Winterhaven Subdivision Tucson
April 8, 2009
Post Tags: national register , private water wells , tucson winterhaven , winterhaven festival of lights
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Winterhaven looks like it was plucked right out of Indiana. Most of the time while driving around in this community you keep saying “Is this really in Tucson?”
Tucson Historic Winterhaven Neighborhood
Like a Midwest neighborhood
Tucson’s Winterhaven neighborhood is one of the historic neighborhoods in the National Register. Originally developed in 1948, it continues to be one of the most interesting neighborhoods in Tucson.
Winterhaven is one of Tucson’s first examples of a suburban community planning centered upon the automobile. Wide curving streets and irregularly shaped lots distinguish this neighborhood from the gridiron-layout subdivisions that dominated much of Tucson at the time it was developed.
Originally incorporated as a water company, Winterhaven established deed restrictions based on the vision of C.B. Richards, the subdivision’s developer, who wanted to create a community of homes set in a park-like setting of grass and other non-native landscaping made possible by the subdivision’s three private water wells.
The Tucson Winterhaven subdivision is made up of 265 residences that are notable examples of the modern ranch style, which are found in neighborhoods throughout Tucson and the West.
Today, the Winterhaven neighborhood is more associated with it’s annual Festival of Lights, which dates back to 1949. To reinforce the theme of this subdivision Winterhaven’s principal street is Christmas Avenue.
Available Homes In Winterhaven
You can see what is on the market in Tucson in the Winterhaven neighborhood by simply clicking the search button bellow. You also have the option to narrow your search to condos, townhomes, or SFR. If you want to be notified when homes come on the market in Winterhaven fill out the Tucson Dream Home finder at the top of this page and we will set up auto notification by email for you.
Whenever I want to feel like I’m back in Ohio where I grew up I take a quick trip through Winterhaven. In the summer the streets even smell like they did back home. Enjoy the pictures, they were all taken in Winterhaven.
.jpg "The feel of a mid-west neighborhood")
.jpg "Green lawns and flowers are everywhere")
.jpg "Ranch Style Homes are the norm")
.jpg "Large Yard and Tall Trees")
.jpg "Yards with poppies and other wildflowers")
.jpg "Brickwork right out of Indiana")
.jpg "Tall Pines")
.jpg "Pines and Palms side by side")
.jpg "Giant Pines for Shade and Mountain Views")
.jpg "Desert Grasses & Trees of all kinds")
.jpg "Poppies Poppies Poppies")
.jpg "Cool Shade Trees and Lawn Mower Scuptures")
