Thursday, February 16, 2012

Star style: Jack Webb

The 1960 house known by some Palm Springs neighbors as the "Dragnet House" was built by actor Jack Webb, who played Sgt. Joe Friday in the 1950s TV show. It was right next door to the house of his ex-wife, singer Julie London, and their young children. The neighborhood of Deepwell was home to many stars, including William Holden, Loretta Young and Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher.

The current owners wanted to stay true to the style of the 50-year-old house without resorting to mid-century clichés, so they chose contemporary furnishings inspired by period pieces. They replaced Tiffany blue and bright yellow paint with a far more subdued palette of browns and greens, using colors of the mid-century outdoor light fixture as interior accent colors.

The four bedroom, four bath, U-shaped house surrounds a pool and towering palm trees and has a lava rock
exterior, as well as a lava rock fireplace, lava rock bar and beautiful slatted room divider.

From latimes.com
Street view of Dragnet House
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Exterior of Dragnet House
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Entry hall
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Lava rock fireplace
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Murano lamp and picture of Jack Webb
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11 comments:

  1. ######February 16, 2012 at 12:34 AM

    Found these chairs http://www.getitgirlstyle.com/2010/10/teak-chairs.html at your store! LOVE EM.

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    1. Dana@Mid2ModFebruary 16, 2012 at 4:44 AM

      Be sure to come to our new store in Deep Ellum! We should be all moved in by next week. We'll be at 2928 Main, between Monica's and the All Good Cafe...and we're going to have even better things than ever!

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  2. A Modern LineFebruary 16, 2012 at 9:09 AM

    Beautiful place...when can I move in! Would love to see more pics!

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    1. Dana@Mid2ModFebruary 16, 2012 at 12:32 PM

      The downside of posting about all these beautiful homes is that it makes mine look dowdy!

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  3. SudhaFebruary 16, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    loved the extensive use of lava rock..gives the house a very organic and classy feel...(sigh)..u post these homes and i dream of living in each one of them :)

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    1. Dana@Mid2ModFebruary 16, 2012 at 12:38 PM

      Yes, isn't all that lava rock gorgeous? The extensive use of rock is one of the things I love most about many mid-century homes. I'm particularly a big fan of stacked stone.

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  4. John BachmanFebruary 16, 2012 at 12:36 PM

    Actually I was ready to be shocked about the rocks, but looks better than I thought. The exterior precast concrete grille is just like the one on my high school built in the 60's.

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    1. Dana@Mid2ModFebruary 16, 2012 at 1:44 PM

      I really love screen block walls and would love to have one in my back yard.

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  5. Paradigm GalleryFebruary 16, 2012 at 6:24 PM

    So cool, thanks Dana. Do you go to Modernism Week? That is definitely on our agenda. We are currently delving into Sarasota Modern.

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    1. Dana@Mid2ModFebruary 16, 2012 at 6:33 PM

      So far, we've only made it to the Denver Modernism show, and that was before grandson #2 was born. A 1-year-old, a 2-year-old and my daughter's full-time job as webmaster for a large school district makes it hard for us to get to many shows, but my SIL and I are still trying to figure out how to pull it off.

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  6. AnonymousNovember 8, 2012 at 12:32 PM

    Hi Dana,
    My name is Jane and I'm with Dwellable.
    I was looking for blog posts about Deepwell to share on our site and I came across your post...If you're open to it, shoot me an email at jane(at)dwellable(dot)com.
    Hope to hear from you :)
    Jane

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