This 3BR/3BA/4272sf adobe home on 0.25 acres is nothing short of an artistic masterpiece. Lovingly restored, maintained, and landscaped by the seller, this home, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in both the Town of Taos Historic District and the La Loma Plaza Historic District, one of the oldest Spanish Colonial areas in town. It has been featured on the Garden & Home Tour sponsored by Los Jardineros Garden Club of Taos. The home fronts onto both La Loma Street and Valverde, giving you a choice of two entrances. The La Loma entrance takes you from a covered portal into the living room of the independent apartment that is part of this one-of-a-kind home. The property's welcoming atmosphere is immediately apparent, from the honey-colored wood floors to the corner kiva fireplace to the coved viga ceilings--and just in case there's any doubt, the seller, a talented artist, has hand-lettered a welcoming sentiment over the doorway that leads to the apartment's dining room: Mi casa es su casa--my home is your home. The apartment also has a kitchen, a full bath with an antique bathtub, and a separate bedroom--and everywhere, the seller's artistry is in play, from the decorative painting of the Rio Grande Gorge in the bathroom to the trompe l'oeil paintings on the cement floor in the bedroom, where your eye will indeed be fooled by hand-painted flowers that appear to push up through flagstone. This bedroom exits to the property's beautifully landscaped garden, which includes roses, veggies, fruit trees, a sweet adobe potting shed, a flagstone patio, and a lawn. Back inside, however, two steps down from the apartment kitchen is the breakfast room of the main house, where bougainvillea grows inside the home and makes you feel as if you're enjoying your coffee in a garden. The breakfast room also has a small but mighty kiva fireplace and flagstone floors. In the adjoining kitchen, the cabinets and drawers have handcrafted handles. There's a gas stove where countless meals have been prepared that nourish the body and please the palate and the eye; an on-demand water heater supplies hot water to the sink. The kitchen leads to the great room, which has soaring ceilings, a large bay window with banco seating, beautiful light, a fireplace with a hand-painted surround, and a woodstove. There's even a bar--and across from the bar is another exit to the back garden. Above the bar is a loft, which can serve as a study, a reading nook, or extra sleeping space. Down below, the great room opens to the studio, which has a sink,windows that look on to the garden, and a cement floor that features a tromp l'oeil painting of a Native American rug. At the other end of the great room, you have access to the two bedrooms and two bathrooms in the main part of the home; the master bedroom has a large walk-in closet, and the master bath is tiled with stunning iridescent glass tiles. Between the bedrooms and the kitchen, the washer and dryer are tucked behind louvered doors. From the kitchen, you can exit to the courtyard on the home's Valverde side, where apple trees, roses, and lilacs are among an abundance of plantings. The entrance to the workshop opens from this courtyard. Through the gate is the detached garage; along the driveway and down the hill to Valverde, you'll find still more evidence of the seller's green thumb. Throughout the home are antique, hand-carved, and solid-core doors. This is a unique opportunity to own a property that isn't just a house but a home that's solidly rooted in Taos history. Every home has a story. This home brings with it a legacy of times past, and thanks to the loving care of the seller, it's ready for you to write your own chapter.
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