102 W 21st Street

About This Home

If you've been searching for an authentic 1915 mud adobe home, this is a rare opportunity. Rich in character & craftsmanship, the home features thick adobe walls, inside & out, 10-foot painted wood ceilings, handmade lintels & thresholds, painted pine floors, Saltillo tile, graceful archways, & traditional niches thru-out. The home has been completely replastered with imported natural lime plaster from France, a historically appropriate finish that allows the adobe walls to breathe, is self-healing, absorbs CO₂ over time, and requires very little maintenance. The beautifully restored eat-in kitchen opens to a functional mud room, while the separate family room is accented by a wood-burning corner fp. The home offers 3 bedrooms & 1 bathroom w/ a Mexican tile tub shower surround, w/ a Mexican tile tub shower surround, along w/a light-filled Arizona rm that provides additional living space. New 3" sewer line and hot and cold water lines are in place adjacent to the middle bedroom for a possible second bath/laundry room. Situated on a large lot w/a huge backyard, a durable metal roof & a manual metal entry gate and adobe exterior walls, completing this exceptional example of Tucson's early adobe architecture.