The red-tiled two story adobe house has 5,146 square feet, was built in 1917, and has been updated several times. The living room or “great room” measures 20’ by 30’ with 16’ high cathedral ceiling with hand-hewn wood beams, fireplace and custom tile floor.

There are approx. 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, office, dining room and two kitchens. Several bedrooms have large walk-in closets. A shaded patio entrance features a three-tiered fountain. There is a fireplace in the dining room and a fireplace in the master bedroom, both with Lopi inserts.

A portion of the house may be used as a separate 1,500 s.f. apartment. Besides the fireplace inserts, the primary heating system is hot water. House water is supplied by the Avondale Water system; a good well supplies stock water through three different outlets, as well as five yard faucets, and a four-zone yard sprinkler system. Stock water is also available from a spring-fed ditch that flows year-round through the north pasture.

This is an excellent bed & breakfast potential, including catering to the equestrian market attracted to the year-round horse activities at the Colorado State Fair grounds, not counting the eleven day fair itself. Without very much change, the house can accommodate four bedrooms, two with fireplaces. The existing apartment can become the owners’ private quarters. With the house only a short distance off US Hwy 50, access is very convenient.

The entire area offers an increasing number of attractions, including the expanding Historic Arkansas River Project in Pueblo, 20 minutes to the west. Forty minutes to the east is LaJunta with the Koshare Indian Museum and nearby Bent’s Fort, a recreated traders stop on the Santa Fe Trail. The many tourists’ attractions of the Colorado Springs area are only a little over an hour to the north. There is a detached 4 car garage of 1,100 s.f. (currently being used as a sculpture studio). Also, there are two horse barns with 16+ stalls and two tack rooms (total s.f. over 5,200), all on 10.357 acres. Good weather and great soil, combine with ample water to create beautiful flowers, and delicious vegetables from spring through fall. Gravelled paths through the garden area lead you through the garden.

There are corrals and 4 pastures with one laid out as a roping arena. A stone summer house with a unique river-stone roof is located next to the back yard. 304 Days of Sunshine in 2006 Average Max. Temperature: 69.8 Average Min. Temperature: 35.9 Average Annual Precipitation: 13.86 Average Wind Speed: 8.4 mph.