ALBERT FREY (1903-1998)

BEL VISTA TRACT

Designed with John Porter Clark, the Bel Vista Tract as one of the earliest mass-produced housing projects in Palm Springs. Developed by Culver and Sally Stevens Nichols.

1946 - The Sallie Steven Nichols House, 1520 East Tachevah Drive, aka Bel Vista 2, Palm Springs CA. Sold in 1955 to Frederick G. and Ann Marie Egan Hekkala. Sold in 1964 to John De Dominic. Sold in 1984 to Ronald Brian Cohen. Sold in 2015 to Todd Hays. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. Sold in 2023.

1946 - 1111 North Calle Rolph, Palm Springs CA.

1946 - 1127 North Calle Rolph, Palm Springs CA. Photos by Michael Locke.

1946 - 1128 North Calle Rolph, Palm Springs CA.  Photos by Michael Locke.

1946 - 1134 North Calle Rolph, Palm Springs CA.  Photos by Michael Locke.

1946 - 1149 North Calle Rolph, Palm Springs CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

1946 - 1150 North Calle Rolph, Palm Springs CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

1946 - 1163 North Calle Rolph, Palm Springs CA.  Designed with Chambers.  Sold to Bernet, addition in 1957.  Sold in 1992 to Vincent and Karen Pirozzi.

1946 - 1164 North Calle Rolph, Palm Springs CA. Sold in 2019.

1946 - 1179 North Calle Rolph, Palm Springs CA. Sold in 2012 to John and Linda Doyle. Sold in 2019 to Nancy and Alan Chan. Available for rent.

1946 - 1180 North Calle Rolph, Palm Springs CA. Photo by Michael Locke. For sale in 2023.

1946 - 1193 North Colle Rolph, Palm Springs CA.

1946 - 1500 Paseo El Mirador, Palm Springs CA.

1946 - 1515 East Paseo el Mirador, Palm Springs CA.  Photo by Michael Locke.

Sources include: The Albert Frey Collection at Palm Springs Art Museum; Albert Frey, Inventive Modernist, by Brad Dunning; Luke Leuschner.