FIRST -- Affordable Modernist Tract Homes - Palm Springs, CA
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N 33° 49.517 W 116° 30.917
11S E 544854 N 3742888
One of many historical markers in Palm Springs, California.
Waymark Code: WM16Q4T
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/15/2022
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The plaque says, "Completed 1955
Mid-Century Modern
Wexler & Harrison, Architects
Robert Higgins, Builder / Developer
The Sunmor neighborhood is generally known as an "Alexander" neighborhood, however Bob Higgins developed the first eleven affordable modernist tract homes here. Designed by Donald Wexler and Ric Harrison, the home prices started at $17,500. After 1957, the Alexander Construction Company completed the tract.
Designated Class 1 historic site #124
January 30, 2020"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
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