9835 E Morning Star Drive, Tucson, AZ 85749

$1,800,000
Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 6 Square Footage: 8,293 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 559,308 Status: Closed
Current Price: $1,800,000 List Date: 9/09/2025 Last Modified: 1/26/2026

Overview

Description

TAR Home Winner & Long Realty Tanque Verde Office Winner. Timeless elegance meets western charm in this historic estate set among sweeping desert landscapes. Featuring original burnt adobe architecture, soaring ceilings, stone floors, wood beams, fireplaces, and generous living spaces, the home offers a rare blend of heritage and modern comfort. Designed with equestrian potential, it includes two 3.4-acre parcels where stables and corrals once stood, providing space to build, ride, or sell, along with a private well. This hillside property boasts panoramic mountain and desert views, a spacious updated kitchen, pantry, and grand entertaining areas, making it a unique opportunity rich in history and character.

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Listing Details MLS# 22523006

Address Information

Street #
9835
Direction
E
Street Name
Morning Star
Suffix
Drive
State/Province
AZ
Zip Code
85749
County
Pima
Country
USA

Location, Tax & Legal

Tax Code
114-55-014E
Area
Northeast
Subdivision
Unsubdivided
Comparable Only Listing
No
Tax Year
2024
Taxes
11323.13
Taxes For
Dwelling & Land
Legal Description
From parcel:114-55-014C/IRR PCLIN CNTR Ptn N2 12.84 AC SEC 35-13-15
Township
13
Community
None
Range
15
Section
35
Municipality/Zoning
Tucson - SR
Fire Protection
Subscription
Fema Flood Zone
No
Municipal Flood Zone
No

General Property Information

Dwelling Type
Single Family Residence
Construction Status
Existing
Lot Dimensions
857'x68'x16'x442'x186'x2.5'x152'x544x790
Lot Acres
12.84
Lot Sqft
559308
Lot Size Source
Assessor
Combined SqFt
8293
Main House SqFt
8293
Source of SqFt
Floor Plan
# of Garage Spaces
2
# of Covered Prkng
2
Full Baths
5
1/2 Baths
Yes
Total Baths
6
Unit Level
Yes
Basement
No
# of Fireplaces
4
Year Built
1959
School District
TUSD
Elementary School
Collier
Middle School
Magee
High School
Sabino
Horse Property
No
Horse Facilities
No
List Price/SqFt
265.28
Lot Size Price/SqFt
3.93
Guest House SqFt
0
# of Carport Spaces
0

Property Features

Stories: One Construction: Burnt Adobe Style: Spanish Roof: Tile Living Areas: Family Room; Great Room; Living Room Dining Areas: Breakfast Bar; Dining Area Kitchen Features: Convection Oven; Desk; Electric Oven; Freezer; Gas Cooktop; Kitchen Island; Prep Sink; Warming Drawer; Wet Bar; Wine Cooler Primary Bathroom Features: 2 Primary Baths; Bidet; Exhaust Fan; Separate Shower(s) Additional Bathroom Features: Double Vanity; Exhaust Fan; Powder Room; Separate Showers Laundry: Dryer; Laundry Room; Washer Extra Room: Den; Storage Guest Facilities: None Interior Features: Ceiling Fan(s); Beamed Ceilings; Entrance Foyer; High Ceilings; Skylights; Split Bedroom Plan; Walk-In Closet(s); Water Purifier Fireplace: Gas; Wood Burning Fireplace Location: Den; Kitchen; Living Room; Patio Floor Covering: Carpet; Stone; Wood Window Covering: Stay Technology: Alarm System; Cable TV; High Speed Internet Main Cooling: Ceiling Fans; Central Air; Zoned Main Heating: Natural Gas; Zoned Water Heater: Natural Gas Gas: Natural Sewer: Septic Water: Private Well Accessibility Option: Entry; Level Security: Alarm Installed; Rolling Security Doors; Rolling Security Shutters; Wrought Iron Security Door Spa: None Fence: Wrought Iron Landscape - Front: Desert Plantings; Grass; Sprinkler/Drip; Trees Landscape - Rear: Desert Plantings; Grass; Natural Desert; Sprinkler/Drip; Trees View: Desert; Sunrise; Sunset Road Type: Chip/Seal Road Maintenance: County Driveway: Circular RV Parking: Space Available Exterior Features: Built-in Barbecue; Fountain; Native Plants Lot Features: Hillside Lot Neighborhood Feature: Historic; Horses Allowed; Walking Trail Terms: Cash; Conventional Submit With Offer: Domestic Well Addendum; Lead Based Paint Disclosure; On-site Wastewater Property Disclosures: Easements; Lead-Based Paint; Seller Prop Disclosure

