Located within a 6-acre parcel at 3300 East Camino Juan Paisano, stands the best-preserved and last residence of prominent Tucson developers and builders, John and Helen Murphey. The home, named Casa Juan Paisano, and designed by Mexican architect Juan W0rner Baz, sits atop a low terrace nestled in the foothills of Tucson's Santa Catalina Mountains. Originally built between 1960 and 1961, the Murphey home enjoys 360-degree panoramic views of the surrounding mountains and desertscape. Of the 7,000 acres of land in the Catalina Foothills owned by the Murphey family, 100 acres were reserved for the site of their future home. The location was selected by the Murpheys for its impressive vistas and topography, but remained undeveloped for many years, save for an informal road-Camino Juan Paisano-leading to the property. - NPS