Palm Springs in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Sunmor Model Home

Completed 1955

Photographed by Adam Margolis, September 14, 2022

1. The Sunmor Model Home Marker

Inscription.
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

Erected 2020. (Marker Number 124.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.

Location. 33° 49.517′ N, 116° 30.917′ W. Marker is in Palm Springs, California, in Riverside County. It is on E. Livmor Ave., on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Palm Springs CA 92262, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Coachella Valley,

and in the Peninsular Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

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in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tie Down on Easemor Circle (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Palm Springs City Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Charlie Farrell (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tonopah Test Range Sign (approx. ¾ mile away); Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig 15 (approx. 0.8 miles away); M725 Ambulance (approx. 0.8 miles away); Palm Springs Air Museum (approx. 0.8 miles away); Tuskegee Airmen (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palm Springs.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, September 14, 2022

2. The Sunmor Model Home Marker

Photographed by Adam Margolis, September 14, 2022

3. The Sunmor Model Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 313 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 15, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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