Twentynine Palms Artists’ Guild is the oldest arts organization in the Morongo Basin, founded in 1951 by eight distinguished desert artists including famed painter John Hilton.

The historic old adobe building that houses the Twentynine Palms Art Gallery was built in 1936 by the Stubbs brothers for western author Tom Hopkins. Mixture for the adobe bricks was brought from Mesquite Dry Lake. The fill dirt was made up of gold tailings from the Gold Crown mine, and plaster for the walls was taken from the Anaconda mine. Some of the building's support beams were railroad ties used during the construction of the Los Angeles aqueduct in 1913. Spikes can still be seen in the lintels over the doors and windows.

In 1963 Edward and Margaret Schiller purchased the adobe and sold it to the Twentynine Palms Artists' Guild (which was established in 1951) to be used as a community art gallery. Twentynine Palms Art Gallery, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is a historic landmark for the City of Twentynine Palms.

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LOCATION:74055 Cottonwood Drive Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
760-367 7819 www.29palmsartgallery.com