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HUGH MICHAEL KAPTUR (1931-)
Kaptur was born in Detroit MI where his father was a designer in the Packard and General Motors studios. He studied architecture at the Lawrence Institute of Technology. He joined the Marines and while stationed at Camp Pendleton, he met his first wife and designed a real estate office for her family in San Clemente, his first built project.
In 1954, Kaptur returned to Detroit where he worked with his Dad in GM's styling division. He moved to Palm Springs in 1956 and apprenticed with Donald Wexler and Harrison. After being laid off, Kaptur went on his own making renderings for other architects and was hired by contractors to draw building plans.
In 1962 he formed a partnership with licensed architect Robert Ricciardi to get the commission for Palm Springs Fire Station #3 and the Palm Springs Golf Course Clubhouse. After that partnership broke up, in 1965 he formed a company with Larry Lapham, noted architect Howard Lapham's son, which lasted ten years. They designed homes in the exclusive Thunderbird and Eldorado Country Clubs. After a partnership with James Cioffi, he semi-retired in 1992. Kaptur was added to the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in 2014. He is featured in the 2014 documentary Quiet Elegance.
He married Helen Dzo Dzo in 2001. She was a professional model in the 1960s and a favorite of designers and photographers. Getting invited by her friend Nelda Linsk to the Kaufmann house in 1970 for a photo shoot by Slim Aaron immortalized the photo below, entitled "Poolside Gossip," as the epitome of the Palm Springs lifestyle. Research by Catherine Westergaard Cramer.
Subdivisions: Desert Park
1954 - The Ardis Mae (Amy) Nelson House, 1910 Calle de Los Alamos, San Clemente CA. Destroyed. New house in 2004, not by Kaptur.
1957 - The Fisher House, Indian Wells Country Club, Indian Wells CA. Status unknown.
1957 - The Noel Gillette House, 1033 East Vía Colusa, Palm Springs CA. Kaptur did a update in 1962. Sold around 1963 to Byron Moger who had Kaptur add on garages and a hobby room. Sold in 1990 to Leon Hanley.
1957 - The Press and Press Houses, Indian Wells Country Club, Indian Wells CA. Kaptur did three of them for this developer.
1958 - The William (Bill) and Clara Burgess House, aka Bougain Villa, 550 Palisades Drive, Palm Springs CA. Designed with William (Bill) Burgess. Commissioned 1957. Sold to Harold and Dorothy Meyerman. Renovations by Albert Frey.
1958 - The Arthur and June R. Boyer House, 984 North Rose Avenue, Palm Springs CA. Still owned by June R. Boyer as of 2015.
1958 - The Hugh and Rosemary Kaptur House, 1897 East Belding Drive, Palm Springs CA. Sold in 1996 to Martin Danielson. Top two photos by Michael Locke; bottom two by Ben Veronis.
1958 - The McCauley House, 1366 South Calle Rolph, Palm Springs CA. Sold in 1989 to Jerry and Jolene Hill. Photos by Michael Locke.
1958 - The Phillip Miller House, Palm Springs CA. Status unknown.
1958 - The Walter Loupe House, Indian Wells Country Club, Indian Wells CA. Could be one of the Press and Press Houses, above.
1958 - The Fern Laurence House and Hotel, aka Impala Lodge, aka the Triangle Inn, 555 East San Lorenzo Road, Palm Springs CA. According to the Desert Sun, 5/27/1958, it was designed as Indian Modern architecture with 9 units. In 1989 the property converted to a gay men's clothing-optional resort called the Triangle Inn. Sold in 2000 to Michael Green. Bottom two photos by Michael Locke.
1958 - The Bahama Hotel and Apartments, 2323 North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs CA. Started out as a hotel, became low-rent apartments. Sold to Ella T. Flynn prior to 2015. Vacant as of 2017.
1958 - The Earl Stroube Spec House I, 1951 South Camino Monte, Palm Springs CA. Sold to the Dempsters. Sold around 2009 to architect Jim Schmidt who did a renovation and expansion.
