Edris House

Architect: Emerson Stewart Williams
Style: Mid-Century Modern
City: Palm Springs, CA
Collection: desert modernism

The Edris House is a mid-century modern residence that E. Stewart Williams designed in 1954 for William and Marjorie Edris, owner of the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle. The house is built on a rocky outcrop with its exterior clad in wood.

the building

Set into the rock. The house sits directly on a rocky outcrop, its exterior clad entirely in wood.

the style

Mid-Century Modern (c. 1945–1970): Post-and-beam houses with walls of glass, flat or butterfly roofs, and easy flow between indoors and out.

significance

The Edris House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. It was later owned by J. R. Roberts, former managing director of the Palm Springs Art Museum and Design Center.

nearby

Hamrick House 0.2 mi
Carey House 0.4 mi · Mid-Century Modern
Kaufmann Desert House 0.5 mi · Mid-Century Modern · 1946
Tramway Gas Station 0.9 mi · Mid-Century Modern
Racquet Club of Palm Springs 1.1 mi · 1934
Kocher-Samson Building 1.2 mi · 1934

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