Main House

The main house was designed by an architect who was strongly influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright.  The home was originally built in 1957, but during the years 2002-2003 was fully gutted and remodeled.  It has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, with central gas heat, central A/C, and a huge central evaporative cooler on the roof.  For those of you that don't know, an evaporative cooler looks like a central A/C unit, but internally it is nothing but a large fan that pulls outdoor air through a wet fiberglass pad and then directs the chilled air into the house.  In areas with low humidity during the summer, such as the Arizona desert, you can have excellent summer cooling while adding little to your electric bill.  On the subject of climate control ~ the exterior of the house is 8" adobe brick, a great insulator, and all the windows are double pane.  All-in-all, this house is a wonderful place in which to live in just about any desert weather!

The property is located in one of the most convenient neighborhoods in Tucson, about 1 mile NW of the intersection of Sabino Canyon Road and Tanque Verde Road, yet the neighborhood is quiet ~ enjoy the pictures!

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One of the first things we do after moving into a new home is arrange the garage so that we can get two cars and all of our debris stored away!	Arizona has nice looking license plates!  AA4M is my ham radio callsign, although it's been a few years since I actively pursued the hobby.	The gate to the back yard from the garage.	The door into the house from the garage.
Front door to the main house.	Directly inside the front door to the left is our home theater (HT).	Next to the HT is a gas fireplace.  On chilly mornings Bonnie lights a fire, then reads the newspaper in her La-Z-Boy recliner!  J	Our TV room.  The cabinet and table (at the far right) in this room was left behind by the previous owners, as was a LOT of the furniture throughout the rest of both houses!
Our DVD collection in the rear of the TV room.	Cabinet in a short hallway as you're heading back to our offices.	2nd cabinet in the same hallway.	Longer hallway between Bonnie's and Bill's offices.
Bill's office.		This is a reproduction of an authentic poster.  Note that this Las Vegas was in New Mexico, not Nevada.	Plantation doors leading from Bill's office out to the patio.
"Jack and Jill" bathroom between the two offices.		The terry cloth robe is for use to and from the spa.	Bonnie's office.
			Guest room.
		Utility room ~ having a 2nd refrigerator is very nice!	New Kenmore "front loader" washer & dryer.
Master bedroom.		Our "5th bedroom"!  J	Master bathroom.
	Gourmet kitchen!	A salad/vegetable sink.  What luxury ~ we even have 2 garbage disposals in the kitchen!
	Built-in dining room table ~ we like this VERY much.