1959 - The Earl Stroube Spec House II, 1935 South Camino Monte, Palm Springs CA. Sold in 2006 to Michael and Sherri Lynn Johnson.
1959 - The Pete Siva House, aka the Douglas Russell House, 660 Palisades Drive, Palm Springs CA. Siva did not live there very long and sold to Douglas Russell. Albert Frey did a sunshade addition in 1983 and another addition in 1984. Sold to Robert Halliday. Sold to Michael Russell in 2004. Sold in 2012 to Bud Golditch. Sold later in 2012 to Mark and Elizabeth Ostoich.
1959 - The Albert Bryant House, Palm Springs CA. Status unknown.
1959 - The Ralph Breeden House, 2995 North Chuperosa Road, Palm Springs CA. Sold in 2012 to the Luis Gonzalez and Maria Rosa Gonzalez Descendants Trust 2012 as well as Roberto and Cesar Gonzalez. Renovated in 2018. Sold in 2020.
1959 - 81-291 Alberta Avenue, Indio CA. Designed by Ricciardi & Kaptur. Sold in 1969 to Sid and Norma Branson. Deeded to Becky Levy and Brenda Branson.
1960 - The Werner Hogback House, aka Pieterhaus, 1577 South Calle Marcos, Palm Springs CA. Commissioned 1959. Sold in 2010 to Peter Loforte and Sally Julien. Interior photo by Dan Chavkin.
Around 1960 - The Robert and Marianne Leaver House, 660 Palisades Drive, Palm Springs CA. Interiors by Arthur Elrod. The Leavers died and the home was neglected for many years. There was a substantial fire. Other homeowners on Palisades Road decided that the building had to be destroyed and turned into a neighborhood tennis court. The lot became part of the Siva house lot.
1960 - The Richard Marsh House, Indian Wells Country Club, Indian Wells CA. Likely this was one of the Press and Press houses, above.
1960 - The Frank and Nancy Nicholas House, Bermuda Dunes CA. Do you know where it is?
1960 - The Palm Springs Panorama Triplex Apartments, Palm Springs CA.
1961 - The Tommy and Sally Jacobs House, 79810 Ryan Way, Indio CA. Sold. Sold in 2002 to Jerry Jones.
1961 - The Larry Gee House, aka Nici's Pool House, 2302 West Nicola Road, Palm Springs CA. Sold to Bert and Berlynn Simonis. Sold in the late 1960s to Norman and Bette Rivkin. Sold in 2010 Albert (Bert) and Berlynn Simonis.
1961 - The Richard M. and Betty Gillilan House, 2755 East Verona Avenue, Palm Springs CA. Likely sold at least once. Sold in 2019 to the Robert Borders Living Trust. Sold in 2022.
1961 - The Donald Baker House, 1610 Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills CA. Tony Dalu, project designer. Remodeled at least once, in 2014. Sold in 2015 to Rebecca Skinner and the Skinner Pettican Trust.
1961 - The T. J. Trevellyan House, 42700 Baracoa Drive, Bermuda Dunes Country Club, Palm Desert CA. Sold in 2018 to John and McConnon Kelly.
1961 - The Roy Fey, Feybor Inc., Co-op Apartments, aka Villa Roma, bounded by Camino Largo, Sierra Madre, and Avenida Grande, Palm Springs CA.
1962 - 42520 Caracas Place, Bermuda Dunes CA. Same plan as the Werner Hogback House at 1577 South Calle Marcos, Palm Springs. Sold to Michael Bogey. Sold in 2019 to Patrick Sterling Sinclair.
1962 - The Donald Baker House, 70405 Mottle Circle, Tamarisk Village, Rancho Mirage CA. Mottle Circle had 4 homes completed by 1963, all by Far West Development Company. Donald Baker was the builder. Likely that all were designed by Kaptur. The Baker residence was the furnished model. About 40 homes were planned, but no others were ever built. Sold in 2010 to Derek and Dianne Cook.
