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Santa Fe Style
Homes began as a blend of Hispanic and Native American
influences with true adobe homes as the practical construction for
the original peoples of the Southwest, the Anasazi. In the days
when adobe homes were prevalent, it was a cheaper form to build
with, but now the craftsmanship and tradition are harder to find
and as a result, more costly.
Higher Standards
Today's Santa Fe Style Homes must have a fireplace
or more than one. The style of the curved corner fireplace is
called a Kiva fireplace. Most floors in a Santa Fe-style home,
however, are made of tile, brick, or some other hard surface.
Carpets may be found, but that is not the true Santa
Fe-style. Another feature is the
Portal (pronounced Poortaal). These, in essence, are patios that
allow the homeowners to extend their home out into the yard facing
a beautiful vista of some sort. May through October is portal
weather. Dining and relaxing occur out-of-doors during this time of
year. Santa Fe Style Homes include nichos. Bancos
are the curved, shelf-like area around the fireplace in an adobe
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The Santa Fe Style Home—Unlike No
Other
Inspired by the simple adobe structures built by ancient tribes,
comfortable, eco-friendly pueblo-style homes are
especially practical in dry climates. Traditional Pueblo
architecture dates back to the dawn of history; Spanish Colonial
Pueblos flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries. Pueblo Revival
houses became popular in the early 1900s and are still a favored
style in the southwestern regions of the United States. Contact us or call our
real estate agency for more information about these unique homes
for sale. |
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Pueblo-Style Homes
This style of adobe architecture is derived from
traditional southwestern Indian pueblos, defined by soft, organic
lines, rounded corners, and parapets. Pueblo homes were
historically one or two stories and featured small windows, mud
roofs, and adobe walls. Today's pueblo homes share much with their
ancestors: low doorways, such as vigas, latillas, nichos,
canales, and bancos. Modern homes have also been updated with
windows, high ceilings, and hard plaster finishes, and feature open
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Territorial-Style Homes
Before statehood, the railroad arrived with heavy
sawmill equipment. Milled wood moved architecture from simple mud
structures to ornate, finished, multi-story buildings. The
territorial style features stucco exteriors with sharp-edged
parapet walls, often decorated with brick coping. The windows and
doors are usually bordered with Victorian-like detail. The interior
of these homes is highly finished with sharp corners, milled beams,
and wood trim. High Mountain Pitched Roof-Style
Homes
Early settlers resorted to pitched thatch roofs on pueblo-style
adobe homes to shed the snow, which in time became corrugated metal
roofing. In today's homes, the pitched roofs are covered with
iodized raised ridge roofing in bright colors ranging from rust red
to turquoise blue. Built of stone or adobe
on a decidedly human scale, the Indian settlements complemented
nature by blending into the surrounding landscape. In this way,
their architecture reflected not only their harmony with the earth,
but their reverence for the wholeness of life as well. The Santa
Fe-style of architecture actually goes back more than 1,600 years.
Traits such as stark, curving walls and earth-colored masonry can
be traced directly to the Pueblo Indians. The first southwest
dwellings were most likely holes dug in the ground by the Pueblo
Indians' ancestors, called the Anasazi, a Navajo word meaning
"ancient ones." The Anasazi dug these holes, or pit houses, to
a depth of 1 to 6 feet. Contact us to speak with a
realtor today! |
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With its moderate high
desert climate and breathtaking views of the majestic Organ
Mountain Range, Las Cruces is fast becoming a favorite place to
make home. So much history! Las Cruces and Dona Ana
County used to have residents such as Billy the Kid and Geronimo.
Now Las Cruces, 30 minutes from El Paso, TX and 40 minutes from
Juarez, Mexico, is home to a very diverse population (around 86,000
people) and is a very comfortable place to call home. Mild
and sunny but not as hot as say...Arizona, Las Cruces, NM has been
discovered as an ideal place to retire, live, and work. Whether you
are looking for relocation due to work or planning your retirement
next to that 18-hole golf course, or are a new home builder, we can
find a home that will suit your needs. You owe it to yourself
to contact us and let us show you what we can find for
you. |
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Call us today! Direct (575) 521-6000
Toll free 888-521-6001
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