LeaChar House

LeaChar House is a building in Pima County, Arizona in the United States. It is an important and significant architectural example of Arizona Territorial Revival style and last building by architectural designer and artist Charles Bolsius. The project is located on the far eastern edge of the City of Tucson, Arizona in an area historically referred to as Tanque Verde, Arizona.
The site is a secluded enclave in a green mesquite basque along the northern edge of the Tanque Verde Creek. The location is similar in sensibility to the rural environs of Fort Lowell, where Bolsius lived, before the mid-tenth century growth of Tucson. After selling the Charles Bolsius House, Bolsius built this home for himself and his wife Leanora in 1979 using many of the same design conventions and details he had developed over the course of his artistic and building career.
The house is built from burnt adobe treated with a mortar wash and includes many of the early and mid-twentieth-century design elements found in Bolsius's earlier projects including Bolsius made hand carved doors, corbels, plank and beamed ceilings, corner fireplaces and steel casement windows. The parti and of the house reflect trends of the late 20th century with a more open floor plan that combines the living room and dining room. The house includes a screened patio called an "Arizona Room" that was created using recycled parts from the original gates of Las Saetas.
The house derives its name from the blending of the names Leonora and Charles and reflects the intimacy of this project. Charles Bolsius died in March 1983shortly after the completion of the project. Leonora Bolsius lived in the home until shortly before her death.The house was sold in 2016.

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