| William Cody |
 William F. Cody, F.A.I.A1916 – 1978Born in Dayton, Ohio, William’s father moved the family to Los Angeles in the late 1920s. Cody attended Beverly Hills High School, followed by the University of Southern California School of Architecture, where he graduated in 1942. He opened his own shop, then worked for the firm of March, Smith and Powell. He moved to Palm Springs in 1946, working both as staff architect for the Desert Inn as well as doing projects on his own. From there, he blossomed out from his Los Angeles roots in California vernacular architecture with modernist overtones into the International Style (a few organic forms, and some brutalism) in a variety of buildings, from personal residences to country clubs, hotels, libraries and churches.Cody Buildings in the desert
 1947 - Becker Residence
828 North Avenida Palos Verdes, Palm Springs One of his vernacular designs, unknown to most people.  1947 Del Marcos Hotel
225 West Baristo, Palm Springs  1948 Conrad Hilton Residence
(built 1948, heavily altered since then) 1961 East Desert Palms Drive, Palm Springs MAP
1953 Blue Skies Trailer Park Villa Clubhouse 70-260 East Palm Canyon, Rancho Mirage (heavily altered) 1954 John McCallum Residence 221 South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs Restoration of historical building 1950 McFie Residence Smoketree Ranch, Palm Springs 1951 Walt Disney Residence Smoketree Ranch, Palm Springs
1951 Frank Sinatra Residence
70855 Frank Sinatra Drive, Rancho Mirage (Sinatra’s second desert home built) 1952 Thunderbird Country Club Clubhouse 70737 Country Club Drive, Rancho Mirage demolished 1954 14 “Cottages” Thunderbird Country Club, Rancho Mirage 1952 Tamarisk Country Club Rancho Mirage (Cody and Martin Stern, Jr.) demolished 1982 1952 Perlberg Residence 888 North Avenida Palmas, Palm Springs  1952 L’Horizon Hotel
1050 East Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs  William F. and Winifred Cody Residence (designed 1946, built 1952)
1950 East Desert Palms Drive, Palm Springs The first steel house in the desert
MAP 1954 Manseau Residence
Thunderbird Country Club, Rancho Mirage 40-253 Club View Drive 1954 William Byrne Residence 1301 S. Driftwood Road, Palm Springs 1954 Arthur Cary Residence 1055 Olive Way, Palm Springs 1955 Jorgensen Residence Thunderbird Country Club 40-253 Club View Drive, Rancho Mirage 1957 Eldorado Country Club 46000 East Eldorado Drive, Indian Wells (designed with Ernest J. Kump) (now heavily remodeled) 1957 The Springs Restaurant South Palm Springs demolished 1959 Rob Cannon Residence Eldorado Country Club, Indian Wells 143 Caravan Road 1959 Spa Bathhouse 100 Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs 1959 Racquet Club Garden Villas 360 Cabrillo Road, Palm Springs  Shell Gas Station, 1961 2796 North Palm Canyon, Palm Springs  1962 Abernathy Residence
611 Phillips Road, Palm Springs 1962 Shamel Residence Eldorado Country Club, Indian Wells (demolished) 1963 Spa Hotel Towers (also 1965, 1974) 100 North Indian Canyon Drive 1964 Goldberg Residence 2340 Southridge Road, Palm Springs (available for rental today)  1968 St. Theresa Catholic Church, 1968 2800 East Ramon Road, Palm Springs MAP
1969 Foster Residence Tamarisk Country Club, Rancho Mirage 10th Fairway (part of 8 homes build by Cody) 1964 Residence 37845 Thompson Road, Rancho Mirage 1971 Vacation Home Address uncertain, Rancho Mirage (Arthur Elrod interiors)  1973 Palm Springs Library
300 South Sunrise Way, Palm Springs  The Tennis Club Condos (timeshare)
701 West Baristo Road, Palm Springs
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