$3.1M Palm Springs Home Originally Built for Knott’s Berry Farm Founder Crushes It With Glorious New Design

A newly remodeled midcentury modern ranch in Palm Springs, CA, is ready for its next owner.

The home was actually built for the Knott family—yep, the same owners of the Knott’s Berry Farm Southern California theme park.

The most recent owners plucked the property two years ago and remodeled this sweet spot. But that ’70s vibe lives on.

Patrick Jordan with Bennion Deville Homes/Patrick Stewart Properties is listing the three-bedroom, three-bath, 3,616-square-foot property, with its striking yellow door, for $3,095,000. It’s located in the tony Tennis Club neighborhood.

‘Berry’ nice getaway

The Knott family commissioned the home in 1970 as their Palm Springs getaway. They enjoyed their desert oasis until the 1980s, and it’s changed hands multiple times since then.

The current homeowners bought the pad in early 2020 for $1,525,000 and embarked on a long list of renovations. Now, they’re ready to move on.

“They loved Palm Springs so much, they actually bought a bigger house [in Palm Springs], so their whole family could come,” Jordan says.

The sellers leave the place in a transformed state.

Renovations included removing two patio posts that blocked the pool view (adding one off to the right, out of sight), adding new flooring, punching up the interiors with whimsical wallpaper and lighting, and swapping out the hardware on the original cabinetry. The baths were also updated, with two of them flaunting high ceilings.

The outdoor pool features fire bowls and in-water seating.

“They spent quite a bit of money on the pool,” Jordan says.

Other design features include a great slump-stone fireplace in the living room, which boasts views of the San Jacinto Mountains.

In place of the former circular driveway, there’s now a walled pedestrian gate and fire pit.

“The whole front yard was all driveway that [now] has been turned into a cool desert oasis,” Jordan says.

New folding doors in the great room connect the indoor and outdoor living areas.

The listing also includes a two-car garage.

It’s just a short walk downtown, and the Palm Springs Art Museum is only a half-mile away.

Palm Springs continues to attract primary- and secondary-home owners.

“It’s about a 60-40 split,” Jordan says. The majority are still buying vacation homes.

“But that situation changed a lot during the pandemic,” he says. More direct flights to Palm Springs have also made living here year-round easier.

And with this glorious remodel, there’s nothing to do but kick back and relax.

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