a small addition at the north elevation; this is a small addition at the north elevation of the garage. In 2017, a permit was issued for an addition/remodel (Permit No. B1601585). In 2019, a block wall was constructed (Permit No. B1900842). In 2019, a permit was issued for an addition/remodel (Permit No. B1900756). Based on aerial images, this permit appears to be associated with a small addition at the northeast corner of the property; this construction is a small addition to the garage. In 2020, a permit was issued for an addition/remodel (Permit No. B2020927), which added additional square footage to the north elevation of the garage.

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

One of the earlier houses built within the Magnesia Falls Cove neighborhood, the Specht 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 the Magnesia Falls Cove and more than two decades after development began within the subdivision. The Specht Residence was originally built using a Contemporary style tract template.

Subsequent additions in 2012, 2013, and 2020 added new square footage to the existing home but overall maintained the original Contemporary style, adding similar design elements or replicating historic designs. The overall style of the home, before and after the additions, did not significantly impact the development of other nearby tract homes built by other builders in later years.

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

The home still retains most of its original character -defining features. 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 Carle Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion a as the residence is representative of a mid -20th century Contemporary style home in Rancho Mirage. It is also eligible under Local Register Criterion 7 as the property 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. While the dwelling has been altered, it appears to maintain 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.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 31
❑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 Newsaper 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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Review Code Reviewer
Resource Name: Veiling Residence
Page i of 5
Date
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3C5/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 32
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_;_'/aof_'/aofSec _; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 71-56o Biskra Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 11 5, 554170.29 mE / 3732904.96 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 684381012
*P3a. Description:
71-560 Biskra Road, known as the Veiling Residence, was constructed in 1962 in the Rancho Mirage Unit No. 7 subdivision of Magnesia Falls Cove and it sits on a o.28 acre parcel. The property is a single -story Desert Modernist style single-family residence with an L-shaped floor plan and a flat roof, which is clad in rolled composition sheets. The flat roof has no overhang along the front elevation, but moderate enclosed eaves at the sides and rear. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in uncoursed stone and stucco. The dwelling has a two -car attached garage at the northern end of the 'L' shape which faces south. The front elevation of the home has two large sections of wall clad in uncoursed stone. Between the two stone facades, two garage doors and a vinyl sliding sash bedroom window face south onto the curved front driveway. The front entrance faces west and is concealed by a curving decorative breeze block wall that acts as an enclosed front porch. The front doors are recessed within the breeze block wall and they consist of two single-lite wood framed French doors. The other elevations are clad in stucco and have either vinyl sliding sash windows, metal sliding glass doors, or wooden framed doors with single lites. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time since construction. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building I] Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:

View of southwest (front) elevation. (71-560
Biskra Road_3)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IJHistoric: 1962 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Robert Paul Engvall, Mary Tullis Engvall;
71560 Biskra Rd, 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 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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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.: 32
Resource Name: Veiling Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Veiling Residence
B2. Common Name: 71-560 Biskra Road
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Desert Modernist
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1962. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973. In 2007, electrical work was completed at the property (Permit No.

Bo7oo712). In 2018, encroachment construction was completed at the property (Permit No. E1800231). In 2019, sewer work was completed at the property (B19oo451). In 2022, plumbing work was completed at the property (Permit No. B2200408).

Aerial images do not show any significant additions. However, previous owners significantly remodeled interior the home and landscaping in 2018. At this time, many of the original sliding sash window units were replaced and many of the historic interior finished were removed and replaced.
*B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Trenton Dunphy & John Fincher *B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1962 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria a and 7 71-560 Biskra Road is a Desert Modernist style single-family residence within Magnesia Falls Cove. The subject property was constructed in 1962 by Trenton Dunphy & John Fincher, local builders and designers of custom homes, for Lawrence and Marjorie Veling. Marjorie Veling was an active socialite in the Rancho Mirage community as a prominent member of the Rancho Mirage Women's Club.

One of the earlier houses built within the Magnesia Falls Cove neighborhood, the Veiling Residence is associated with the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the dwelling was constructed more than almost two decades after A. Ronald Button began overseeing development in the Magnesia Falls Cove and more than three decades after development began within the subdivision. The Veiling Residence was originally built as a custom Desert Modernist style house, like many other homes built in the Magnesia Falls Cove during this time period. There is no evidence to show that the design of the home significantly impacted the development of other nearby custom homes designed by other builders and architects in later years. Therefore, the property does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme. It is also associated with the 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.

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LOCATION MAP
Resource Name: Veiling Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 32
*Map Name: Rancho Mirage
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 32
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
71-560 Biskra Road_2: View of southwest (front) elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 32
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-6 and 8. The Veiling 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 eligible under Local Register Criterion 7 as the property 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. While the dwelling has minimally altered on the exterior with vinyl windows, it appears to maintain 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.

B12. References Continued:

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

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

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 33
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_;_'/aof_'/aofSec _; S. B. B.M.

C. Address: 71-490 Mirage Road City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 11 S, 554041.66 mE / 3733522.76 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 684302018
*P3a. Description:
71-490 Mirage Road, known as the Brush Residence, was constructed in 1951 in the Rancho Mirage Villa subdivision of Magnesia Falls Cove and it sits on a o.36 acre parcel at the corner of Mirage Road and Dunes View Road. The property is a single -story Tract Ranch style single-family residence with an irregular -shaped floor plan and a flat roof, which is clad in rolled composition sheets and covered with stone ballast. The flat roof has a short overhang and enclosed eaves. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in painted concrete masonry blocks. The dwelling has a two -car attached carport facing east out onto Dunes View Road. The back carport wall is filled with glass blocks. Attached to the carport, there is an enclosed front patio that is screened with wooden latticework. The front elevation of the home on Mirage Road features wooden framed fixed windows and the front door is located beneath the principal eave of the house. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time since construction. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building I1 Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:

View of southeast (front) elevation. (71-490
Mirage Road_4)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IJHistoric: 1951 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Christine Read; 400 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa,
CA 95405
*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 CI Location Map I Continuation Sheet t1 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: 553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 33
Resource Name: Brush Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Brush Residence
B2. Common Name: 71-490 Mirage Road
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Tract Ranch
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1951. In 2017, the owner drained their swimming pool for repair work (Permit No. E17oo3o3).Aerial images do not show any significant additions to the residence. *B7. Moved? ❑x 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: 1951 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR ineligible; Local Criterion i 71-490 Mirage Road is a Tract Ranch style single-family residence within Magnesia Falls Cove. The subject property was constructed in 1951 for John and Neome Brush. However, by 1962, Patricia McCallum was living at the property.

