ANDREAS CANYON CLUB
PALM SPRINGS

Situated above Andreas Canyon are 22 rock houses that blend almost entirely into the sides of the canyons. During a dispute over the primary rights to the water coming out of Indian Canyons, an attorney who was working for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians purchased 509 acres that sit above the oasis in Andreas Canyon from the tribe. In 1921, he formed the Andreas Club, a private club comprised of 24 members. Soon after the Andreas Club had been formed, members decided that they wanted to build small homes, like cottages, on the property. They built a clubhouse for all of the members to enjoy. All of the houses and the clubhouse were built of the rocks that are indigenous to the canyon. Restrictions were put in place to keep the area as natural as possible.