Palm Springs Preservation Foundation

On April 1, 2024, PSPF awarded a $5,000.00 grant to support efforts to accession the papers of architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg (1934-2024) to the Architecture and Design Collection (ADC) located at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum (AD&A Museum) at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). To read the Kendrick Bangs Kellogg Project brochure click here. To read the PSPF grant letter click here.

On April 18, 2024 PSPF submitted the “Palm Springs City Hall Historic Landscape Report” to the city of Palm Springs. The 72-page report, prepared by PSPF board member and architectural historian Steven Keylon, makes various recommendations intended to restore the original vision of famous midcentury landscape architects Eckbo, Royston, & Williams. To read the Landscape Report click here.

On January 8, 2024 the PSPF board voted unanimously to award a $1,300 grant to architectural historian and PSPF board member Steven Keylon “to support your proposal to create an historically-accurate landscape plan for the Palm Springs City Hall site.  As you know, PSPF championed the designation of the entire city hall site starting in 2009 when the city proposed an ill-advised plan to rewicker the parking lot that would have blocked historic sight lines.  In 2012, PSPF’s efforts culminated in a significant success when the city council formally designated the entire city hall site as historic.  Hence, it is appropriate that PSPF support any efforts to return the landscape to its original design.”  To read the PSPF grant letter click here.

Keylon was asked to undertake this important project in view of his unique qualifications and experience as a past president of the California Garden & Landscape History Society (CGLHS). 

On December 11, 2023 the PSPF board voted unanimously to award a $5,000 grant to architectural historian Luke Leuschner to support his research efforts regarding architect John Porter Clark. As stated in the PSPF grant letter to Leuschner, the purpose of the grant is “to allow you to research and investigate archival materials at various repositories (including those found in private collections) to expand the knowledge of this important, and prolific, architect. We likewise concur with your assessment that such research is ‘long overdue’ and thank you for your letter…in which you make a compelling case for the merit of such research.” To read the PSPF grant letter click here.

This is the fifth Patrick McGrew Memorial Research grant awarded by PSPF.