What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
This home is an independent Wind and Solar Photovoltaic Powered home. The home power system is a 48 volt system with 100 Amp AC service to the house. It is powered by 8 Solar Panels on a Zomeworks Passive Solar Tracker. Additionally, the home has a wind turbine with a maximum output of 1000 watts. As an emergency backup the home has a Onan 12000 propane generator configured to automatically start in the event of low voltage at the home. The home utilizes a Xantrex Inverter/Charger, Xantrex Solar Charge Controller, control panel and battery monitor as well as an automatic generator start module. The home has a propane baseboard heating system, but the primary heat for the home is a Hearthstone soapstone wood stove. A south facing portal allows for passive solar heating in the winter. The well has a separate solar system and pumps water into a 5000 gallon storage tank.Property Description
Explore the heavens at night and enjoy some of the darkest skies in New Mexico and the United States. Watch herds of elk and all manner of abundant wildlife year round in this quiet sanctuary. Watch sunsets each and every season from your back portal. Enjoy a cool, north facing lawn and garden in your front courtyard all summer. Fruit trees grow in the small, east facing courtyard, right beyond the kitchen's screened-in back porch. This 60 acre ranch borders the Cibola National Forest to the east and is situated at the bottom of the 10,783 ft. Magdalena Mountains. To the south, west and north, enjoy miles and miles of unobstructed views! The property is fenced and cross-fenced for livestock. The 36 X 36 sq. ft. barn is perfect with 5 12 X 12 stalls and a 12 X 12 tack room. A secure fence surrounds approximately 3+ acres around the house to keep domestic pets safe and happy. This 3000 sq. ft. custom house built in 2007, is a 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home. You are "off-the-grid" and generate your own electricity. Bonuses include a huge walk-in master shower and walk-in soaking tub, walk-in master closet, 9 ft. ceilings, a library, a designated office with project work space, separate laundry room, large pantry, a "broom closet", as well as, numerous other closets and storage built-ins, (including a "cedar-lined" closet), and 3 covered porches. Conveniences include a Beam Central Vacuum System and continually circulating hot water to each part of the house. The living room/dining area contains a soapstone wood stove used to heat the home but as back up, the house can utilize the baseboard heating system with 5 zones throughout the house. This home is "move in ready" with a refrigerator, dishwasher, stove/oven, microwave, washer/dryer, and large freezer in the 2 car garage - the furniture can stay with the house, if desired.Neighborhood Description
This is primarily a ranch based/agricultural area due to the high quality of the native grasses here so other homes and "neighbors" near this ranch are few and far between! Most striking perhaps when describing the immediate neighborhood is the prominent "Cowboy" and "Old West" atmosphere that sets the tone for this area outside Magdalena. This is the place where cowboys and artists and "high tech" friends and neighbors mix beautifully!Market Area
The Village of Magdalena is an approximately 15 minute drive from this home. The village boasts of a health clinic, several stores, 2 gas stations, several restaurants, a coffee bar, a public library, a senior center, The Magdalena Samaritan Center and Food Pantry, a volunteer fire department, a Marshals Office, and numerous art galleries and vintage/antique shops.School District
The Magdalena Municipal School District is located in the Village of Magdalena and offers education to area students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The Village of Magdalena also proudly supports "The Kid's Science Cafe," and located in nearby Socorro, about 26 miles from Magdalena, is host to one of the top universities in the United States, The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.Community
Besides the obvious climbing, hiking and mountaineering opportunities this area affords, the Magdalena experience also includes: rodeo, old frontier festivals, The Very Large Array Radio Telescope Facility, The Magdalena Ridge Observatory, The Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, The Magdalena Astronomical Society, The Enchanted Skies Star Party, The Astronomical Lyceum, The Fiber Arts Guild, and an emerging art mecca, on par with other renowned art communities found in Santa Fe/Taos.Location of Home or Land
Rural
Elevation of Home
Mountain
Air Quality
| Agriculture in Area | yes |
| Industry in Area | no |
| Air Pollution in Area | no |
| Pesticide Free | yes |
| Fragrance Free | yes |
| Cleaned with Green Products | yes |
Interior Environment
| Heating System | Other |
| Cooling System | Swamp Cooler |
| Ventilation System | Other |
| Whole House Filtration | None |
| Whole House Vacuum | yes |
Energy & Water
| Energy System | Off the Grid |
| Water System | Well |
| Wastewater System | Septic System |
Construction Information
| Exterior Finish | Stucco |
| Interior Finish | Gypsum Board - Sheet Rock |
| Interior Paint | No VOC |
| Floor Material | Carpet |
| Roof Material | Metal |
| Window Material | Vinyl or Vinyl Clad |
| Insulation Material | Fiberglass |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | yes |
| Garage Type | attached |
| Number of Cars | 2 |
| Garage Area | 594 sqft |
