The Edris House is a mid-century modern house designed by E. Stewart Williams in Palm Springs, California for William and Majorie Edris in 1954. The house is situated on a rocky outcrop, with the exterior of the house clad in wood.[2][3] Edris was the owner of the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle, Washington.[4]

Edris House
Edris House is located in California
Edris House
Edris House is located in the United States
Edris House
Location1030 W. Cielo Dr.
Palm Springs, California
Coordinates33°50′46″N 116°33′41″W / 33.84611°N 116.56139°W / 33.84611; -116.56139
Arealess than one acre
Built1954
ArchitectE. Stewart Williams
Architectural styleModern Movement
MPSArchitecture of E. Stewart Williams MPS
NRHP reference No.16000886[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 2016

The house was later owned by J. R. Roberts, former managing director of the Palm Springs Art Museum and Design Center.[5]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

References edit

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. January 6, 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  2. ^ Lawrence Culver (2010). The Frontier of Leisure: Southern California and the Shaping of Modern America. Oxford University Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0199779680.
  3. ^ Adèle Cygelman; David Glomb (1999). Palm Springs modern: houses in the California desert. Rizzoli.
  4. ^ Meeks, Eric G. (2014) [2012]. The Best Guide Ever to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes. Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe. pp. 16, 21. ISBN 978-1479328598.
  5. ^ James Schnepf (2015). Palm Springs Modern Living. Gibbs Smith. p. 56. ISBN 978-1423636953.