1962 - 70460 Mottle Circle, Tamarisk Village, Rancho Mirage CA. Mottle Circle had 4 homes completed by 1963, all by Far West Development Company. Likely that all were designed by Kaptur. Expanded in the 1990s. Sold in 2022 to Derek Burton.
1962 - 74110 Covered Wagon Trail, Palm Desert CA. Sold to Charles Gulick. Sold to Akira and June Yoshioka. Sold in 2009. Sold in 2022. Restored by Chris Salay. For sale in 2023.
1963 - 3065 East Verona Road, Palm Springs CA. Sold in the late 1960s to David Karcher. Sold in 2022 to Robert and Kimberly Pierce. Available for short term vacation stays.
1964 - The Edwin H. (Buddy) and Carolyn Morris Remodel, aka the Steve McQueen House, 2203 Southridge Drive, Palm Springs CA. Commissioned 1962. Thomas Griffing was the developer and original client but he never moved in. Broadway song publisher Morris purchased it and asked Kaptur to add a carport and a covered walkway among other changes. Sold in 1969 to Steve McQueen who had it until his death in 1980. Sold in 2005 to Michael J. Kilroy who at the time owned the 1968 Lautner-designed Elrod House next door. Sold to Jeremy Scott, who also later bought the Elrod House, in 2016. Top two photos by Dan Chavkin.
1964 - The Thomas (Tom) Griffing House, aka the Hugh Kaptur House, 521 West Vía Lola, Palm Springs CA. Griffing put the house in Kaptur's name but he never owned it. And Kaptur never got paid for the design! Sold in 2014 to Denise Luckman and remodeled. Sold in 2018.
1964 - The Richard R. (Dick) and Ruth Adelade Ranspot House, 2359 South Araby Drive, Palm Springs CA. Ranspot was president of the North Hollywood Realty Board and the co-founder of Sandy's Restaurant which merged with Denny's in 1968. Sold in 1997 to Richard and Ofelia Canales Living Trust. Photo by Michael Locke.
1964 - The D. R. Brown/I. L. Scales House, Bermuda Dunes CA. Unsure if built.
1964 - The Chapman House, Brawley CA. Likely an addition, needs verification.
1964 - The Mel Greenlee House, Palm Desert CA. Unsure if built.
1964 - The Pinnell House, Bermuda Dunes CA. Unsure if built.
1965 - The Arthur Lee House, San Clemente CA. Unsure if built.
1965 - The Francis A. (Frank) and Joy D. Purcell Addition I, 389 West Crestview Drive, Palm Springs CA. Original house built in 1940. Sold in 2021 to Kimberly McNulty.
1965 - The Francis A. (Frank) and Joy D. Purcell Addition II, 1850 West Crestview Drive, Palm Springs CA. Original house built in 1930. Sold in 2021 to Kelly and Wilson Grant.
1965 - 70365 Mottle Circle, Rancho Mirage CA. Needs verification.
1965 - The Basil Spirtos House, 16018 Puesta del Sol Drive, Whittier CA. The retaining wall and pool were built around 1979. According to son Nick Spirtos, the "house was ... a larger version of a similar home built a few years earlier in Laguna CA which won Better Homes and Gardens or Architectural Digest (or some other national magazine) award." Sold to Giora and Dina Agam in 2011. Bottom photo by Michael Locke.
1968 - The Edward and Elaine Freers House, 43-611 Old Harbour Drive, Bermuda Dunes CA. Freers was a retired Foreign Service Officer and a specialist on Soviet Union affairs. He and his wife moved to the Palm Springs area after his retirement in 1968. Mentioned in several social affairs articles at Bermuda Dunes Country Club. Sold in 2007 to Gordon Litster.
1968 - The McKinney Trust Hotel, Palm Springs CA. Built. Need address.
1969 - The Edward King House, 695 North Camino Real, Palm Springs CA. Sold to Tom McCarthy and Susana King.
1972 - The Mel Haber Condominiums, Palm Springs CA. No information found. Likely unbuilt.
1972 - The Hoelsel Apartment Building, Palm Springs CA. Unbuilt.
