Sandra Day O'Connor House, Historic residence in Tempe, United States.
The Sandra Day O'Connor House is a residential building made from adobe bricks, now located on the Carl Hayden Campus for Sustainability. The structure with its extensive windows directly connects indoor areas with the surrounding Arizona desert landscape.
The house was built in 1957 in Paradise Valley and relocated to Tempe in 2009 through a careful process that preserved each adobe brick. The relocation allowed the building to be saved for future generations and integrated into a modern sustainability campus.
The home reflects its former resident's connection to Arizona, and visitors can see how the interior was designed to embrace the desert setting. The open spaces reveal a lifestyle characteristic of Arizona's postwar elite circles.
The house sits on a campus next to the Arizona Historical Society Museum, where visitors can explore additional exhibits. It makes sense to plan time for both sites since they are right next to each other.
The adobe bricks were made with mud from the Salt River, which flows near the building's original location. This detail connects the structure to both its original setting and its new home.
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