I go to Palm Springs every Thanksgiving with the whole family to visit my grandfather and enjoy the sun. The trip for me always entails a day of enjoying the modern architecture and some modern shopping. My very favorite house (and I’m hardly alone in this assessment) is Neutra’s 1946 Kaufmann House. I try to visit it with each trip, and this was no exception. I got some nice photos I thought I’d share.
It blows my mind that this house was commissioned by the same guy who commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water. It just shows the impact one man with a vision can leave on the world through adventurous investments in the power of new ideas.
The family that restored it from near tear down condition is currently selling it. Or, actually they sold it at auction earlier this year for $15M but the sale fell through, and now it is for sale. How many copies of Danish Pepper would I have to sell to afford it? Hmmm….
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There’s now a plaque outside the house. Nice to see it being recognized.
