Here is Bob Hope's Palm Springs Lautner Asking $50 Million

As rumored, Bob and Dolores Hope's mushroomy Palm Springs house is hitting the market for the first time ever this month, but for even more than expected: $50 million (vs. the $45 million reported in November). The house was designed in 1973 (but not finished until 1980) by the magnificent John Lautner and "was built to resemble a volcano, with three visorlike arches and an undulating concrete roof, a hole at its center opening a courtyard to the sky," according to the New York Times. The house also has a boulder that juts into the living room. However, Dolores Hope had ideas of her own and brought in a designer to change up the interior; while Linda Hope says they weren't "major alteration[s]," Lautner "eventually distanced himself from the project." Dolores also added a Garth Benton mural on the back wall of the bar and "a lush, greenhouse-like wall of plants in the spa, which houses a pool, a hot tub and an exercise area." The house also has six bedrooms, 10 full bathrooms, three half-baths, indoor and outdoor pools, a pond, putting greens, and a tennis court. Update: For the record, the listing is shared between Ann Eysenring of Partners Trust in Beverly Hills and Patrick Jordan and Stewart Smith of Windermere Real Estate in Palm Springs.
· Bob Hope's Palm Springs Lautner Said to Be Asking $45MM [Curbed LA]
· Bob Hope Estate in Palm Springs Is Up for Sale [NYT]
· Hope + Lautner [Patrick Stewart Properties]