Pretty as a Picture: Springwild, an Artist-Designed Compound in Taos, Is Available for $1.3M

by Larissa Runkle

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The artist-designed, picturesque property known as Springwild is just 3 miles from downtown Taos, NM, but it could be a world of its own.

The compound, which includes a main house designed to look like a ship, four rental cottages, and ample gardens with water rights, has been listed for $1,259,000.

The main home was built in 1980 by Malcolm Brown, a postwar contemporary artist. After he died in 2003, his children added several guest casitas and outbuildings. In total, the compound offers over 3,000 square feet of living space.

“The current owners have owned it for a bit over 20 years,” says listing agent John Johnston. “They gain around $60,000 a year in income from [the] rentals—it’s a very popular property.”

The success of the rentals, both long term and short term, makes sense considering the idyllic details of this eight-bedroom, Southwest retreat.

The 3-acre property is nestled along the Rio Fernando with mowed trails providing river access.

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The property comes with water rights, via a canal from the mountains to the valley. This has allowed the current owners to grow food for their chickens and offer a farm-to-table dining experience to their guests.

Plus, the one-of-a-kind getaway includes a crow’s nest on top of the house. It offers 360-degree views of Taos and the surrounding Sangre de Cristo mountains.

“The property has a comfortable vibe that’s hard to quantify but very real. You have to walk through it to get that,” Johnston says. “It’s truly unique in its construction—where else can you find a house with a real crow’s nest?”

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