11 Celebrity Homes That Showcase Desert Modernism in Rancho Mirage
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In 1954, shortly after Sinatra and actress Ava Gardner divorced, the famed singer and actor bought an existing home located at Tamarisk Country Club. The modest, long-gable house was designed by William F. Cody and featured a rough stone entrance and clapboard siding. Sinatra added to the desert residence over time—notoriously adding structures in the 1960s to accommodate guests like John F. Kennedy and the Secret Service.