3591 N Bear Canyon Rd, Tucson, AZ 85749

Formerly ''The Estate and Home of Bazy Tankersley'', Tucson's premier Arabian Horse breeder and newspaper publisher, daughter of US Senator Joseph McCormick and US Representative Ruth McCormick. Founder of Al-Marah Arabians in Tucson, her 10.75 acre home and compound bordered Al-Marah, allowing her quick access to her beloved horses. Bounded on either side by branches of Sabino Creek with forests of cottonwood, sycamore and mesquite trees, offered are the 5-bedroom 5 ½-bath Main House with 4,740 sq. ft., the 876 sq. ft. 1-bedroom Casita and the 2,662 sq. ft. Event/Party House. Browse the 20' x 32' library/living room in the Main House with a soaring beamed & planked ceiling, a corner fireplace, hand-painted clerestory windows & doors (possibly painted by Helen Murphy) and, walls of built-in bookcases. House friends or family in the Guest House with kitchen, bedroom and living room. And entertain guests in the hacienda-like Event/Party house featuring a gourmet kitchen & butler's kitchen, professional gas range, separate breakfast room, glorious 17' x 30' dining room with rows of beams & corbels, a beehive fireplace, a historic chandelier, niches, and scored concrete floors. Meet or entertain in the 29' x 19' main room with a fireplace and lounge, or grow orchids in the 29' x 17' solarium. Mexican light fixtures, hand-carved doors, decorative iron door handles, and wrought-iron banister to the upstairs viewing deck. An abundance of high desert flora and fauna, private well, swimming pool, tie your horse to the hitching posts in front of the Main House and live a private, secluded life in one of Tucson's lushest locales.