Some of the wackiest houses I encounter are built in the desert. Something about no neighbors close by and plenty of room to roam lets the imagination take flight. Case in point, Casa Mariposa, the Butterfly House, in Fountain Hills, Arizona is a 18,595-square foot main home with four bedrooms, a 70 x 40-foot great room, two elevators, a library, study, billiard room and two garages with room for 10 to 15 cars and a maintenance pit. The home is on 3.4 acres and has a grotto, pool-sized waterfall and nearly as much outdoor square footage in the pavers as the house itself. The butterfly theme is reflected in the marble floor, the doors and even some of the windows.
This estate is listed at $9 million.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
eric bonwit Oct 13th 2007 2:05PM
Not sure if Deidre forgot to check where this home is located, or simply forgot to mention it. It's located in Fountain Hills, AZ (a very upscale suburb of Phoenix).
Hdtex Oct 14th 2007 7:11AM
Horrible sense of scale, proportion and taste. It looks like a resort, but not in a good way....like an upscale Hampton Inn.
DFMH Oct 26th 2007 12:38PM
What in the world is going on with the interior of that home? Just look at the kitchen: Smooth salmon and seafoam walls and ceiling with antique dark wood? What an awful combination. Did they even look at the room before picking out the furniture?