El Tule Ranch House

Falfurrias, TX

Tucked among the sprawling trees, the house becomes part of the landscape. A series of pavilions connected by screened sleeping porches form a lush and exuberant courtyard filled with flowering plants. At the center of the courtyard, a long, narrow pool serves as an acequia (irrigation canal) to water the garden with the rain collected off the roofs. The buildings open to unobstructed southeasterly breezes, while a long masonry north wall completes the compound and shields the courtyard and its gardens from winter winds.

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