HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistoric Site Preservation Board - PresentationThe City of
Palm Springs
California
Historic Site
Preservation Board
HIGHLIGHTS OF
2020/2021
ACCOMPLISHMENTS &
FUTURE WORKPLANS
The
Palm Springs
Historic Site
Preservation
Board
•PROCESS HISTORIC SITE DESIGNATIONS
•Recommend to City Council
•Council established 4 classes
•REVIEW PROPOSED CHANGES TO HISTORIC PROPERTIES
•EDUCATION and COMMUNITY OUTREACH
•DEMOLITION REQUESTS
HISTORIC SITES
DESIGNATED BY THE
PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL
Class 1
Arthur Elrod
Residence, 1968
Architect John Lautner
Class 2 The Sutter Residence, 1960
Architect E. Stewart Williams
photography by Patrick Ketcham
photography by Julius Shulman in 1960
Class 1 Robert Alexander Residence (House of Tomorrow), 1960
Architect William Krisel
Class 1 Goldberg Residence, 1962
Architect William F. (Bill) Cody
photography by James Haefner [February 2020]
Class 1 Donald & Marilynn Wexler Residence, 1955
Architect Donald Wexler
Class 1 Crockett Residence, 1951
Architectural designer Herbert Burns, photography in 2019
Class 1 Henry Pearson Residence, 1930
Architect John Edwin Barnard
Araby Adobe and Rock Houses
Class 1 The Araby Adobe
(El Dumpo Adobe) 1925/26
Class 1 The Giannini Residence, 1925
Class 1 Araby Rock Houses
(The Hopi Village)
circa 1930s
Craftsman/builder R. Lee Miller
Class 2 William Purcell Residence, 1935
Architect William Gray Purcell
Alterations to
Historic Sites in
Palm Springs
Certificates of
Appropriateness
Owner-initiated changes to historic
properties are reviewed by the City’s
Historic Site Preservation Board.
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s
Standards for the Treatment of
Historic Structures provide guidelines.
Changes respect the historic
character of the site.
Certificate of Appropriateness
•City National Bank
•Victor Gruen and Associates
designed the original City
National Bank in Palm Springs,
now occupied by Bank of
America.
•Repaint to historic colors,
landscape, ADA and security
improvements.
Demolition Request
•Former Arenas Lodge
•Does not meet the findings
required to re-designate the
property as a Class 1 or Class 2
historic site.
Historic Site Preservation Board
Annual Work Plan
1. List of sites for possible designation:
Tahquitz Golf Course Clubhouse, 1967 Architect Hugh Kaptur
Riverside County Courthouse, 1962 Architects John Porter Clark
and E. Stewart Williams, and others.
Single Family Homes
2. Outreach and Education Programs
COMMUNITY
OUTREACH
8th Annual
Symposium
Community
Outreach,
Education, and
Awards
•2021 Virtual Symposium
•Preservation Organizations Collaborate
•On View: architectural models made by students
•Home/Site Tours
•Preservation Matters Award
•Certificate of Recognition
•Realtor Board Presentations
In addition to our incredible collection of Mid-century Modern buildings,
Palm Springs has a rich and varied architectural and cultural history.
Thanks to the tireless efforts of dozens of civic-minded individuals and political leaders
with vision and understanding of the value of cultural tourism and the importance of
careful stewardship our historic legacy,
We continue to be…
“Palm Springs… like no place else”
Thank You.