One of the earlier houses built within the Magnesia Falls Cove neighborhood, the Brush Residence is associated with the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. The dwelling is a Tract Ranch property, likely associated with one of the development project commissioned by A. Ronald Button throughout the Magnesia Falls Cove during this period as there are other homes with concrete masonry block walls with similar floor plans built across the neighborhood.

However, the builder of this tract home could not be identified. There is no evidence to show that the design of this home significantly impacted the development of other nearby separate tracts designed by other builders and architects in later years.

Therefore, the property does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme. It is also associated with the 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.

See Continuation Sheet for additional references.

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Resource Name: Brush Residence

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 33
*Map Name: Rancho Mirage
*Scale: 1:24,000
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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 33
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
71-490 Mirage Road_5: View of southeast (front) elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bin. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

However, the property has remained well intact since construction and it maintains excellent historic integrity. 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: 553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 33
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-6 and 8. The Brush Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the residence is representative of a mid -20th century Tract Ranch style home in Rancho Mirage. It is not eligible under Local Register Criterion 7 as the property does not embody elements of outstanding attention to architectural design, detail, craftsmanship and materials. The property is a rustic style tract home that blends modern features with rustic materials, like concrete masonry wall construction and wood framed windows. The property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. It appears to maintain 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. It is ineligible for the NRHP and the CRHR.

B12. References Continued:

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PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer Date
Resource Name: Rancho Mirage City Hall
Page i of 5
Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 34
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: 69-825 Highway au City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: ii S, 551139.01 mE / 3736945.58 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 689030001
*P3a. Description: 69-825 Highway 111, the Rancho Mirage City Hall, was originally designed in 1978 by city architect Robert Ricciardi.

Peter Kiewit Sons' Company completed the building in 1979 at the southwest corner of the intersection of Highway an. and Frank Sinatra Drive. The current building is now sited on a 2.61 acre parcel. The property is a two-story Desert Modernist style government building with an irregular -shaped floor plan. It is covered by flat roof forms with short parapet walls, gable roofed components, and a hexagonal gazebo style roof. The flat roofing components are clad in rolled composition sheets and the sloped sections of the building are covered with metal sheets. The building has asymmetrical facades clad in stucco or coursed stone. The windows are largely metal framed fixed units with single-lites, apart from the northern front entrance, which features a window wall divided into several rectangular lites. The front entrance is also partially covered by a curved sweeping metal trellis supported by two round metal columns.

A decorative tower with a stained glass panel running down the middle is located at the center of the building. A circular auditorium addition is sited at the eastern end of the building closest to Highway 111. The parking area is covered in two flat roof carport structures and a gabled carport structure to the north. Construction of the Rancho Mirage City Hall in 1978-1979 involved extensive remodeling and an addition to an existing office building which occupied the parcel from at least 1972. In 1996, the City of Rancho Mirage completed another remodeling/addition campaign which added 12,350 square feet to the west of the existing building. In 2002, the city added a new city council chamber. In 2008, the city redesigned the landscaping around the building. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP14.

Government building
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building 0
Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑
Element of District ❑ Other
P5b. Description of Photo:

View south of the north elevation. (69-825
Highway 111_7)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IlHistoric: 1979 (Desert Sun, December?
1978, 2)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

City of Rancho Mirage; 69825 Highway a1.,
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
*P8. Recorded by:

Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
*P9. Date Recorded: 2024
*P10. Survey Type: Intensive Level NRHP,
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC, City of Rancho Mirage Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement, 2025.
*Attachments: ❑ None Location Map E Continuation Sheet x❑ 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: Rancho Mirage City Hall

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B1. Historic Name: Rancho Mirage City Hall
B2. Common Name: 69-825 Highway i11
B3. Original Use: Civic Building B4. Present Use: Civic Building *B5. Architectural Style: Desert Modernist
*B6. Construction History: The government building was constructed in 1979. In woo, a permit was issued for an addition/remodel (Permit No. B0000498). In 2001, a demolition permit was issued (Permit No. Bo1oo352). In 2003, a blockwall was constructed (Permit No. Bo3oo577). In 2003, a permit for grading was issued (Permit No. Eo2oo66o). In 2004, a permit was issued for encroachment construction (Permit No. Eo40006o). See Continuation Sheet for additional Construction History. *B7. Moved? ❑x No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Robert Ricciardi b. Builder: Peter Kiewit Sons' Company/Great West Contractors, Inc. *B10. Significance: Theme: Cityhood, 1973 - Present Area: City of Rancho Mirage Period of Significance: 1979 -1996 Property Type: Government / Civic Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR/Local ineligible
69-825 Highway 111 is a Desert Modernist style government building on Highway 111. The subject property was designed by Richard Ricciardi in 1978 and completed by Peter Kiewit Sons' Company in 1979. Following incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage, city council member Edna Warner secured a lease for office space in an octagonal building with a center spire at the intersection of Frank Sinatra Drive and Highway 111. In 1976, the City of Rancho Mirage acquired title to the property in a grant deed from Federated Development Co. In 1978, work began on an addition and remodeling of the city hall building, headed by city architect Robert Ricciardi with Peter Kiewit Sons' Company as the general contractor. When completed in December 1979, the new city hall was composed of two "teepee" like structures totalling approximately 18,000-square-feet. In 1996, the city completed a remodeling/expansion campaign to modernize the City Hall, removing the teepee roofs and adding 12,350 square feet to the existing 17,600 square foot building. This construction project was also designed by Robert Ricciardi and completed by general contractor Great West Contractors, Inc. Shortly following the 1996 remodel in 2002, the city hired Stanford Leonhard Architects and Lion Heat Construction, Inc. to construct a new city council chamber within the footprint of the original 1976 building, removing all traces visible components of the original structure. Six years later in 2008, city officials redesigned the landscaping around the city hall with a focus on sustainability.

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
(This space reserved for official comments.)
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HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 34
*Map Name: Cathedral City
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 34
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
69-825 Highway 111_1: View south of building.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

B6. Construction History Continued From Page 2:

In 2007, a permit for a patio was issued (Permit No.Bo700339). In 2007, electrical work was completed at the property (Permit No.

