After Falling in Love With Marfa, an Architect Designed
Thursday, Dec 11, 2025

After Falling in Love With Marfa, an Architect Designed This $1.2M Home

Larry Doll built the two-bedroom house with an adobe brick facade and a detached casita—and he bought four adjacent lots to preserve the site’s mountain views.

Location: 1303 North Ordenar Street, Marfa, Texas

Price: $1,150,000

Year Built: 2003

Architect: Larry Doll

Footprint: 2,602 square feet (2 bedrooms, 2 baths)

Lot Size: 0.79 Acres

From the Agent: "Designed by architect Larry Doll, this is a beautiful contemporary adobe home, exemplifying the Marfa lifestyle. It is sophisticated and minimal while being cozy, and full of all the amenities one would need. The spacious main home has two fireplaces, an open kitchen flowing into a living space, two large porches, and a private enclosed courtyard. The well-appointed casita offers privacy. The two-bedroom home also has central HVAC, a rain catchment system, solar panels, and a garage The property has beautiful views and it’s the perfect place to watch the sunsets."


The home is sold fully furnished.

The 2003 home is being offered fully furnished.

Photo by Art Moreno, Jr. of MLS Camera Guy


After Falling in Love With Marfa, an Architect Designed This $1.2M Home

Photo by Art Moreno, Jr. of MLS Camera Guy


After first visiting Marfa with his students as a professor of architecture at the University of Texas, Larry Doll kept returning to the town, eventually building this home.

After first visiting Marfa with his students as a professor of architecture at the University of Texas, Larry Doll kept returning to the town, and he eventually built this home.

Photo by Art Moreno, Jr. of MLS Camera Guy

See the full story on Dwell.com: After Falling in Love With Marfa, an Architect Designed This $1.2M Home
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By: Will Allstetter
Title: After Falling in Love With Marfa, an Architect Designed This $1.2M Home
Sourced From: www.dwell.com/article/adobe-brick-house-larry-doll-marfa-texas-real-estate-564e69a1
Published Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:53:14 GMT

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