1973 - The Paul DiAmicos House, Palm Springs CA. Likely unbuilt.
1973 - The George M. Hartley (Trustee) House, aka Decade 80 House, La Quinta CA. No information found, likely unbuilt.
1973 - The Abronia Apartment Complex, Palm Desert CA. Unbuilt.
1973 - aka Sonora South, Palm Springs CA. A Roy Fey project.
1973 - Village East, Palm Springs CA. Likely unbuilt.
1973 - The Julius Kaplan Remodel, 267 West Vereda Sur, Palm Springs CA. He was Kaptur's dentist. Original house built in 1945. Sold in 1991. Remodeled and sold in 2012. Sold in 2015. Remodeled in 2018. Sold in 2020 to Gregory Peter Filippone and Michael Allen Reynolds.
1973 - The Platt and Welmas Condominiums, aka Casa Sonora, Sunrise Way and Capri Circle, Palm Springs CA. Commissioned in 1971. Above example is 1705 Capri Circle.
1973 - 503 North Lujo Circle, Palm Springs CA. Model for the Desert Dorado tract, developed by LBC Enterprises, a partnership of William J. Bachwick, Lawrence Lapham and Phillip E. Crystal. The development included a series of cul-de-sacs north of Alejo Drive and east of Sunrise Way, eastward to Orchid Tree Lane. Other Desert Dorado homes were built around Palm Springs by Lapham during the 1970s. For example, another series of cul-de-sacs all accessible from Avenida Caballeros to the east and west, between Via Escuela on the north, and Vista Chino on the south. Sold in 2019.
1973-1975 - The Aquarius Condo Hotel Tennis Club, aka Smoke Tree Racquet Club, Condominium Development, 1650 East Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs CA. 128 rental units. Recent sale: unit #512, a one bedroom / one bath, sold in 2022.
1974 - The Stuart Barton Addition/Remodel, 444 West Chino Drive, Palm Springs CA. Original house built in 1949. Barton still owner as of 2014.
1974 - The William C. Ford Sr. Addition and Alterations, 1850 Smoke Tree Lane, Smoke Tree Ranch, Palm Springs CA. Originally designed by Paul Trousdale. A fire on April 12, 1974 destroyed 3 bedrooms, a storage room, family room, and most of the roof, prompting the project. Sold in 2012. Destroyed around 2015.
1974 - The H. E. Walpert House, Palm Springs CA. Unbuilt.
1975 - The Fred Rice Remodel, 48780 Eisenhower Drive, La Quinta CA. Original house built in 1967. Sold in 2013 to Robert and Diana Brookes.
1976 - The Saddlerock Condominiums, 1602 South Cerritos Drive, Palm Springs CA. Commissioned 1975. There are two complexes, Saddlerock Gardens (44 units on Cerritos) and across the street Saddlerock Estates (24 units on Via Sonoma). Example photos by resident Jennifer Laine Forest.
1976 - The Graham Barbey House, Francisco Patencio Road, Smoke Tree Ranch, Palm Springs CA. Unbuilt.
1976 - The Leo Owens House, Palm Springs CA. Assumed unbuilt.
1976 - The Kings Point Homes, Mesquite and Citrus Courts, Palm Desert CA. Around 36 condos developed by Kings Point Development, Robert Grundt and David Green.
1977 - The Jerry and Florence Stern London House, 566 Fern Canyon Drive, Palm Springs CA. Palm Springs CA. Kaptur also added a colonnade which has since been enclosed. Jerry London was the first announcer for the original California Angels baseball team, the voice of the Bob Hope Classic golf tournament, and was a local radio announcer for 20 years. Sold around 1994. Sold in 2015 to Julian and Katherine Jiggins. Top photo by Michael Locke.
1977 - The William Holden House, 2433 Southridge Drive, Palm Springs CA. Commissioned 1975. Holden originally approached E. Stewart Williams in 1971 to build the unbuilt Alma Walker house that was to be in the same neighborhood. Holden lived there until his death in 1981. Holden was Kaptur's favorite client. Sold in 2013 to Alan Neil Freiman.
