Tucson Mid Century Homes: a guide for buying or selling Tucson grew leaps and bounds in the post war years of the 1950s and 1960s. As a result mid-century architecture is ubiquitous here. Mid-century Modern architecture has become more popular with a younger generation looking for clean lines and interesting details that are often not found […]
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About Wilshire Heights Wilshire Heights neighborhood was developed by Chesin Construction Company just southeast of Broadway and Craycroft. The neighborhood, built in the 1950s-1960s, is known for it’s broad ranch style homes situated on large lots with curved streets that wrap around a grassy neighborhood park. Most houses are 1800 sf – 3000 sf in
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About Windsor Park Neighborhood Windsor Park is a small community of roughly 125 mid-century modern homes on Tucson’s northeast side. Windsor Park was developed in 1962 by J. Herbert Oxman, with homes designed by David Swanson from the Tucson architecture firm Ambrose and Swanson. Oxman came to Arizona from New York in 1961 and started building in Tucson in
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Lusk Corporation: Building Mid Century Modern homes for the masses – 1950-1966 The Lusk Corporation, founded in 1950, was a Tucson-based developer/home-building company that was responsible for developing many unique, mid-century modern neighborhoods in Tucson. Although started in Arizona, the Lusk Corporation eventually developed neighborhoods in many states including Nevada, Texas, Indiana, Missouri, California, New Mexico, Illinois, and
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About San Rafael Estates Neighborhood San Rafael Estates is a small mid-century neighborhood consisting of only 69 homes on the northeast corner of Broadway and Wilmot. The neighborhood was developed by the Lusk Corporation in 1954 and due to rapid demand the neighborhood was sold-out in 1956. San Rafael, winner of prestigious award The design of the neighborhood earned the
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Indian Ridge Historic District in Tucson, Arizona Indian Ridge is a beautiful mid century modern historic neighborhood located in northeast Tucson at the northwest corner of Tanque Verde Road and Sabino Canyon Road. The neighborhood is known for the angular, single-story, low slung homes with asymmetrical pitched roofs, using uniquely southwestern materials such as burnt adobe
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This is the next in a series highlighting architects of note, who have worked in the Tucson area. This edition features Ralph Haver, AIA. Ralph Haver (AIA) was born in California and trained as an architect at USC Pasadena. After serving in the military in WWII, he relocated to Phoenix, AZ to work with his brother
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About Arthur T. Brown Arthur Brown was an influential Architect who moved to Tucson area in 1936 and lived here for several decades. He designed many modern houses, as well as churches and schools, while remaining sensitive to the desert environment. Brown designed the first passive solar school in the country (Rose School, demolished) in
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Did you know that the Broadmoor neighborhood was built upon Tucson’s first golf course, which went out of business during the Great Depression? Now it makes sense why nearby Country Club Road has its name. Read on to learn more about this historic district located along the eastern end of the Sunshine Mile. About Broadmoor
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Juan Worner Baz designed some wonderful, charming communities in the Catalina Foothills. And if you’re looking for something with historic character, but lower maintenance like a condo or a townhouse, you won’t want to miss these 3 fantastic neighborhoods: Catalina Foothills Estates Condominiums, Catalina Townhouses, and Posada Real Townhomes. By the 1960s, developers John and
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