Take these tidbits to your next cocktail party: 1) Being a part of a local, state, or national historic district helps increase property values significantly, according to numerous academic and governmental studies. 2) According to owner Elizabeth Harris, when Richard Neutras iconi Kaufmann House in Palm Springs came on the market in the 1990s, the broker told Harris they could "make it more stylish by making it Spanish, or we could take it down. Photo 2 of 2 in Lowering the Bar

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Take these tidbits to your next cocktail party: 1) Being a part of a local, state, or national historic district helps increase property values significantly, according to numerous academic and governmental studies. 2) According to owner Elizabeth Harris, when Richard Neutras iconi Kaufmann House in Palm Springs came on the market in the 1990s, the broker told Harris they could "make it more stylish by making it Spanish, or we could take it down." They ended up restoring the home with architects at Marmol Radziner.