By Stephanie Agnes-Crockett
HOME TO ROBERT MARX’S FATHER-IN-LAW, THE MARANZ RESIDENCE CERTAINLY ADHERES TO ITS FIRST HOMEOWNER’S VISION. “IF I’M GOING TO HAVE A HOUSE,” MARANZ REPORTEDLY SAID, “I WANT IT TO BE THE MOST UNUSUAL ONE ON THE TAMARISK FAIRWAYS.” MELISSA DESCRIBES THE HOME AS “AN ARCHITECTURAL ICON,” ADDING THAT “WITH THE DESIGN FOR THE MARANZ RESIDENCE, NO HOLDS WERE BARRED.”
Photography by Jim Riche
WHAT TRANSFORMED THE HOLE-IN-THE-WALL DESERT LAND OF RANCHO MIRAGE INTO A HOLE-IN-ONE HAVEN? A couple of country clubs and dozens of golf clubs. In her book, Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage, Melissa Riche describes the midcentury origins of Rancho Mirage, which sprang from the fertile ground of celebrity golf courses.