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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Palm Springs, California, United Statesen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1959 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorKrisel, Williamen_US
dc.creatorAlexander Construction Companyen_US
dc.date1959en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-23T15:41:19Z
dc.date.available2014-12-23T15:41:19Z
dc.date.issued1959en_US
dc.identifier254739en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 3148en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/170378
dc.descriptionThree quarter view from base of driveway, carport to the right; Designed by William Krisel and built by Alexander Construction Company, this home features a butterfly roof, original block fireplace, and sliding-glass doors that blend indoor and outdoor space. The butterfly roof is the more common "extended" style, with the asymmetrical V shape extended over the carport. The house has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.en_US
dc.format.mediumglass; concrete block; stucco; steelen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectHousingen_US
dc.subjectsuburbsen_US
dc.subjecttract homesen_US
dc.subjectDesert Modernismen_US
dc.subjectTwentieth centuryen_US
dc.subjectMid-Century Modernisten_US
dc.title2696 North Starr Rd., "Alexander" homeen_US
dc.title.alternativeExtended Butterfly style "Alexander" homeen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-US-LV-MCH1-A01en_US
vra.culturalContextAmericanen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypehouseen_US
dc.contributor.displayAlexander Construction Company (American real estate building and development firm, ca. 1950-1965); William Krisel (American architect, born 1924)en_US


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