1964 Tucson home photos: Design caters to small fry
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The Harlan Davis family home was photographed by the Tucson Citizen for the home section in 1964 The home features a playground outside and a child-friendly family room.
Home design caters to small fry
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen 1964
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English ivy climbs around the entry way of the Harlan Davis home in Tucson Country Club Estates.
Home design caters to small fry
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen 1964
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The hall leading to the bedroom wing is an art gallery for the children's artwork.
Home design caters to small fry
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen 1964
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Oils by Italian painter S. Fax accent the sofa wall of the living room.
Home design caters to small fry
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen 1964
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A wall of cement block surrounds the formal patio to the east of the home.
Home design caters to small fry
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen 1964
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Leslie Mesch and Carol Davis try out the Jungle Jim in the playground at the rear of the home.
Home design caters to small fry
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen 1964
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Outside construction of the home is of adobe and an adobe wall is used in front of the formal patio. A lattice-type overhang shades the entry way.
Home design caters to small fry
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen 1964
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Terrazzo flooring is used in the dining room and the china cupboard opens both on the dining side and the kitchen side to facilitate setting the table and returning china and glassware from the kitchen side.
Home design caters to small fry
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen 1964
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Joanne and Bill Davis are shown here on the swings while Carol and Susan Davis have fun on the glider.
Home design caters to small fry
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen 1964
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A Witco carved horse on a canvas backing hangs over the bed in Bill's room. Indian rugs are used as wall hangings as well as on the floor. Striped chenille coverlet is in tones of bright gold, yellow and white.
Home design caters to small fry
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen 1964
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Wrought iron furniture in turquoise is used in the formal patio where flooring is concrete. It's primarily a rose garden though other flowers are used along the south wall. A bird bath is seen in the foreground.
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Home design caters to small fry
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen 1964
Terrazzo flooring is used in the dining room and the china cupboard opens both on the dining side and the kitchen side to facilitate setting the table and returning china and glassware from the kitchen side.
Home design caters to small fry
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen 1964
A Witco carved horse on a canvas backing hangs over the bed in Bill's room. Indian rugs are used as wall hangings as well as on the floor. Striped chenille coverlet is in tones of bright gold, yellow and white.
Home design caters to small fry
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen 1964
Wrought iron furniture in turquoise is used in the formal patio where flooring is concrete. It's primarily a rose garden though other flowers are used along the south wall. A bird bath is seen in the foreground.
More like this...
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