Bo700342). In 2008, a block wall was constructed (Permit No. B0800892). In 2008, a permit for encroachment construction was issued (Permit No. Eo80033o). In 2009, a permit was issued for a sign (Permit No.Bo9oo493). In 2012, permit for encroachment construction was issued (Permit No.E1200302). In 2014, grading was completed at the property (Permit No. Ea400083). In 2014, solar was installed (Permit No. B13o1218). In 2014, electrical work was completed at the property (Permit No. 81401067). In 2015, plumbing work was completed at the property (Permit No.6150084S). In 2016, electrical work was completed at the property (Permit No. B16o1102). In 2018, a permit for encroachment construction was issued (Permit No. E1800140). In 2019, plumbing work was completed at the property (Permit No. B190126). In 2o2o, electrical work was completed at the property (Permit No.

B2020989). In 2024, mechanical/HVAC work was completed at the property (Permit No. B2401511). In 2024, electrical work was completed at the property (Permit No. B2401548). Based on aerial images and available permit records, there have been several large construction and remodelling campaigns, notably between 1996 and 2002 when the prominent, round wing of the building was constructed.

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued:

Built along the Highway 111 corridor, the Rancho Mirage City Hall is the first city hall for the community of Rancho Mirage. It is significantly associated with the municipal development of the City of Rancho Mirage post -incorporation during the Cityhood (1973 - Present) era. It is a prominent Desert Modernist style government building, located on the corner of Highway 111 and Frank Sinatra Drive. It does possess individual documented significance in relation to the Cityhood (1973 -Present) theme. It is also associated with the Rancho Mirage Architectural Styles (1934-198os) theme but it is not considered a significant representative example of the Desert Modernist architectural style.

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Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 34
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The government building is potentially individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1, as it is directly associated with the development of the local government of Rancho Mirage. However, the property has been severely modified overtime with additions in 1979, 1996, and 2002, along with smaller changes outlined in the Construction History. While the major additions in 1979 and 1996 were both designed by Richard Ricciardi, the building no longer maintains its integrity of materials or feeling. Therefore, the property no longer retains sufficient integrity to convey its significance under this criterion. The property is not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as the property 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 characteristics of a Desert Modernist style government property. However, the building has been substantially altered and no longer retains sufficient integrity to convey its significance under this criterion. 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 government building is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-6 and 8. The Rancho Mirage City Hall is not considered eligible under Local Register Criterion i as the property is no longer representative of a mid -to -late loth century Desert Modernist style government building in Rancho Mirage. It is also not eligible under Local Register Criterion 7 as the property does not embody elements of outstanding attention to architectural design, detail, craftsmanship and materials. Most of the original materials have been replaced and the overall design has changed and evolved drastically over time. The property only appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, setting, workmanship, and association. The building has been substantially altered and it does not maintain adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned a 6Z status code: Found ineligible for NRHP, CRHR, or Local Register through survey evaluation.

B12. References Continued:

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Resource Name: Cook Residence
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Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S/3CS/5S3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 35
P1. Other Identifier: Ichpa Mayapan
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication I] Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage Date: 2021 T_; R _; _'/4 of_ 1/4 of Sec _; S. B. B.M. c. Address: 70-000 Thunderbird Mesa Drive City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone:11 S, 55,596.23 mE / 3734380.09 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 690220027
*P3a. Description: 70-000 Thunderbird Mesa Drive, known as the Cook Residence or Ichpa Mayapan, was completed in 1973 in the Thunderbird Heights community and it sits on a 8.25 acre parcel. The ia,000 square foot property is a large single -story Mayan Revival and Modernist style single-family residence with an irregular -shaped floor plan and a flat roof, which is clad in rolled composition sheets. The flat roof has an enclosed eave that varies in the length of overhang across the different elevations. Most exterior patios and walkways around the home are covered with extensions of the flat roof and are supported by square or rectangular columns carved with Mayan motifs. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco or filled with glass window walls. The dwelling has a four -car detached garage on the southern side compound, which also has a tennis court in the southwest corner of the property and a separate fitness center building north of the court.

The front entrance of the home is recessed and attached to a square entrance court surrounded by a covered pathway wrapped around a garden with a central fountain. The northern courtyard wall features a hand -carved Mayan calendar.The rear of the home faces northeast out over the rest of the Thunderbird Heights community below. It has an arrow shaped pool with a Mayan statue at the tip of the point. The rear elevation of the house itself is covered by a flat patio roof supported by more rectangular columns with Mayan decorative motifs. The walls at the rear feature floor -to -ceiling metal framed single lite windows and sliding glass doors between sections of plain stucco wall. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time since construction.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building ❑x
Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑
Element of District ❑ Other
P5b. Description of Photo:

View southwest of the residence. (70-000
Thunderbird Mesa Drive_3)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
❑x Historic: 1973 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Jasper Realty; 7000 Thunderbird Mesa 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 El Location Map ❑x Continuation Sheet ❑x 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.: 35
Resource Name: Cook Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Cook Residence
B2. Common Name: 70-00o Thunderbird Mesa Drive
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Mayan Revival/Modernist
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1973. Aerial images show that roof mounted solar was installed circa 2016. In 2022, construction ofa spa was completed (Permit No. B2202673). In 2024, the residence was reroofed (Permit No. B2400724). In 2024, a permit for pool construction was issued (Permit No. B2402032). In 2024, a permit for patio construction was issued (Permit No. B2401698). Aerial images do not show any significant additions. *B7. Moved? 0 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: 1973 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria 1, 4 and 7 70-00o Thunderbird Mesa Drive is a Mayan Revival and Modernist style single-family residence within Thunderbird Heights. The subject property was designed in 1972 by Howard Lapham for Maxine Cook, an avid golfer and local socialite. The home finished construction in 1973 and Ed Blood was hired as the interior designer. Maxine Cook was often noted as one of the best female golfers in the Coachella Valley, regularly competing in tournaments at local country clubs. She was also known to be a fashionable woman who owned her own gift shop called The Pepper Tree at 256 South Palm Canyon in Palm Springs, where she sold various gifts, including paintings and crystal figurines. In 2011, interior designer Michael S. Smith and his partner, former U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra, James Costos, bought the property with the intent of revitalizing the home, which had begun to decay in the decades following initial construction. In 2015, they realized their vision and completed their two-year long rehabilitation process. They continue to own the home today and regularly host former U.S. President, Barack Obama.

