HISTORY
The Del Marcos Hotel was designed by architect William F. Cody in 1947.
Originally designed for owners Samuel and Adele Marcus, the building holds its place in history as Mr. Cody’s first independent commission in Palm Springs whose success launched his solo career in the desert.
The 17-room modernist hotel is located at 225 West Baristo Road close to the downtown in the historic Tennis Club neighborhood.
The hotel immediately became a popular destination and remains so to this day. Said to have been inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright™s Arizona architecture, the project won a creative design award for the architect from the Southern California chapter of the AIA as an example of cutting-edge resort hotel architecture.
Built of native stone and redwood, surrounding a shimmering pool, architectural features include luxurious suites, an organic asymmetrical entrance doorway, and floor-to-ceiling glass. The two-story building (with a single-story shed roof section on the northeast corner) features a U-shaped plan centered on a courtyard, a design which encourages socializing among guests.
A Class 1 historic site designation of the Del Marcos Hotel was made official by a Palm Springs city council resolution on May 2, 2012.
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS
Julius Shulman, 1910-2009, was an active architectural photographer from 1936 until 1986. Representing his career, the archive documents the modern movement in architecture spanning several decades and serves as a historical record of the Southern California landscape. Shulman's prolific career has helped to promote and broaden the knowledge of modern architecture by the thoughtful manner which he conveyed architectural design.
Job 381: Del Marcos Hotel (Palm Springs, Calif.), 1949, 1949
Author/Creator:
Shulman, Julius, photographer
Cody, William, architect
Creation Date:
1949
All images above are © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10)
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