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Desert Magazine Features Twin Palms in Full Page Article on Building His Home

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The Feb 2012 issue of Desert Magazine featured a full page article on Frank Sinatra’s house. The article discusses Frank’s hiring of E.Stewart Williams to build his Palm Springs Desert home. Also included below on the right is a rare 1947 image showing Twin Palms under construction! Here’s a sample from the article, see photos [...]


Blogger Coronare Modestus Faust Features Twin Palms in Article

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Twin Palms was featured in an article entitled “The Rat Pack Leader’s First House — A Palm Springs Legend”. The article talks about the history behind Frank’s purchase of the home.


Twin Palms Hosts Animals Asia Foundation Charity Event

Twin Palms was recently the backdrop of a charity event for the international animal welfare group, Animals Asia. The event held on September 29, 2011, was an evening filled with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction.


CBS Eye on the Bay Desert RoadTrippers Feature Sinatra House in their Video

CBS 5′s Eye On The Bay: Desert Roadtrippers Pt.4 – 5/5/11 featured the Frank Sinatra House on part of his tour of Palm Springs. Here’s a sample of the article, and the video is below. “Liam takes a tour of this swingin’ town with a local who used to be OUR local — Hank Plante! This [...]


Vogue Magazine Features Frank Sinatra Estate in Article “Palm Springs”

In their January 2011 Issue of Vogue Magazine, the Frank Sinatra Estate was featured in an article written by Tomasina Lebus entitled “Palm Springs: California’s desert playground provided the inspiration for Vogue’s fashion team”


Twin Palms Frank Sinatra Estate Officially Listed as a Palm Springs Class 1 Historic Site

Twin Palms Frank Sinatra Estate has been officially approved as a Palm Springs Class 1 Historic Site by the Palm Springs City Council after the nomination by the Palm Springs Preservation Society in March 2011.


Sinatra House Featued in UK Vogue Magazine entitled Palm Springs

In the January 2011 Issue of UK Vogue Magazine, the Frank Sinatra Estate was featured in an article entitled “Palm Springs: California’s desert playground provided the inspiration for Vogue’s fashion team “. The article was written by Tomasina Lebus’


Frank Sinatra’s Twin Palms Estate Receives Class One Historic Site Nomination

The Palm Springs Preservation Foundation announced today that it is pursuing the historic site designation of singer/actor Frank Sinatra’s “Twin Palms” residence on behalf of homeowners Tom and Marianne O’Connell.


Twin Palms Frank Sinatra Estate mentioned in British Airways High Life Airline Magazine

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December 2010: Twin Palms Frank Sinatra Estate mentioned in British Airways High Life Airline MagazineThe Twin Palms Frank Sinatra Estate was mentioned in British Airways High Life Airline Magazine in an article entitled “A house for all seasons”.


Sinatra House Featured in Blogger Article 14 Most Famous Celebrity Homes

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Funny Web Park, a blogger using Blogspot, wrote an article entitled 14 Most Famous Celebrity Owned Homes. The article featured Twin Palms, the former desert estate of Frank Sinatra, and other resorts and estates owned by celebrities such as Paul Newman, Donatello Versace, CNN founder Ted Turner, and actor Robert Di Niro among others.