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.: 35
*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.: 35
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
70-000 Thunderbird Mesa Drive_i: View of entrance.
70-000 Thunderbird Mesa Drive_2: View of property signage.

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Primary#:

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

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

Howard Lapham was born in Oklahoma City in 1914 and moved to Palm Springs in 1954. He was a carpenter, draftsman, contractor, land planner, and architect. His offices were at 577 East Sunny Dunes Road. His son, Lawrence, who later also became a local architect, moved to Palm Springs in 1959. He is best known for the architectural development of the Alan Ladd building. Throughout his career, Lapham's commissions were recognized both locally and nationally. Despite stiff competition for contracts with architects like William F. Cody, E. Stewart Williams, and Donald Wexler, architectural designers like Lapham frequently secured commissions, usually by virtue of their own creative designs. His early works included many custom homes in Palm Spring's Deepwell Estates. Other notable designs include Kelly's Home Furnishings, Tranquilla Villa, the Store Building, the Palm Springs Greyhound Bus Depot, the Rackstrom-Reid Building, Palm Springs National Bank, Smoke Tree Village, and the Chi Chi Club remodel in 1959. Lapham officially retired in the 198os, although he continued to maintain an office in Palm Springs until his death in 2008 at the age of 92.

Built well after the establishment of the Thunderbird Heights community, the Cook Residence is associated with the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. It was completed just before the incorporation of the city in August 1973. The dwelling is not individually significantly associated with the development of the community, as many other homes were already built within the neighborhood. The property, a blend of a unique period revival style with modernistic elements, 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 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. While the house has hosted prominent political figures, such as Barack Obama, they have not owned the property. The current owners, Michael S. Smith and James Costos may be considered significant individuals, though they only occupy the home on a part time basis. The property is eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a Mayan Revival and Modernist style home constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 19705. The home maintains most of its original exterior features and still reflects the designs of master architect Howard Lapham. The property is a unique blend or architectural styles and illustrates Lapham's original vision clearly. 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 Cook Residence is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the residence is representative of a mid-zoth century Mayan Revival and 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 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 original character -defining features, including many of the Mayan decorations, are intact and in good condition. The property appears to be relatively unaltered on the exterior with most of its original features. It 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. However, visibility during field survey activities was low due to limit access past the front gate beneath the house. Therefore, the further intensive survey is needed to confirm its potential eligibility. 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: 35/3CS/553
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 35
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

B12. References Continued:
"Look Inside Michael S. Smith's Eccentric 1970s Rancho Mirage Residence," Architectural Digest, March 22 2017, accessed March 2025, https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/michael-s-smith-james-costos-palm-springs-home-article; "Unusual Weather Can't Dampen Parties," Desert Sun, January 161974, io; "Grand Opening," Desert Sun, December 131974, 4;
Randy Garner, "Architects Who Built Palm Springs: Howard Lapham," Visit Palm Springs California, September 212023, accessed March 2023, https://visitpalmsprings.com/blog/post/spotlight-architect-howard-lapham/; 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: Maxene Andrews Residence
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Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 36
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: 70-890 Tamarisk Lane City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: ii S, 553203.67 mE / 3737938.56 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 674160030
*P3a. Description: 70-890 Tamarisk Lane, known as the Maxene Andrews Residence, was constructed in 1963 within the Flying "H" Ranch subdivision of Rancho Mirage and it sits on a o.38 acre parcel. The property was originally designed as a single -story Modernist style single-family residence with Mediterranean Revival elements, including French doors, Spanish tiles, and a coffered ceiling. Today, the building exhibits a Desert Modernist style with a U-shaped floor plan and a flat roof, which is clad in rolled composition sheets. The flat roof has a wide overhang with enclosed eaves. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades that are clad in stucco. The dwelling has a two -car attached garage at the southern end of the 'U' shape which opens out onto Andrews Circle. The front elevation of the home has has a stucco clad wall with a gate that leads to the central courtyard of the home. The courtyard has an arrow shaped pool that extends into the house at the western end.

The doors and windows across the building are vinyl sliding sash units and vinyl sliding glass doors. There is a segmented and retractable window above the point where the pool extends into the footprint of the house, which consists of several aluminum framed rectangular lites. At the northern end of the U -shape, there is a 2021 addition with three long rectangular fixed windows. Apart from the 2021 addition, there are no other visible exterior additions, apart from the pool, which was also expanded in 2021.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building ❑x Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑ Element of District ❑ Other P5b. Description of Photo:

View of east (front) elevation. (70-890
Tamarisk Lane_2)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
❑x Historic: 1963 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address: Reding San
Diego Living Trust, Ky Ashley Reding, Nicole
Nanette Reding; 571 Crest Dr, Encinitas, CA
92024
*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.: 36
Resource Name: Maxene Andrews Residence

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B1. Historic Name: Maxene Andrews Residence
B2. Common Name: 70-890 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 1963. No building permits exist prior to incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage in 1973. In 2012, the residence was reroofed (Permit No. B1200988). In 2021, electrical work was completed at the property (Permit No. B2a00027). In 2021, spa construction was completed at the property (Permit No. B2100526). In 2021, construction of an addition and remodel was completed at the property (Permit No.

B2o21o39). Aerial images show that this construction consisted of an approximately 480 square foot addition at the front elevation. This addition was added to the north wing of the residence, extending towards the east side of the property. It has a flat roof to match the rest of the residence, with three narrow windows at the front elevation. In 2021, a block wall was constructed (Permit No. B2100987). In 2021, the residence was reroofed (Permit No. B21o2463). In 2021, electrical work was completed at the property (Permit No. B21oo66o). In 2021, a permit for solar installation was issued (Permit No. B2100026).

The 2021 -era addition is the most significant alteration to the residence; no other significant alterations were identified. *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: 1963 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR/Local ineligible
7o -890 Tamarisk Lane is a Desert Modernist style single-family residence in the Flying "H" Ranch subdivision of Rancho Mirage.

