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Bounded by Speedway on the north, Broadway on the south, Country Club on the east and Campbell on the west, Sam Hughes District is one of those areas that long time citizens speak of but newer residents to the area don’t quite know what they are talking about. Basically it is made up of a group of subdivisions and streets that banded together to form a governing body to ensure that the area is maintained and not allowed to fall into disrepair. Sam Hughes is probably made up of perhaps more historic homes than you will find in most of the other Tucson communities. Due to the age of many of the homes, most owners wanted the area to continue to look as it did in its heyday. This has caused the Sam Hughes community to be in demand by people who love restoring older homes and people who just find a comfort in the settled look and feel of the area.So, who was this Sam Hughes guy? Well, he was born in Wales, Scotland and moved with his family to the US in 1837 when he was eight years old. He never had any formal schooling but when his parents died when he was still young, he made sure his eight brothers and sister were educated. He came to Tucson in 1858, married in 1863 and fathered a large family. In the 1870’s he helped incorporate Tucson and became an alderman on the first city council. In 1871 he helped to establish public education in the territory. One of the first subdivisions in Tucson named the new elementary school in its area after Sam Hughes in 1928 eleven years after his death.According to the Tucson MLS, Sam Hughes homes for sale are made up of a very wide variety of sizes, types, and prices. Homes in this area were built roughly between the 1920’s and the 1990’s. These homes can range from 700 to 4,000 square feet. Most are one story and have anywhere between 2 and 8 bedrooms. The styles are as different as the price and sizes; Bungalow, Territorial, Contemporary, Southwestern, and Ranch. Sam Hughes is located in what is known as School District #1 (Tucson Unified School District or TUSD) The Museum School For The Visual Arts is just one example of how TUSD has worked to keep students wanting to be in school. In this case the students whose main interest is in the arts go to standard classes in the morning and in the afternoon they work with a wide variety of art forms. The school is held in the Tucson Museum Of Art. This is just one indication of TUSD’s interest in including all young people in education while weaving standard learning with their particular interests.

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