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Meticulously Restored to the original design

<p style="text-align: center;"><br></p><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="OuterBGColor" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="Body" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MainWidth" width="1"><tbody><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#dfdfdf" class="OuterBorderBGColor OuterBorder" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top"><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="InnerBGColor" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="Top" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="100%"><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="124" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK3" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" class="FeatureContent" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><a alt="https://www.paulkaplanrealhttps://www.paulkaplanrealtor.com/listing/16974071ps-300-e-molino-rd-palm-springs-ca-92262/" class="imgCaptionAnchor" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001L4vX20iSjB98xkVDrWIKO1dZ2CJ86UHlO2Hcxc4YDphwQFO7irFFc_vf7w50_mtaKmttDPswBDxTLhVM7YeARKcfODE_W8uc11nBiFaydtbLk-PtNQIHzrIh1NteIJ3K79fNqHzkBuLboMHu7w2Ei3SXli3X7MSBSSKbljNB-CsDYkKOQse_PRNRIRwdCvSzPqrLQFhth3wd_ZXGF7bTkUzOSg4ngbg6eiF0wRaq6HaSCfs87n1nnxYN_BHUNLhpPAUyizXKEWrKZrZ5tyQAsUXGLHOIV2ZVkQMaUs55nOgORvEIbUh6XQ==&c=&ch=" shape="rect" target="_blank"><img height="423" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1274" src="https://files.ctctcdn.com/280f0da6001/d3130757-50d7-430a-9821-099badbfbfbb.jpg" class="fr-dii" style="width: 564px;"></a></strong><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.paulkaplanrealtor.com/listing/16974071ps-300-e-molino-rd-palm-springs-ca-92262/">300 E Molino Road, Palm Springs&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">Steel House #6</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Folded Plate Roof</div><div style="text-align: center;">Historic Pre-fab Construction</div><p style="text-align: center;">Meticulously Restored to the original design</p><p style="text-align: center;">Located on a gated private lot</p><div style="text-align: center;">Designed by architect: &nbsp;Donald Wexler, FAIA &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">Built 1962</div><p style="text-align: center;">Offered at $699,000</p><br><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/0NxJ0gYnBl4"><figure class="video"><span class="fr-video fr-dvb" contenteditable="false"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0NxJ0gYnBl4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></figure></a><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a alt="https://www.paulkaplanrealtor.com/listing/16974071ps-300-e-molino-rd-palm-springs-ca-92262/" class="imgCaptionAnchor" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001L4vX20iSjB98xkVDrWIKO1dZ2CJ86UHlO2Hcxc4YDphwQFO7irFFc0b8lDvLpQIBXRWz4GU6XKHg1Wb0uwfCmfBc964MB7g3_O22aKxxv9C60MRbZxXG-hnXW11nBW9f1acFVzkHxrttvoCDWmE3KRVOkGpNqTxuG9b0nqLSgSHEOVABdZTe5HxXl7aMphrrXPc7PnDuy91gEvcEhqMrfyAsO3Dn1zdCF74Ts6_BHnV3ix6Hso_4caA5lkMBXVTo6dnezAwxJWo=&c=&ch=" shape="rect" target="_blank"><img border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1275" src="https://files.ctctcdn.com/280f0da6001/08178ce0-090c-43e4-b1a6-ef7e80dc5b0d.jpg" class="fr-dii" style="width: 564px;"></a><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img class="fr-dib" src="https://api.curaytor.io/sites/179/media/965595/mltlvivwfth0nyy0ohcy"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><a alt="https://www.paulkaplanrealtor.com/listing/16974071ps-300-e-molino-rd-palm-springs-ca-92262/" class="imgCaptionAnchor" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001L4vX20iSjB98xkVDrWIKO1dZ2CJ86UHlO2Hcxc4YDphwQFO7irFFc0b8lDvLpQIBXRWz4GU6XKHg1Wb0uwfCmfBc964MB7g3_O22aKxxv9C60MRbZxXG-hnXW11nBW9f1acFVzkHxrttvoCDWmE3KRVOkGpNqTxuG9b0nqLSgSHEOVABdZTe5HxXl7aMphrrXPc7PnDuy91gEvcEhqMrfyAsO3Dn1zdCF74Ts6_BHnV3ix6Hso_4caA5lkMBXVTo6dnezAwxJWo=&c=&ch=" shape="rect" target="_blank"><img border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1277" src="https://files.ctctcdn.com/280f0da6001/51041b14-af8d-4388-b3e0-63a04afaac01.jpg" class="fr-dii" style="width: 564px;"></a><br></strong>In 1962, the architects Donald Wexler and Ric Harrison introduced a novel all-steel system for the prefabrication of affordable