1977 - The Mac Renfro House. Unbuilt.
1977 - One Hundred Eleven Inc. Condominium Project, Palm Springs CA. Listed in applications in the Desert Sun newspaper, 10/28/1971. Unsure of status.
1978 - The D. E. Development Houses, Cathedral City CA. Unsure of status.
1978 - The Al and Lois Anderson House, 899 East Granvia Valmonte, Palm Springs CA. Sold in 2018 to Jay Nailor and MiShell Modern. Photo by Michael Locke.
1978 - The Roy and Robert Fey Project, Canyon West Estates Condominiums, bounded by Calle Bravo, Ramitas Way, Buena Tierra, and East La Verne Way, Palm Springs CA. 12 acres, plans range from 1695 sq ft to 2195 sq ft. Photo is 2095 Ramitas Way.
1978 - The Roy and Robert Fey Project, Caballeros Estates Condominiums, bounded by Avenida Caballeros, Baristo Road, and Arena Road, Palm Springs CA. 106 units. Photo is 280 South Avenida Caballeros, Unit 201.
1978 - 1614 South Cerritos Drive, Palm Springs CA. One of 107 condominium units in the Saddlerock Gardens complex. Photo by Michael Locke.
1978 - 1650 South Cerritos Drive, Palm Springs CA. One of 107 condominium units in the Saddlerock Gardens complex. Photo by Michael Locke.
1978 - 1652 South Cerritos Drive, Palm Springs CA. One of 107 condominium units in the Saddlerock Gardens complex. Photo by Michael Locke.
1978 - 1055 East Louise Drive, Palm Springs CA. Needs verification. For sale in 2023.
1979 - The Tumanjan Apartment Complex, 3155 Ramon Road, Palm Springs CA. Commissioned in 1978. Changed name to Palm Villas. Sample unit, above.
1979 - The Tahquitz Properties, Palm Springs CA.
1979 - The Arno G. Thies House, 75180 Chippewa Drive, Dorado Villas, Indian Wells CA. Sold in 2016 to Richard and Kathryn Iosua. Sold in 2021 to Robert Basil.
1970s - The David Charnay Remodel, 335 Camino Norte, Palm Springs CA. Original 1940 house designed by Hiram Benedict for the Kirks. Additions built in 1945 by Albert Frey and 1948 E. Stewart Williams. Kaptur's renovation needs verification. Sold in 2022 to Donna Kohl.
1981 - aka Custom Residence, Vintage Properties, Lot 1 Indian Wells CA.
1981 - The Heathman/Hill Associates Condominiums, 1111 Tahquitz, Palm Springs CA. Unbuilt.
1982 - The Applebaum House, likely unbuilt.
1982 - Indian Wells Association Custom Residence, Vintage Lot #16, Indian Wells CA.
1983 - The Rancho El Mirador Condominiums, 291 East Mel Avenue, Palm Springs CA. Built on the grounds of the original of the El Mirador Hotel. 61 condominiums in four 2-story buildings.
1984 - The H & J Andreas House, Andreas Palms Estates, Palm Springs CA. Likely unbuilt.
1984 - The Palm Springs Deauville Condominiums, 500 East Amado Road, Palm Springs CA. 168 units ranging in size from 736 sq. ft. to 1,259 sq. ft. Top two photos by Michael Locke.
1986 - The Pueblo Village/Casa Verde Apartment Complex Phase II, Palm Springs CA. Unbuilt. Phase I, built in the 1950s, was there as of 2018.
1986 - The Villa Serena Apartments, 900 Saturnino Road, Palm Springs CA.
1986 - The Bill and Pat Warner House, 58325 Santa Barbara Drive, Yucca Valley CA. Sold in 2017 to Anton Goss.
1987 - The Pueblos Apartment Complex, Palm Springs CA. Kaptur's involvement needs verification.
