Home to iconic artist Georgia O'Keeffe and later, philanthropist Paul G. Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, Sol Y Sombra is the essence of Southwestern graciousness. The Main House perfectly represents 1930s Pueblo-style architecture and elegance with 6 bedrooms, inviting gathering spaces, and wide portals opening to lush lawns. The main floor hosts formal living and dining rooms, a library, and game room, along with a chef's kitchen and solarium. Upstairs living areas offer a privacy gate atop the stairs and access via elevator. Adjoined by a covered walkway, the Cinema with kitchen, bedrooms, and patio hosts intimate movie nights. A wisteria covered grill area provides casual entertaining space while the Grand Portal offers a large fireplace and views of the aspen grove and rose garden. Two guest houses and a lodge offer overnight accommodations for guests. The Conference Center provides private space for business and the Event Center with catering kitchen and panoramic rooftop views sets the stage for unforgettable events. The Greenhouse showcases a Bodhi tree grown from a seed of the tree the Buddha sat beneath to attain enlightenment, a gift from the Dalai Lama after visiting the property, as well as Allen's impressive botanical collection. This rare and storied estate offers the comfort, elegance and ease of a truly unique home in an inspirational setting. This extensive residence includes a business license for conference and learning center with overnight accommodations.
This remarkable piece of NM history is nestled amongst 11+ acres of mature trees and fields of grasses near the Tesuque river. Artists Myrtle and Wilfred Stedman built this 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with 1 bedroom, 1 bath guest house bordering the Tesuque Pueblo during the early 1940s with Myrtle becoming the first licensed woman contractor in the state. The entry hall has wood walls, a beam and plank ceiling, a flagstone floor and handcrafted tin ceiling lamp. The great room has huge, hand-hewn vigas, an over-sized kiva fireplace, and stunning Ski Santa Fe views. Wooden lintels and thick wood planks frame the doorways and windows throughout. Natural mud plaster emanates warmth and coziness. The kitchen has wooden floors, handmade cabinets, a copper countertop with a double farm sink, and drawer pulls fashioned from pieces of leather and wood by Myrtle and "Sted" when hardware was scarce during the war. The library with built-in shelves and flagstone floors is open to both the living room and formal music room with its tiled floor which leads to a large foyer and to the backyard with a wildflower garden. The main bedroom has 4 vertical windows, nearly floor to ceiling, bringing the outside in, a perfect way to start the day. There's a second bedroom, full bathroom/laundry room, and a third bedroom currently used as a family room. Enjoy this unique property with a 2-stall horse barn and abundant surface water rights as a home, a vacation home, or add a newer home.
The Rainmaker Center and Lodge is a master planned wellness center that was part of the overall master plan for the Aldea Subdivision. Master Plan approval is in place for a large scale wellness center consisting of approximately 60,000 square feet of commercial buildings: 26 Fractional/Condominiums (37,180 sf), 25 Lodging/Rental Units ( 14,750 sf) and Club House Spa facility totaling 8,070 sf. This is a unique opportunity to develop an approved commercial Master Plan development one our communities sought after Planned Unit Developments.
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