National Register of Historic Places

Coachella Valley Savings No. 1

Palm Springs, Riverside County, California
Listed
December 27, 2016
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
16000884

About this property

Coachella Valley Savings No. 1 is a historic modernist building located in Palm Springs, California. Designed by architect E. Stewart Williams and completed in the mid-1950s, it originally served as a savings and loan institution before being renovated into an event space known as The Bank Palm Springs. The building was commissioned as the first branch of Coachella Valley Savings and Loan, the first of several bank buildings to be designed by E. Stewart Williams. Constructed in 1955, it formed part of the Palm Springs financial district along South Palm Canyon Drive during the 1950s and 1960s, an area densely populated with financial institutions between Baristo Road and Ramon Road. It was eventually flanked by other Williams-designed banks, including Santa Fe Federal Savings and Loan (now the Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center) and a Coachella Valley Savings No. 2 (currently occupied by Chase Bank). The building is recognized as one of Williams' major projects in the Coachella Valley. Coachella Valley Savings No. 1 exemplifies mid-century modern architecture, blending functional International Style elements with local desert adaptations. The structure is a simple white cube elevated on columns for covered parking beneath, featuring floor-to-ceiling glass windows shielded by vertical aluminum louvers. Interior features include a floating terrazzo staircase, black terrazzo floors, wood paneling, and a curved native rock wall.

Location

383 S. Palm Canyon Dr.
Palm Springs, Riverside County, California
33.81784, -116.54708

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Santa Fe Federal Savings and Loan Association
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0.5 mi
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When was Coachella Valley Savings No. 1 listed on the National Register?

Coachella Valley Savings No. 1 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 2016.

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Coachella Valley Savings No. 1 is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Coachella Valley Savings No. 1 is recorded as the industrial era.

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