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The lookout is on the eastern edge of the Tucson Mountains on North Sunrock Lane. It’s a major example of the work of architect Judith Chafee and an example of Tucson’s modern architectural movement.
Jude Ignacio and G. Vargas
The first house in southern Arizona designed by renowned architect Judith Chafee received a Historic Award from Pima County.
Known as the Viewpoint, the home is located near the Camino de Oeste and Ironwood Hill Drive on the edge of the Tucson Mountains.
It was designed in 1972 and built in 1974 for Chafee’s mother Christina Johnson and her husband Earl J. Johnson.
Architect Judith Davidson Chafee in 1989.
The modernist design of the house was featured in the Los Angeles Times’ Home magazine, in the House & Garden Building Guide and in the Architectural Record.
“This is an important recognition of Judith Chafee’s design work in southern Arizona,” said Demion Clinco, executive director of the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation, which prepared applications for the historic landmark and rezoning. “This designation will protect this extraordinary cultural resource for future generations and celebrate our unique design legacy of the 20th century.”
Pima County’s board of directors unanimously approved the historic designation earlier this week.
“Designating a historic landmark prevents it from ever being demolished or significantly altered,” said regulatory agency Adelita Grijalva.
The 1,708 square meter house has two bedrooms and a library with a detached guest house.
Jude Ignacio and G, Vargas
Chafee was born in Chicago in 1932 and moved to Tucson with her family.
She attended Yale University’s Graduate School of Arts and Architecture and was the only woman to graduate.
Chafee worked for several well-known architecture firms and eventually ran a private office.
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In 1969 she returned to Tucson. Viewpoint was her first single residence in southern Arizona.
She described the house as a traditional mud house in the pueblo style with cool caves at the entrance. The interior has massive windows.
The 1,708 square meter house has two bedrooms and a library with a detached guest house.
Clinco said the purpose of the historic designation is to preserve the architectural resources in the Tucson area.
“Together they provide our community character and definition,” he said.
The designation protects the exterior of the house from being altered or demolished without review and approval. The interior is not regulated.
The Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation provides information and assistance to homeowners who wish to obtain a historic name for their place of residence.
Visit protecttucson.org for more information.
Viewpoint was designed in 1972 and built in 1974 for architect Judith Chafee’s mother, Christina Johnson, and her husband, Earl J. Johnson.
Jude Ignacio and G Vargas
The lookout is on the eastern edge of the Tucson Mountain Range on North Sunrock Lane. The property is west of the Tucson city limits in unincorporated Pima County.
Jude Ignacio and G Vargas
The modernist design of the house has been featured in the Los Angeles Times Homes Magazine, House and Garden Building Guide and Architectural Record, among others.
Jude Ignacio and G Vargas
The architect Judith Chafee described the house as a traditional mud house in the pueblo style with cool caves at the entrance. The interior has massive windows.
Jude Ignacio and G Vargas
Tucson City Council approved a massive downtown redevelopment project in 1965 that razed the company and neighborhood to make way for the city government’s government complex, the TCC, the Music Hall, and the village of La Placita.
Johanna Eubank
Contact reporter Gabriela Rico at grico@tucson.com
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