Villa Royale Class 1 Historic Site 1620 South Indian Trail, Palm Springs, CA 92264
Villa Royale (as configured today) is best described as a variety of California-style ranch structures surrounding three separate courtyards. Courtyard 1 is the original Villa Royale (1947-51) designed by Los Angeles-based home designer Kenneth Dreisbach and built over four years by Palm Springs contractor Ralph Young. Courtyard 2 was originally the small hotel Indian Trail Villa and was built in 1950. Courtyard 3 was originally the small hotel Country Manor and was built in 1956. Both became part of Villa Royale when they were purchased in 1985.
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On April 7, 2016 the owner of Villa Royale requested that the Class 1 Historic Site nomination be held in abeyance.
On January 7, 2016 PSPF submitted the Class 1 Historic Site nomination of the Villa Royale (1947, Kenneth Dreisbach) to the city of Palm Springs. The 54-page nomination was authored by PSPF researcher Melissa Riche.
