Homes Featuring
Indoor Waterfalls

Homeowners are increasingly requesting indoor waterfalls, inspired by the cascades builders have put in office atriums, according to the National Association of Home Builders. A look at three homes with indoor waterfalls.

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PLACE/PRICE: Ann Arbor, Mich./$939,900

PROPERTY TAX*: $12,000 per year

THE PROPERTY: 4,595 square feet with 3 bedrooms, 5.5 baths and loft

DESCRIPTION: There is a separate bath in each bedroom as well as the loft, which sits above the 3-car, side-entry garage. There is a first-floor library and a fully finished, walkout lower level.

NOTABLE: The 59-inch-tall waterfall set in a foyer wall by the stairs of this 2005 home flows over a black-granite panel trimmed in wood.

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PLACE/PRICE: Pottsboro, Texas/$3.25 million

PROPERTY TAX*: $36,000 per year

THE PROPERTY: 14,500-square-foot home with 6 bedrooms and 9.5 baths on 25 acres

DESCRIPTION: This 1999 home has a 26-foot-tall entrance with a marble spiral staircase. The third floor houses a 30-foot-long library with built-ins. An adjacent 100 acres of land sells for $4.9 million.

NOTABLE: A circular space with trees has a 10-foot-tall fall that flows at 100 gallons a minute over a rock cluster into an indoor pool.

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PLACE/PRICE: Tucson, Ariz. / $13.5 million

PROPERTY TAX*: $50,000 per year

THE PROPERTY: 25,000 square feet with 7 bedrooms and 11 baths on 10 acres

DESCRIPTION: This 2004 house in a 24-hour guarded community has three home theaters, a multilevel outdoor pool and a two-story gymnasium with climbing wall. There are also three offices.

NOTABLE: Flowing inside and outside the home down into an abandoned mine, the waterfall is complemented by 3 other watercourses.

Notes: *Current owner's payment

Sources: brgcustomhomes.com, texomaestates.com, longrealty.com, humidifall.com, nahb.org

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