Edris House Explained

Edris House
Coordinates:33.8461°N -116.5614°W
Area:less than one acre
Built:1954
Added:December 27, 2016
Mpsub:Architecture of E. Stewart Williams MPS
Refnum:16000886[1]

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]

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.

Notes and References

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