197 Circle, Santa Fe, NM – SOLD

Pueblo style estate at 197 Circle Drive on a wooded hilltop, seen from below through piñon and juniper under a blue sky

About the property

197 Circle Drive is a Pueblo style estate on 3.38 acres in one of the most prominent positions on the Northside, with panoramic views of the distant mountain ranges. The main house, built in 1970 and newly remodeled at the time of sale, has three bedrooms and three and a half baths, and a separate guesthouse adds a bedroom and bath in 1,551 square feet of its own, for 6,039 square feet in all. There are four fireplaces and a two car attached garage.

The Webster Estates team represented the seller, and the sale closed in 2005.

The house

The architecture is Pueblo style done at estate scale: wooden beams, fireplaces in the principal rooms, and a plan that moves easily between indoor and outdoor entertaining areas. The remodel brought the 1970 house current without changing its character. Security and privacy were designed in, which on a road this visible is the point of the walls and the gate.

The guesthouse at more than fifteen hundred square feet is a full second residence rather than a casita, with its own bedroom and bath, and it gives the estate the flexibility that Northside buyers ask for first: room for family, staff, or long visits, at a remove from the main house.

The neighborhood

Circle Drive is a loop off Bishop’s Lodge Road on the Northside, on the rise between the city and the Tesuque hills, with large lots and long views. The listing called it one of Santa Fe’s most prestigious streets, and the houses on it make the case. It is a few minutes to the Plaza and to the Opera. The schools are Carlos Gilbert Elementary and Santa Fe High.

Our Northside neighborhood guide covers the area and the Northside market archive collects our sales there. On Circle Drive we have also sold Casa Carolina at 129 Circle and another Northside estate, and nearby, 1128 Camino Catalina. Our guide to Pueblo Revival homes explains the style.

About the transaction

We represented the seller at 197 Circle Drive, with Richard Theobald co-listing. It was a long listing, some twenty months, and the asking price traveled a good distance to meet the buyer, which is the honest shape of an estate sale on the Northside when the house is large and the buyer pool is small. It closed for cash in the summer of 2005.

Frequently asked questions

Q: How large is 197 Circle Drive? A: 6,039 square feet in all: a three bedroom, three and a half bath main house and a 1,551 square foot one bedroom guesthouse, on 3.38 acres with four fireplaces and a two car garage.

Q: What are the views? A: Panoramic views of the distant mountain ranges from one of the most prominent positions on the Northside.

Q: When was it built? A: 1970, with a full remodel completed before the sale.

Q: Where is Circle Drive? A: Off Bishop’s Lodge Road on the Northside of Santa Fe, a few minutes from the Plaza.

Q: Which side did Webster Estates represent? A: We represented the seller.

The Webster Estates Team handled this transaction. Chris Webster, Patti Webster, Christopher Webster III, and Paisley Mason Webster, Associate Brokers at Sotheby’s International Realty, operating from 54½ Lincoln Avenue on The Plaza since 1976.