1987 - The Pat and Gloria Gilliland House, 74675 Wren Drive, Indian Wells CA. Sold in 2016 to Thomas and Cydney Marisco. Destroyed in 2016 and replaced with a house designed by Kristi Hanson Architect, second photo.
1988 - The Paul and Kay Selzer House, 38727 Maracaibo Circle, Palm Springs CA. Commissioned in 1987. Deeded in 2017 to Lori Bernard. Sold in 2021 to Phillip Kleweno. Bottom photos by This 'n That Films.
From Palm Springs Life, 1/31/2014: The environmental lawyer and his wife met with the architect in Kaptur's office, then on Tahquitz Canyon Way. The Selzers asked for something in the Mediterranean-French Provincial style, featuring stucco and tile. "I know exactly what you want," Selzer recalls Kaptur saying. "I'll design it for you, and you'll love it." Two months later, the couple returned to the office to see the model. "I almost fainted," Selzer remembers. "Not only was it not French Provincial, it was something like Mexican Modern." Nonplussed, the couple set the model on the mantle piece. That night, while hosting a party at their home, the Selzers were surprised by the unsolicited admiration for the model among their guests. "They said, 'You must build it'," the now-retired lawyer says. The couple chose to build the renegade scheme. Today, after living in the house for more than 25 years, they say they keep getting compliments. "It blows us away," Selzer says.
1989 - The Villa Caballeros Condominiums, 255 South Avenida Caballeros, Palm Springs CA. The 59-unit complex boasts tennis and racquet ball courts, pool and spa, and rooftop deck. The 1 and 2 bedroom units range in size from 900 to 1150 sf. Top photo by Michael Locke.
1989 - The Rancho Ocotillo Development for Keller Williams, Adams Street between Miles Avenue and Fred Waring Drive, La Quinta CA. Built between 1989 and 1997. Not designed by Kaptur; it was Stofreggen/ Fuller.
1990 - The Michael Lonegan House, 74-195 Quail Lake Drive, Indian Wells CA. Status unknown. House there was built in 1999 and doesn't look like a Kaptur design.
1990 - The Questmark Group House, Sunrise and Vista Chino, Palm Springs CA. Unsure if built.
1990-1991 - Big Bear Shores RV Resort and Yacht Club, 40751 North Shore Lane, Fawnskin CA. Hotel and outdoor resort area with rental spaces for recreational vehicles as well as RV lots for sale.
1992 - The Parc Andreas Development, includes Trinidad and Maracaibo Circles, Palm Springs CA. 2 1/2 acres, Kaptur did civil engineering drawings. The 1988 Selzer house is included in this development.
1992 - The Hugh Kaptur House, Parc Andreas, Palm Springs CA. 2.5 acres. There were civil engineering drawings. Unsure if built.
1993 - The Charles McLaughlin House, 38950 Trinidad Circle, Parc Andreas, Palm Springs CA. McLaughlin was a developer in Palm Springs. Sold to Ray Thomas Morgan and Patrick Joseph Noonan.
1993 - The Bob Hope House and Country Club, Rancho Mirage CA.
1994 - The David Leaming House, 2350 Quincy Way, Palm Springs CA. Needs verification.
1996 - The Leni Orinco House, 54101 South Circle Drive, Idyllwild CA. Unbuilt.
Around 1996 - Apartments, 1965 South Camino Real, Palm Springs CA. Sold in 2003 to Carolyn Elaine Martin, still owner as of 2019.
1997 - The Robert and Terry Samuel House, Paradise Valley AZ. Very organic design, unbuilt.
1998 - The Barbara Ady Renovation and Addition, 2920 East Via Vaquero Road, Palm Springs CA. Original house built in 1954. Sold in 2004. Sold in 2009 to Patricia Brotman.
1998 - The Ralph Hemingway Addition, 100 Kovenish Court, Big Horn Country Club, Palm Desert CA. Study added to a 1993 house.
2001 - The Stuart and Sherry Gimbel House, 8 Strauss Terrace, Rancho Mirage CA. Sold in 2011 to Eric and Susan Olsen. Sold in 2020 to Kevin and Lyn McKee.
