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Title
John Elgin Woolf: Marrakesh Country Club (Palm Desert, Calif.)
Creator
John Elgin Woolf, architect and designer
Date Created and/or Issued
1968-1977
Publication Information
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara
Contributing Institution
UC Santa Barbara, Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design and Architecture Museum
Collection
John Elgin Woolf (1908-1980): Hollywood Regency style houses
Rights Information
Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. University of California Regents.
Description
The community of Palm Desert was the desert retreat for many Hollywood celebrities, and the Marrakesh Country Club was one of many golf resorts that catered to that clientele. John Woolf was commissioned by John Dawson, an amateur golfer and real estate developer, to design 364 Hollywood Regency style condominiums, grouped into 14 separate communities within the club, each community had its own pool and pavilion, all designed by Woolf. Each villa and pool house was painted pink and white, with a mansard roof, tall Pullman door, symmetrical designs, and airy, spacious rooms.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
adc_197
Language
English
Place
Palm Desert, Calif.
Source
John E. Woolf papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Relation
adc_197

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