The subject property was constructed in 1963 and owned by Maxene Andrews, one of the Andrews Sisters. The Andrews Sisters were a famous American singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. They consisted of LaVerne Andrews, Maxene Andres, and Patricia "Patty" Andrews. They were considered the most popular female vocal group of the first half of the loth century. Raised in Minneapolis, the group was formed when they were young girls. The youngest, Patty was seven years old when they won a talent contest at their local Orpheum Theatre. During WWII, the group reached its peak in popularity with hits including "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Three Little Sisters", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me)", "A Hot Time In the Town of Berlin" and "Rum and Coca-Cola". During the 195os and 196o5, the group periodically split, with Patty creating a solo act while Maxene and LaVerne continuing to act as a duo. LaVerne died in 1967. The duo of Patty and Maxene experienced a revival during the 19705, but they eventually became estranged during the 198os and 1990s. In 1995, Maxene died of a heart attack and Patty died in 2013.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 36
*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.: 36
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
70-890 Tamarisk Lane_4: Detail view of the front entrance.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

Maxene Andrews married Lou Levy in 1941 and adopted Aleda Ann and Peter with him. They separated in 1949, and Maxene soon afterward entered into a thirteen -year long relationship with her manager, Lynda Wells. During this time Maxene owned the subject property. It remains unclear how long Maxene owned the home, but it was advertised as in 1990 and 1991 as a 'Former Andrews Sisters Hideaway', four years before she died. Until the early 19905, the home appears to have more closely resembled a Mediterranean Revival style residence with some Modernist style elements and a mid-century floor plan. Period revival features at the property included French doors, Spanish tiles, and a coffered ceiling. Several renovations have changed the character of the building to more closely resemble a Desert Modernist home, with modern landscaping/hardscaping, and a mid-century style addition, and sliding glass windows/doors.

One of the earlier houses built within the Flying "H" Ranch subdivision, the Maxene Andrews Residence is associated with the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, the property was not associated with a neighborhood development plan and there is no evidence to show that the design of the home significantly impacted the development of other nearby custom homes designed by other builders and architects in later years. Therefore, the property does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme. 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: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 36
❑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 potentially individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, as the property is significantly associated with the lives of Maxene Andrews and the Andrews Sisters, a significant musicians who were writing and performing during the time when Maxene owned the property. However, the property no longer retains adequate historic integrity to convey its significance under this criterion. Due to 2021 alterations and previous renovation campaigns from at least the 199os, the home no longer retains its integrity of design, materials, feeling, and association. 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 Mediterranean Revival style home with Modernist elements constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 19605. A significant addition was added to the front elevation in 2021, the pool/central courtyard has been extensively modified, and all of the openings have been altered with modern replacement materials. The recent renovation has attempted to create a mid- century aesthetic with new design elements that contribute to a false sense of historicity, blending historic features with modern replacements in a manner that is not easily discernible. 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 2-4, 6, and 8. The Maxene Andrews Residence is not considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the residence is no longer representative of a mid -20th century Mediterranean Revival style home with Modernist elements in Rancho Mirage. The home is potentially eligible under Local Register Criterion 5, as it is associated with Maxene Andrews and the Andrews Sisters. However, the property no longer retains integrity of design, materials, feeling, and association. 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. The dwelling has been substantially altered and it does not maintain adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned a 6Z status code: Found ineligible for NRHP, CRHR, or Local Register through survey evaluation.

B12. References Continued:
"Referred Properties," Desert Sun, August ao, 1991, 27; "The Andrews Sisters," Wikipedia, accessed March 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andrews_Sisters; 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: 1201 Tamarisk West Street

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Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3B/3CB/5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 37
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: 12o1 Tamarisk West Street City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone: 11 S, 551801.7 mE / 3737434.92 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 674210027
*P3a. Description: 1201 Tamarisk West Street, a condominium within the Tamarisk West II community, was constructed in 1969 and it sits on a o.ao acre parcel. The unit is attached along the eastern wall to 1202 Tamarisk West Street. The property is a single -story Desert Modernist style single-family residence with an irregular -shaped floor plan and a flat roof, which is clad in rolled composition sheets. The flat roof has an overhang that varies from short to wide with enclosed eaves and a thick cornice line on the front and side elevations facing out towards Da Vali Drive and Tamarisk West Street. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades with walls that have sections either entirely clad in uncoursed stone or stucco. The dwelling has an attached garage on the north elevation which has a modern metal -paneled sectional car door. Adjacent to the garage door, there is a concrete block wall and a doorway. Above both the doorway and the concrete block wall, there appear to be two locations where past ownership infilled windows with stucco clad walls. The front entrance of the home is covered by a wide flat porch roof over the front door, which is clad in added mirrored panels, and a three-lite sliding -fixed -sliding sash aluminum framed window. The home has an interior open atrium with three openings divided by two stucco clad rafters. The rear elevation is covered by a flat patio roof with a wide stucco -clad fascia board that is supported by square posts. The rear elevation wall chiefly consists of aluminum framed sliding glass doors and stucco dividing walls situated below long rectangular fixed transom lites that mirror the width of the door openings. The rear patio is divided from 1202 Tamarisk West Street patio by a wall clad in uncoursed stone. The floor of the rear patio is clad in rectangular tiles. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time since construction. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP3. Multiple
family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building 0
Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑
Element of District ❑ Other
P5b. Description of Photo:

View of southeast (rear) elevation. (1201
Tamarisk West Street,3)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
lHistoric: 1969 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Meredith Alves, Cedric Alves; 28196 Teton Ct,
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
*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 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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Primary#:

HRI#: None
OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3B/3CB/5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 37
B1. Historic Name: None
B2. Common Name: 1201 Tamarisk West Street
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. In 2001, the residence was reroofed (Permit No. Bo1oo257). In 2023, the residence was reroofed (Permit No. B23o2o73). In 2024, a permit for mechanical / HVAC work was issued (Permit No.