Contract Information

Method of Title
Fee (Simple)
Distressed Info
None

Status Change Info

Off Market Date
2025-10-10
Pending Date
2025-11-10
Sold Date
2025-12-05
Sold Price/SqFt
217.05
Lot Sz Sold Prc/SqFt
3.22
How Sold
Cash

More Information

Showing Information

Directions
Tanque Verde/Catalina Hwy-N, Morrill Way -E, Look left for Morning Star Sign. STAY RIGHT on that road. House located on Hilltop

Living Areas

Other
Library
Family Room
Yes
Great Room
Yes
Living Room
Yes

Kitchen Features

# of Ovens
3
Countertops
Wood/Granite
Pantry
Walk-In
Appliance Color
Stainless
Convection Oven
Yes
Desk
Yes
Electric Oven
Yes
Freezer
Yes
Gas Cooktop
Yes
Kitchen Island
Yes
Prep Sink
Yes
Warming Drawer
Yes
Wet Bar
Yes
Wine Cooler
Yes

Interior Features

Interior Steps Y/N
N
Ceiling Fan(s)
Yes
Skylights
Yes
Beamed Ceilings
Yes
Entrance Foyer
Yes
High Ceilings
Yes
Split Bedroom Plan
Yes
Walk-In Closet(s)
Yes
Water Purifier
Yes

Fireplace Location

Other
4 gas wood burning f
Den
Yes
Kitchen
Yes
Living Room
Yes
Patio
Yes

Electric

Electric Company
TEP

Water

Other
CIty
Private Well
Yes

Pool

Conventional
Yes

Exterior Features

Front Faces
North
Built-in Barbecue
Yes
Fountain
Yes
Native Plants
Yes

Subdivision Restrict

Age Restrictions
No
CC&Rs
Yes
Deed Restrictions
Yes

Special Conditions

Other
Pre Foreclosure

Home Protection

Offered
No

Gas

Natural
Yes

Stories

One
Yes

Construction

Burnt Adobe
Yes

Style

Spanish
Yes

Sewer

Septic
Yes

Roof

Tile
Yes

Dining Areas

Breakfast Bar
Yes
Dining Area
Yes

Fence

Wrought Iron
Yes

View

City
Yes
Desert
Yes
Sunrise
Yes
Sunset
Yes

Road Type

Chip/Seal
Yes

Road Maintenance

County
Yes

Primary Bathroom Features

2 Primary Baths
Yes
Bidet
Yes
Exhaust Fan
Yes
Separate Shower(s)
Yes

Lot Features

Hillside Lot
Yes

Main Cooling

Ceiling Fans
Yes
Central Air
Yes
Zoned
Yes

Additional Bathroom Features

Double Vanity
Yes
Exhaust Fan
Yes
Powder Room
Yes
Separate Showers
Yes

Laundry

Laundry Room
Yes
Dryer
Yes
Washer
Yes

Main Heating

Natural Gas
Yes
Zoned
Yes

Extra Room

Den
Yes
Storage
Yes

Water Heater

Natural Gas
Yes

Guest Facilities

None
Yes

Association & Fees

HOA
No

Fireplace

Gas
Yes
Wood Burning
Yes

Terms

Cash
Yes
Conventional
Yes

Floor Covering

Carpet
Yes
Stone
Yes
Wood
Yes

Submit With Offer

Domestic Well Addendum
Yes
Lead Based Paint Disclosure
Yes
On-site Wastewater
Yes

Window Covering

Stay
Yes

Accessibility Option

Entry
Yes
Level
Yes

Technology

Alarm System
Yes
Cable TV
Yes
High Speed Internet
Yes

Security

Alarm Installed
Yes
Rolling Security Doors
Yes
Rolling Security Shutters
Yes
Wrought Iron Security Door
Yes

Sold Info

Seller Concessions
0
Seller Paid Repairs
0

Landscape - Front

Desert Plantings
Yes
Grass
Yes
Sprinkler/Drip
Yes
Trees
Yes

Landscape - Rear

Desert Plantings
Yes
Grass
Yes
Natural Desert
Yes
Sprinkler/Drip
Yes
Trees
Yes

Garage/Carport Feat

None
Yes

Patio/Deck

Covered
Yes
Patio
Yes
Other
Flagstone

Property Disclosures

Easements
Yes
Lead-Based Paint
Yes
Seller Prop Disclosure
Yes

Spa

None
Yes

Driveway

Circular
Yes

RV Parking

Space Available
Yes

Neighborhood Feature

Historic
Yes
Horses Allowed
Yes
Walking Trail
Yes
Listing Office: Long Realty
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Last Updated: January - 26 - 2026
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