2002 - The Villa Boutique Living Apartments, aka Palm Canyon Villas, aka Vista Del Sol Apartments, 1700 South Araby Drive, Palm Springs CA. Sold to Northwoods Palm Springs. Sold in 2015. Exterior photo by Michael Locke.
2016 - 262 West Vista Chino, aka Kaptur Court, Palm Springs CA. Built by NDC Homes. Identical to 264 and 266. Sold in 2017 to LTD Partnership. Sold in 2020 to John Lown.
2016 - 264 West Vista Chino, aka Kaptur Court, Palm Springs CA. Built by NDC Homes. Identical to 262 and 266. Sold in 2017. Sold in 2019. Sold in 2020 to Mark and Genevieve Bradbury.
2016 - 266 West Vista Chino, aka Kaptur Court, Palm Springs CA. Built by NDC Homes. Identical to 262 and 264. Sold in 2017 to Bruce and Heather Levin.
2018 - aka Casitas for Austick, Palisades Drive, Palm Springs CA. Kaptur was also working on a remodel of the main house.
Year Unknown - The Bess Bender House, Canyon Country Club, Palm Springs CA. She was a well-known Palm Springs clothing designer.
Year Unknown - The Cantella Condominium project, Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage CA.
Year Unknown - The George Devor (possible spelling Devore) House, Palm Springs CA.
Year Unknown - Renovation, 893 Camino Sur, Palm Springs CA. Original house built in 1961 for George Arnold. Sold to Horace and Gregg Sherwood Dodge. Remodeled in 1970 by architect John Elgin Woolf. Sold in 1976 to Ed and Sophia Friendly who in 1978, along with their maid, were murdered here. Sold in 1991 to actor George Nader and Mark Miller. Sold in 2011 to Stanley Thomas and Sonja Smith, who remodeled it in 2013, bottom photo.
Year Unknown - The La Quinta Country Club, Elkee Corpration, La Quinta CA. Unsure if this was in relation to the club itself or homes in the country club. Elkee Corp did own some land in La Quinta.
Year Unknown - The Far West Development Co Apartments, 225 Tahquitz, Palm Springs CA. No address like this, Tahquitz comes up but where the address would be is part of the Palm Springs Tennis Club. There is a Tahquitz Canyon but that address is a commercial building.
Year Unknown - The Bert Farmer House, Indio CA. Believe this was R. Bert Farmer, President of the Riverside County Fair Board.
Year Unknown - The Henry Frank Remodel, possible address 550 N. Cahuilla, Palm Springs CA. Deeded to Jay Frank. Needs verification.
Year Unknown - The Graham House, Palm Springs CA. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The Arthur Guyer Apartment Complex, Palm Springs CA. Unbuilt.
Year Unknown - The McGovern House, Banning CA. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The Lester McMillan House, Canyon Country Club, Palm Springs CA. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - Oldaker Townhouse Condominiums, Palm Canyon and Racquet Club Road, Palm Springs CA. Unbuilt.
Year Unknown - The PSC Ltd Residence, Palm Springs CA. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The Glen Patch project, Outdoor Resorts Lot 260, Indio CA. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The James K. Pierce House, Palm Desert CA. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The Morris Piltzer Apartment Project, 5-unit apartment building, Palm Springs CA. Unsure if built.
Year Unknown - Quailsong Ranch, Palm Springs CA. Likely unbuilt.
Year Unknown - Quailtree Estates, Rancho Mirage CA. Likely unbuilt.
Year Unknown - The H. G. Richardson House, Moreno Valley CA. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The Michael V. Styke Addition/Remodel, either 925 East Sunny Dunes or 2321 Araby, Palm Springs CA. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The Kakowitz-Minskoff Housing Complex, 118 units, Palm Springs CA. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The Mountain House for McKay Manufacturing, Ed King, Pinyon Canyon CA. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The L. H. Gilligan House, Palm Springs CA. Status unknown.
Sources include: Hugh Kaptur; Bert Simonis.