Bob Hope Residence

Bob Hope Residence is a Mid-Century Modern house in Palm Springs, California. Built in 1979, it was designed by John Lautner. It is owned by Ronald Burkle.

Location: Southridge, Palm Springs, California, United States

Verified facts

• Located in Southridge, Palm Springs
  confidence 80/100 · 7 independent sources · SRC-0494, SRC-0495, SRC-3024, SRC-3691, SRC-3692, SRC-5348, SRC-0628
• Designed by John Lautner
  confidence 80/100 · 5 independent sources · SRC-0496, SRC-0494, SRC-0627, SRC-0628, SRC-0629
• Built in 1979
  confidence 80/100 · 7 independent sources · SRC-0496, SRC-0494, SRC-0627, SRC-3692, SRC-5348, SRC-5349, SRC-8939
• Architectural style: Mid-Century Modern
  confidence 80/100 · 6 independent sources · SRC-0496, SRC-0495, SRC-0629, SRC-5349, SRC-8940, SRC-9187
• Owned by Ronald Burkle (since 2016)
  confidence 95/100 · 8 independent sources · SRC-3691, SRC-3692, SRC-7131, SRC-7132, SRC-8964, SRC-8839, SRC-0495, SRC-12358

Evidence & sources

• SRC-0494 — Visit Palm Springs — History of the famed Bob Hope House (Tier 3, tourism_authority; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0495 — Modern Tours Palm Springs — Bob Hope House (Tier 3, tour_operator; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0496 — Wikipedia — Hope Residence (Tier 3, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0627 — Wallpaper* — A guide to John Lautner: the architect who turned Palm Springs into a modernist mecca (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0628 — Dezeen — John Lautner punctured Hope Residence's giant roof with a crater-like hole (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0629 — Atomic Ranch — The Bob Hope House: A John Lautner-designed Mod Masterpiece, by Abigail Efird (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-12358 — Deadline (Tier 1, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-3024 — Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD), University of Washington – Hope, Leslie Townes (Bob) and Dolores, House, Southridge, Palm Springs, CA (Tier 2, scholarship; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-3691 — wikipedia.org (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-3692 — archive.org (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-5348 — Rethinking The Future (Tier 2, press; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-5349 — Palm Desert Visitor Center (Tier 3, blog; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7131 — Columbia University GSAPP – Restoring Hope: The Restoration of the Bob & Dolores Hope House (Tier 2, academic; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7132 — Palm Springs Life – Ron Burkle is Part of Southridge Recovery (Tier 2, magazine; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8839 — Robb Report — Inside Ron Burkle's $90 Million Property Portfolio (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8939 — Haute Living — Bob Hope's Lautner-Designed Palm Springs Home Listed for $45 Million (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8940 — John Hart Real Estate — The HartBeat: Palm Springs Home Spotlight: The Bob Hope House Mounts the Peak of the Modernist Volcano (Tier 2, specialist_publication; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8964 — Golf.com (Golf magazine) — Palm Springs' 'Bob Hope House' is nearly as iconic as its former golf-crazed owner (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-9187 — Design.tel — Bob Hope House [1979] (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)

How we verify

Every fact above is independently corroborated by at least two reputable sources and
confidence-scored before publication. Claims that cannot clear that bar are withheld. We show the
street address only for non-residential public landmarks (museums, commercial and civic buildings,
publicly documented filming-location sites); the exact addresses of private residences and any
personal information are structurally barred from publication. Last reviewed June 2026.