B2401695). In 2024, electrical work was completed at the residence (Permit No. B2402025). In 2024, roof mounted solar was installed (Permit No. B2401759). No significant exterior additions have been made since construction. Noted alterations without permits include the addition of a sectional metal garage door, a mirror -paneled front door, and the infill of two windows above a concrete block wall adjacent to the garage. *B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: S. Charles Lee / Michael Allan Black b. Builder: Trenton J. Dunphy *B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage; Tamarisk West II
Period of Significance: 1969 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria a and 4 1201 Tamarisk West Street is a Desert Modernist style single-family residence within the Tamarisk West II community. The subject property was constructed in 1969 by Trenton J. Dunphy following designs developed by S. Charles Lee and Michael Allan Black. In 1948, well renowned architect S. Charles Lee partnered with Chicago businessman Samuel Hayden to form the Hayden Lee Development Company. Together they built large tracts for residential and commercial properties in southwestern Los Angeles, including the Los Angeles International Airport district. While the Hayden Lee Company was in operation, an executive and salesman within the company, George Keiter, married Lee's only daughter, Connie, in 1949. During the mid -1950s and early 19605, Keiter was still a business partner and son-in-law to S. Charles Lee. Keiter and Lee had developed their own partnership and had completed several contracts with the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for residential communities across the country.

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: 3B/3CB/5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 37
*Map Name: Cathedral City
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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Resource Name: 1201 Tamarisk West Street

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3B/3CB/5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 37
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
1201 Tamarisk West Street_2: View of entrance.

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3B/3CB/5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 37
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

By the early 19605, Lee's daughter and Keiter's wife, Connie, was an award -winning golfer. This motivated Keiter and Lee to partner in developing the Tamarisk West community in 1964, immediately adjacent to the western end of Tamarisk Country Club off Da Vall Drive. Together they formed Lee-Keiter Enterprises, a development firm. To complete the construction, which was built in three phases overtime, Keiter and Lee hired Trenton J. Dunphy, a contractor who had recently built the William Krisel designed Sandpiper condominiums in Palm Desert in 1958. Like Sandpiper, Lee planned to design homes with floor -to -ceiling windows at the rear of the homes which would lead out to patios that overlooked a pool. The flat patio roof overhangs were to extend out over the patio spaces to shield residents from the sun and the pools were to be built beneath grade to maintain mountain views. The post -and -beam buildings had rock wall and stucco facades, decorative breeze block walls, and desert colors like light -pink and brown, exemplifying the Desert Modern subtype of the International architectural style. The first homes at the southern end of the development surrounding two pools (Tamarisk West I) were built in 1964 and officially opened in 1965.

To complete the work on the second phase, Lee-Keiter Enterprises hired Michael Allan Black, a 1961 graduate of the USC School of Architecture who had just begun his own practice in 1968 after working for many years with E. Stewart Williams. He designed Tamarisk West II, with oversight and input from Lee, mirroring elements from Tamarisk West I, while also incorporating its own unique design traits. By 1969, they completed the second phase (Tamarisk West II). The third phase (Tamarisk West III) of the subdivision was finally completed in 1972.

This condominium was constructed five years after the first Tamarisk West community (Tamarisk West I) was completed to the south. It was also was part of the second phase of a planned community with different floor plans but a similar communal configuration to the first Tamarisk West development. This condo, and the others in the Tamarisk West II community, are associated with the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme in Rancho Mirage. However, this dwelling was constructed in the second of three planned phases. There is no evidence to show that the design of this condominium unit individually significantly impacted the development of other nearby condos designed by other builders and architects in later years. Therefore, the property does not possess individual documented significance in relation to the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951-1973) theme.

As a whole, the Tamarisk West II development is significantly associated with the Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives (1951- 1973) theme in Rancho Mirage because the cooperative living community is representative of the evolution of the City. It is also associated with the 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/i, 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 property is not significantly associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. The property is eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as the home embodies the distinctive characteristics of a Desert Modernist style condominium constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 196os and is representative of the work of master architect S. Charles Lee and Michael Allan Black. In 1969, Lee and Black designed the property with stucco and rock wall facades, floor -to -ceiling glass windows/doorways, desert colors, and an expansive rear patio, which are all attributes clearly related to the Desert Modernist subtype of the International style. While the survey efforts showed that the front door, garage door, and atriuntryway have been modified with additional materials, the home has not been significantly altered on the exterior apart from these minor changes. The observed changes are potentially reversible and do not significantly impact the overall integrity of the property, which has had no significant additions. Overall, the exterior remains intact and the original mid -20th century integrity of design, materials, workmanship, feeling and association are still clearly discernible. The home 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: 3B/3CB/5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 37
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

The single-family residence is not considered eligible under Local Criteria 2-3 and 5-8. The condominium is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the property is representative of a mid -loth century Desert Modernist style residential building in Rancho Mirage. It is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it represents the work of a master architect, S. Charles Lee and Michael Allan Black. Despite the garage door and front door modifications, and window infill, the property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The modifications, if removed in the future, can be replaced with period -appropriate materials without altering the essential form and integrity of the historic property. Overall, the building maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 5B status code - locally significant both individually (listed, eligible, or appears eligible) and as contributor to a multi - component resource like a district that is locally listed, designated, determined eligible, or appears eligible through survey evaluation; the 3CB status code - appears eligible for CR both individually and as a contributor to a CR eligible multi -component resource through survey evaluation; and the 3B status code - appears eligible for NR both individually and as a contributor to a NR eligible multi -component resource like a district through survey evaluation.

B12. References Continued:

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Resource Name: 1202 Tamarisk West Street

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Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3D/3CD/5D3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 38
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: 1202 Tamarisk West Street City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone:115, 551812.84 mE / 3737439.89 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 674210028
*P3a. Description: 1202 Tamarisk West Street, a condominium within the Tamarisk West II community, was constructed in 1969 and it sits on a o.io acre parcel. The unit is attached along the western wall to 1201 Tamarisk West Street. The property is a single - story Desert Modernist style single-family residence with an irregular -shaped floor plan and a flat roof, which is clad in rolled composition sheets. The flat roof has an overhang that varies from short to wide with enclosed eaves and a thick cornice line on the front and side elevations facing out towards Tamarisk West Street. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades with walls that have sections either entirely clad in uncoursed stone or stucco. The dwelling has an attached garage on the north elevation which has a modern metal -paneled sectional car door. The front entrance of the home is enclosed by a non -original breeze block wall and metal barred gate with is covered by a wide flat porch roof. There is a three-lite sliding -fixed -sliding sash aluminum framed window on the opposite side of the front entrance from the breeze block wall. The home has an interior atrium covered by a non -original flat roof with two large rectangular skylights that were installed in 2016 that replaced the original stucco clad rafters that divided the opening into three lites. The atrium has three original fixed aluminum framed clerestory windows above an outer breeze block wall on the front elevation along Tamarisk West Street. The rear elevation is covered by a flat patio roof with a wide stucco -clad fascia board that is supported by square posts. The rear elevation wall chiefly consists of aluminum framed sliding glass doors and stucco dividing walls situated below long rectangular fixed transom lites that mirror the width of the door openings. The rear patio is divided from 1201 Tamarisk West Street patio by a wall clad in uncoursed stone. The floor of the rear patio is poured concrete. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time since construction. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP3. Multiple family property *P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building I
Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑
Element of District ❑ Other
P5b. Description of Photo:

