Sunnylands

Sunnylands
Sunnylands, 2014
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General information
StatusCompleted
Location37977 Bob Hope Drive
Rancho Mirage, California
United States
Coordinates33°46′38″N 116°24′39″W / 33.7771°N 116.4107°W / 33.7771; -116.4107
Construction started1963
Completed1966
Renovated2012
OwnerAnnenberg Foundation
Design and construction
Architect(s)A. Quincy Jones
Renovating team
Architect(s)Frederick B. Fisher
Renovating firmFrederick Fisher and Partners Architects
Other designersOffice of James Burnett
Website
sunnylands.org

Sunnylands is the former Annenberg Estate in Rancho Mirage, California. The 200-acre (0.81 km2) property is currently run by The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, a not-for-profit organization.[1][2] The property was owned by Walter and Leonore Annenberg until 2009 and had been used as a winter retreat by the couple beginning in 1966, when the house was completed. The city of Rancho Mirage considers the property to be “rich with historical significance” and declared Sunnylands a historic site in 1990.[3] Located at Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope Drives,[2] the property has been the vacation site of numerous celebrities and public officials. Sunnylands is sometimes referred to as the "Camp David of the West."

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference tours was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Moore, Steve (April 26, 2008). "Estate to feature Annenberg Education Center at Sunnylands". The Press Enterprise. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
  3. ^ "About Sunnylands". The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands. Retrieved 2009-04-13.