houses suitable for the desert during the Mid-Century era of Palm Springs. The project was sponsored by US Steel, the structural engineer was Bernard Perlin of CalCor, and the builder was the Alexander Construction Company. The steel house tract was located in a remote area at the time of Palm Springs, north of the newly built Riviera Hotel, surrounded on 3 sides by empty desert. &nbsp; <span><br></span><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><a alt="https://www.paulkaplanrealtor.com/listing/16974071ps-300-e-molino-rd-palm-springs-ca-92262/" class="imgCaptionAnchor" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001L4vX20iSjB98xkVDrWIKO1dZ2CJ86UHlO2Hcxc4YDphwQFO7irFFc0b8lDvLpQIBXRWz4GU6XKHg1Wb0uwfCmfBc964MB7g3_O22aKxxv9C60MRbZxXG-hnXW11nBW9f1acFVzkHxrttvoCDWmE3KRVOkGpNqTxuG9b0nqLSgSHEOVABdZTe5HxXl7aMphrrXPc7PnDuy91gEvcEhqMrfyAsO3Dn1zdCF74Ts6_BHnV3ix6Hso_4caA5lkMBXVTo6dnezAwxJWo=&c=&ch=" shape="rect" target="_blank"><img height="300" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1276" src="https://files.ctctcdn.com/280f0da6001/092a1aa3-0190-4fbe-b362-f29659b8ba54.gif" class="fr-dii" style="width: 300px;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The houses were primarily composed of steel and glass-a unique combination of off-site and on-site assembly. Part of the genius of their approach was taking components that had been designed for the rapid construction of school classrooms and adapting them into stylish, custom-appearing houses for the middle class. &nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img class="fr-dib" src="https://api.curaytor.io/sites/179/media/965598/vv5vzs5xg1dsxvcdhruw"></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first three of the seven houses (the models) were started in late 1961 and opened to the public in March of 1962, priced between $13,000 and $17,000. The models were furnished by noted designer Arthur Elrod. The planned tract of 38 all-steel houses were never completed due to the fact that shortly after the seven were built, the price of steel increased, decreasing the profit margin of the builder, who then cancelled the project. &nbsp;Only 7 houses were ever built. &nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<strong><a alt="https://www.racquetclubestates.com/steel%20history.html" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001L4vX20iSjB98xkVDrWIKO1dZ2CJ86UHlO2Hcxc4YDphwQFO7irFFc_vf7w50_mtaq0lCi92OUKLvB8RpVof1zcTHE8dmkRqq5mRm-mIpZgRMqIoVg9xD33Bub8cQE7XjvgjRBC71Bda2B_TXDXNInl-XD_NP2068tpRo9KVphqooEi00HrbHaE79b_fruMXwaS3Y-A1He8VwkH62pFwTrQ==&c=&ch=" shape="rect" target="_blank">Reposted from the Racquet Club Estates website</a></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="BottomFullColumn" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="100%"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK11" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" class="MainText Content" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top"><div data-empty="true" style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="90" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1174" src="https://files.ctctcdn.com/280f0da6001/9a6d5c67-4123-4376-8565-ad5b6dc085d0.jpg" class="fr-dii" style="width: 377px;"></div><div data-empty="true" style="text-align: center;">&nbsp; 1117 N Palm Canyon Rd, Palm Springs</div><div data-empty="true" style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">760-459-1396 &nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8dfdecf8e1e6ecfde1ece3ffe8cdeae0ece4e1a3eee2e0" shape="rect" target="_blank">Paul@PaulKaplanGroup.com&nbsp;</a><a alt="https://www.Paulkaplangroup.com" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001L4vX20iSjB98xkVDrWIKO1dZ2CJ86UHlO2Hcxc4YDphwQFO7irFFc4smXR5OmYPBn0hxi87Cbtqs-CNsJsV5P_DTvaGqO5LoDyPZBXDlzESBZyW1_fQvZJQ25x3CvJWBDjG_Sm1hfoH09ilz5sKdo31QdEBXyXpzVKW50ye-EEn9lCXWgdt42A==&c=&ch=" shape="rect" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>PaulKaplanGroup.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>BRE 01909396&nbsp;</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>&nbsp;</span></div><div data-empty="true" style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div data-empty="true" style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div data-empty="true" style="text-align: center;"><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>

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