View of northeast (side) elevation. (1202
Tamarisk West Street_a)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
IHistoric: 1969 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Leslie H Sladen; 1202 Tamarisk West St,
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
*P8. Recorded by:

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

Intensive Level NRHP, CRHR, Local Register
*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 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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Primary#:

HRI#: None
OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3D/3CD/5D3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 38
B1. Historic Name: None
B2. Common Name: 1202 Tamarisk West Street
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. Based on the materials utilized, at some point early in the history of the condominium, a past owner added a roof and aluminum windows on top of the existing breeze block atrium wall. In 2013, the residence was reroofed (Permit No. B1301344). In 2016, owners modified the roof of the interior atrium by altering the configuration of the skylight, changing it from three lites divided by two principal beams, to two lites divided by a singular and much wider beam. This also fully enclosed the atrium space if it was not already enclosed. In 2017, the residence was reroofed (Permit No. Ba7o1574). In 2018, electrical work was completed at the residence (Permit No. 61800591). *B7. Moved? 0 No ❑ Yes ❑ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: S. Charles Lee / Michael Allan Black b. Builder: Trenton J. Dunphy *B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage; Tamarisk West II
Period of Significance: 1969 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local ineligible 1202 Tamarisk West Street is a Desert Modernist style single-family residence within the Tamarisk West II community. The subject property was constructed in 1969 by Trenton J. Dunphy following designs developed by S. Charles Lee and Michael Allan Black. In 1948, well renowned architect S. Charles Lee partnered with Chicago businessman Samuel Hayden to form the Hayden Lee Development Company. Together they built large tracts for residential and commercial properties in southwestern Los Angeles, including the Los Angeles International Airport district. While the Hayden Lee Company was in operation, an executive and salesman within the company, George Keiter, married Lee's only daughter, Connie, in 1949. During the mid -1950s and early 19605, Keiter was still a business partner and son-in-law to S. Charles Lee. Keiter and Lee had developed their own partnership and had completed several contracts with the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for residential communities across the country.

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: 3D/3CD/5D3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 38
*Map Name: Cathedral City
*Scale: 1:24,000
*Map Date: 2021
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HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3D/3CD/5D3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 38
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
1201-1202 Tamarisk West Street_a: View of rear elevation of 1201 and 1202 Tamarisk West Street.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

By the early 1960s, Lee's daughter and Keiter's wife, Connie, was an award -winning golfer. This motivated Keiter and Lee to partner in developing the Tamarisk West community in 1964, immediately adjacent to the western end of Tamarisk Country Club off Da Vali Drive. Together they formed Lee-Keiter Enterprises, a development firm. To complete the construction, which was built in three phases over time, Keiter and Lee hired Trenton J. Dunphy, a contractor who had recently built the William Krisel designed Sandpiper condominiums in Palm Desert in 1958. Like Sandpiper, Lee planned to design homes with floor -to -ceiling windows at the rear of the homes which would lead out to patios that overlooked a pool. The flat patio roof overhangs were to extend out over the patio spaces to shield residents from the sun and the pools were to be built beneath grade to maintain mountain views. The post -and -beam buildings had rock wall and stucco facades, decorative breeze block walls, and desert colors like light -pink and brown, exemplifying the Desert Modern subtype of the International architectural style. The first homes at the southern end of the development surrounding two pools (Tamarisk West I) were built in 1964 and officially opened in 1965.

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

CONTINUATION SHEET
Resource Name: 12O2 Tamarisk West Street

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3D/3CD/5D3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 38
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

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 property 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 an embodiment of the distinctive characteristics of a Desert Modernist style condominium constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 196os and as representative of the work of master architect S. Charles Lee and Michael Allan Black. In 1969, Lee and Black designed the property with stucco and rock wall facades, floor -to -ceiling glass windows/doorways, desert colors, and an expansive rear patio, which are all attributes clearly related to the Desert Modernist subtype of the International style. However, current survey efforts showed that the atrium roof was replaced in 2016; the front entrance has been altered with a breezeblock addition; and the garage door was modified with contemporary materials. While the observed alterations are potentially reversible, overall they significantly impact the overall integrity of the property. Therefore, the exterior does not currently retain its material integrity. Due to these changes, the home is not individually eligible under this criterion. However, the property does retain adequate integrity to qualify as a contributor to a potential Tamarisk West II historic district. The home 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 condominium is potentially considered eligible under Local Register Criterion i as the property is representative of a mid -20th century Desert Modernist style residential building in Rancho Mirage. However, the loss of material integrity from additions to the front entrance and atrium means that the home no longer maintains sufficient integrity to convey its significance under this criterion as an individual resource. It is also potentially considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as a representative work of a master architect, S. Charles Lee and Michael Allan Black. However, modifications have hampered its material integrity. The additions and alterations, if removed in the future, can be replaced with period -appropriate materials without altering the essential form and integrity of the historic property and improve the condition of the property. Based on the condition of the property at the time of this survey, the home is assigned a 5D3 status code: appears to be a contributor to a multi -component resource that appears eligible for local listing or designation; a 3CD status code - appears eligible for CR as a contributor to a CR eligible multi -component resource through survey evaluation; and a 3D status code - appears eligible for NR as a contributor to a NR eligible multi -component resource through survey evaluation.

