The Historic Burnham Artist Colony and its Future as Soho House Palm Springs

Soho House, with its locations around the world, is known for designing unique places for their members to come together to eat, drink and create.  When it was announced that Soho House acquired some of Palm Springs’ most notable historic Spanish Colonial Revival properties, with plans to expand there, the community buzzed with excitement and anticipation.  This was big news!

One of the properties acquired is the 1920’s cluster of residences in the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains.  Most recently known as Colony 29, historically it was the John Burnham Artist Colony, and was originally home to a community of artists and art patrons who sought inspiration in the beauty of the desert. Between 1926 and the mid-1950s, artists to visit or reside on the site included John Burnham (one of the founders of the Palm Springs Art School), Alson Skinner Clark, Nicolai Fechin, and Maynard Dixon, among many others.

Leading this design process are the presenters, Architectural Resources Group’s Katie Horak and designer Tim Gleason. They will reveal the site’s culturally rich history, the preservation of its buildings, Soho House’s intended use of the site, and the inspiration that has driven the design of the proposed Soho House project, currently underway.   @sohohouse  sohohouse.com  

All proceeds from this presentation will support a Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars for architect, William Charles Tanner (1876-1960), who designed, among many other important historic structures in Palm Springs, the 1925 Thomas O’Donnell House, ‘Ojo del Desierto’ (high on the bluff above the Palm Springs Art Museum) and the 1927 George B. Roberson House (now Le Vallauris Restaurant) Both historic properties were acquired as well by Soho House, with the restaurant remaining open to the public. sohohouse.com/en-us/restaurants/le-vallauris

$18

Things to Know
This event is for ages 12 and older.
The entrance to the Annenberg Theater is located behind the Annenberg Theater Box Office, adjacent to the Palm Springs Art Museum's North Parking Lot.
Ample free public parking is available in the multi-level public garage across from the Palm Springs Art Museum.
Handicap parking is available. This event is wheelchair accessible.
The organizer of this event is Modernism Week.

Event Check-in Location 
Annenberg Theater,  Palm Springs Art Museum, 101 N. Museum Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92262
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Photo Credits: University of California, Santa Barbara, Architectural Resources Group, 2021, Soho House (rendering), Soho House (rendering), Soho House (rendering),Palm Springs Historical Society