1966 Tucson Home photos: A home in Alamos, Sonora
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A vacation to Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, had the DuVal family so enchanted with the place that they bought a restored home there.
1966 photos: A home in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
A pool and fountain in blue tile in the patio is centered between the arched entry way and pillars to the rear of the zaguan.
1966 photos: A home in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
A wrought iron ceiling candelabra in the dining room has light guards of amber glass. A raised corner fireplace is circled by a hearth of Mexican tile and the mantel above also is outlined in tile.
1966 photos: A home in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
The patio to the rear around which the home is built is lush with growth including poinsettias, bougainvillea, hibiscus, papayas, plumeria, lime trees and many more plantings.
1966 photos: A home in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
Beamed-ceilinged living room. Draperies are a hand woven material in green with gold threads. Mrs. DuVal made the draperies from the material which came from Guadalajara. A large antique hand carved table and chairs of red leather with a design in gold are from an old home in Oregon.
1966 photos: A home in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
A zaguan extends from the front entry through to the patio in the rear.
1966 photos: A home in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
Plants flourish in zaguan. On both sides of the zaguan entrance old Spanish stirrups and Spanish bits are mounted on one wall along with a colorful stained glass butterfly from Mexico.
1966 photos: A home in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
Oriental rugs are used as accent noted on the tiled flooring.
1966 photos: A home in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
Free-hung cupboards above counters in the kitchen have diamond shaped panels of wood as accents on each door. The same design is utilized in the below-the-counter cupboards. Counter tops are Mexican tile in bright blue, yellow and white.
1966 photos: A home in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
A pool and fountain in blue tile in the patio is centered between the arched entry way and pillars to the rear of the zaguan.
1966 photos: A home in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
A well topped by pillars of adobe and a Mexican tile fountain and pool shaped in a four-leaf clover design are focal points in the patio to the rear of the home of Mr. and Mrs. William DuVal in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico. Bougainvillea and gold dust plants are seen in foreground.
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