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

CONTINUATION SHEET
Resource Name: 1202 Tamarisk West Street

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3D/3CD/5D3
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 38
❑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: 1203 Tamarisk West Street

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Primary#:

HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 36/3CB/5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 39
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: i2o3 Tamarisk West Street City: Rancho Mirage Zip: 92270 d. UTM Zone:11 S, 551848.1 mE / 3737449.29 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 674210029
*P3a. Description:
1203 Tamarisk West Street, a condominium within the Tamarisk West II community, was constructed in 1969 and it sits on a 0.11 acre parcel. The unit is attached along the eastern wall to 1204 Tamarisk West Street. The property is a single -story Desert Modernist style single-family residence with an irregular -shaped floor plan and a flat roof, which is clad in rolled composition sheets. The flat roof has an overhang that varies from short to wide with enclosed eaves and a thick cornice line on the front and side elevations facing out towards Tamarisk West Street. The single-family residence has asymmetrical facades with walls that have sections either entirely clad in uncoursed rock or stucco. The dwelling has an attached garage on the north elevation which has a modern metal -paneled sectional car door. The front entrance of the home is covered by a wide flat porch roof over the front door, which consists of two wooden doors adjacent to a three-lite sliding -fixed -sliding sash aluminum framed window. The home has an interior open patio behind an outer breeze block wall on the front elevation along Tamarisk West Street. The rear elevation is covered by a flat patio roof with a wide stucco -clad fascia board that is supported by square posts.

The rear elevation wall chiefly consists of aluminum framed sliding glass doors and stucco dividing walls situated below long rectangular fixed transom lites that mirror the width of the door openings. The rear patio is divided from 1204 Tamarisk West Street patio by a wall clad in uncoursed rock. The floor of the rear patio is poured concrete. An original exterior chimney clad in rock is located within the center of the rear patio space. There appear to have been no significant additions to the property over time since construction.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP3. Multiple
family property
*P4. Resources Present: ❑ Building El
Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ❑
Element of District ❑ Other
P5b. Description of Photo:

View of south (rear) elevation. (1203 Tamarisk
West Street_4)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
lHistoric: 1969 (Riverside County Assessor -
County Clerk -Recorder)
❑ Prehistoric
❑ Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Monique Nobil; 1406 E Bellewood Dr, Aurora,
CO 80015
*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:

DPR 523A (09/2013) *Required information
952

State of California — The Resources Agency

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND
Resource Name: 1203 Tamarisk West Street

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Primary#:

HRI#: None
OBJECT RECORD Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3B/3CB/5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 39
B1. Historic Name: None
B2. Common Name: 1203 Tamarisk West Street
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. In 2006, electric work was completed at the property (Permit No.

Bo6o1239). In 2010, the residence was reroofed (Permit No. B1000249). In 2017, the residence was reroofed (Permit No.

B17o1o66). In 2018, electric work was completed at the property (Permit No. B1800278). No significant 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: S. Charles Lee / Michael Allan Black b. Builder: Trenton J. Dunphy *B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Subdivisions and Cooperatives, 1951-1973 Area: City of Rancho Mirage; Tamarisk West II
Period of Significance: 1969 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3; Local Criteria a and 4 1203 Tamarisk West Street is a Desert Modernist style single-family residence within the Tamarisk West II community. The subject property was constructed in 1969 by Trenton J. Dunphy following designs developed by S. Charles Lee and Michael Allan Black. The original owner of this unit was Mrs. Kaplan according to the remaining interior design plans.

In 1948, well renowned architect S. Charles Lee partnered with Chicago businessman Samuel Hayden to form the Hayden Lee Development Company. Together they built large tracts for residential and commercial properties in southwestern Los Angeles, including the Los Angeles International Airport district. While the Hayden Lee Company was in operation, an executive and salesman within the company, George Keiter, married Lee's only daughter, Connie, in 1949. During the mid-195os and early 2960s, Keiter was still a business partner and son-in-law to S. Charles Lee. Keiter and Lee had developed their own partnership and had completed several contracts with the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for residential communities across the country.

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: 1203 Tamarisk West Street

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3B/3CB/5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 39
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DPR 523J (09/2013) *Required Information

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

CONTINUATION SHEET
Resource Name: 1203 Tamarisk West Street

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3B/3CB/5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 39
❑x Continuation Sheet
Primary Record Information Continued:
1203 Tamarisk West Street_3: View of front elevation.

Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

Bio. Statement of Significance Continued From Page 2:

DPR 523L (0912013)

State of California — The Resources Agency

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

CONTINUATION SHEET
Resource Name: 1203 Tamarisk West Street

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3B/3CB/5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 39
❑D Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

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 property is not significantly associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. The property is eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3 as the home embodies the distinctive characteristics of a Desert Modernist style condominium constructed in Rancho Mirage during the 196os and is representative of the work of master architect S. Charles Lee and Michael Allan Black. In 1969, Lee and Black designed the property with stucco and rock wall facades, floor -to -ceiling glass windows/doorways at the rear, desert colors, and an expansive rear patio, which are all attributes clearly related to the Desert Modernist subtype of the International style. Current survey efforts showed that the garage door has been modified with replacement materials, but the home has not been significantly altered on the exterior apart from this minor change. The observed changes are potentially reversible and do not significantly impact the overall integrity of the property, which has had no significant additions. Overall, the exterior remains intact and the original mid -loth century integrity of design, materials, workmanship, feeling and association are still clearly discernible. The home 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 condominium is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 1 as the property is representative of a mid -20th century Desert Modernist style residential building in Rancho Mirage. It is considered eligible under Local Register Criterion 4, as it represents the work of a master architect, S. Charles Lee and Michael Allan Black. Despite the garage door replacement, the property appears to retain sufficient integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. This modification, if removed in the future, can be replaced with period -appropriate materials without altering the essential form and integrity of the historic property. Overall, the building maintains adequate integrity from the historic period to convey its significance. As such, the property is assigned the 5B status code - locally significant both individually (listed, eligible, or appears eligible) and as contributor to a multi -component resource like a district that is locally listed, designated, determined eligible, or appears eligible through survey evaluation; the 3CB status code - appears eligible for CR both individually and as a contributor to a CR eligible multi -component resource through survey evaluation; and the 3B status code - appears eligible for NR both individually and as a contributor to a NR eligible multi -component resource like a district through survey evaluation.

DPR 523L (0912013)

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

CONTINUATION SHEET
Resource Name: 1203 Tamarisk West Street

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Primary#:

HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3B/3CB/5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 39
❑x Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:

B12. References Continued:

State of California — The Resources Agency

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer Date
Resource Name: 1205 Tamarisk West Street

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Rancho Mirage City Council
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