Palm Springs home of ‘singing cowboy’ Gene Autry listed at $8.25 million

The former home of America’s “Singing Cowboy” — Gene Autry — is for sale for $8.25 million in one of the oldest and most prestigious neighborhoods in Palm Springs.

Gene and Jackie Autry purchased the Old Las Palmas property from TV producer, writer and director Glen Larson for $2 million in 1997.

Jackie Autry, who continued living on the property after her husband died in 1998, spent time a lot of time improving the home, according to listing agent Louse Hampton of Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Properties.

“Jackie made it her passion,” Hampton said.

However, the time came for her to downsize, Hampton said.

“We found her a smaller house” in the area, she said.

The 13,461-square-foot Rancho Autry has a total of seven bedrooms, with five of them in the main house, and seven-and-ahalf baths on 1.42 acres.

The house was originally built by famed meteorologist Irving Krick in the 1930s, according to the listing, with a Moroccan-style influence that once included a copper dome. The dome has since been replaced.

The main residence is centered around a large courtyard with an original mosaic-tiled pool. Many of the original bedrooms have outside entrances, a nod to the mild desert climate.

Jackie Autry’s vast upgrades include a new tennis court, a three-car garage, an outdoor kitchen and porte-cochère.

There are five woodburning fireplaces, a wine room and a home theater with a separate projection room that was built during Glen Larson’s tenure at the ranch, Hampton said.

A new guest suite can accommodate overnight visitors, with its own living room and a bathroom with a soaking tub.

Jackie’s renovations include many sustainable features.

“She has been an environmentalist since day one,” Hampton said.