About Randolph House in Midtown Tucson Randolph House (c. 1949) is one of my favorite communities in Tucson. This small 30-unit condo complex in midtown Tucson is just so charming. What contributes to the charm of Randolph House is a combination of red brick exteriors with cedar shake siding, wood balconies, steel casement windows set […]
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Tucked Away in the Middle of Town Eden Roc Gardens is a midcentury modern condo complex tucked away just east of Reid Park behind the DoubleTree Hotel. Unless you’re looking for it, you’d probably never know it was there. And that was by design. Privacy was very important to the original developer, Burt M. Olden.
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Burnt Adobe is at home in Tucson Tucson is said to have the most burnt adobe homes in the United States. Lucky us! Most of these homes were built between 1950 and 1970. Burnt adobe was used in many styles of homes including Ranch, Midcentury Modern, Territorial, and Spanish Revival style homes. Burnt adobe homes
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What is adobe? Adobe has been used throughout the world and is one of the earliest building materials. Adobe works best in dry climates, one of the reasons we see adobe homes in Tucson and throughout the desert southwest. Older adobe is a mixture of clay, sand, water, and organic material such as straw, that’s
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Take a look at this fantastic example of an Arts and Crafts home for sale right here in Tucson. Pasadena architect Arthur Heineman designed the home constructed in 1908. Stonework and shake shingle siding make up the exterior of the bungalow home. The stone was probably mined from the nearby quarry at the base of
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Chances are, you haven’t heard of Annie Graham Rockfellow. Somehow, Arizona’s first female architect got pushed aside in local history for several decades. So, who is she? Annie Rockfellow was the first woman to study architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one year after they allowed women to enroll. After working back east for several
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Henry Jaastad was an important local figure in the early 20th century for 2 main reasons. One, he was a prominent Tucson architect, designing about 500 buildings in Tucson and throughout Southern Arizona, literally shaping the appearance of area. Secondly, he became influential in local politics with a long career as a Tucson Mayor and
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About the Ice House Lofts The Ice House Lofts were redeveloped by a local Tucson architecture firm, Rob Paulus Architects, in 2004-2005. The Ice House Lofts consist of 50 units, varying in size from 580 to 2,700 square feet, from studios up to 3 bedroom homes. The conversion to lofts was a natural for Paulus’
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About Judith Chafee Judith Chafee was a master at creating finely-crafted buildings and homes that fit within the environment they were planned for, especially the Sonoran Desert environment of Tucson. She always sited buildings superbly, putting a lot of thought into how the sun would affect the building and the people within. Read on to
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About David Tyson’s work David Tyson was an architect who designed beautiful, quality, contemporary residential and commercial buildings throughout Tucson. His work is easily recognizable with the use of massive rectilinear horizontal roof-lines (sometimes with recessed geometric patterns), wood window framing, stucco construction, contemporary wood doors, interiors with natural stone materials, and a contemporary style
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