479 & 481 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson

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Standing in an isolated situation., this ado"be duplex is connected to its northern neighbor South Convent Ave. , (A2-73-52)) by an archway and gate. The two structures were probably joined when the present owner purchased and half of the building next door in Although this duplex exhibits the Anglo influence of a hipped roof, gabled dormer vent, and isolated site location, it is built of the traditional adobe and set flush with the street, lending continuity to the planar qualities of the South Convent Avenue street facade. See also AZ-73-52. PART I.. HISTORICAL INFORMATION A. Physical History: 1. Date of erection: ca. 2. Architect: None known. 3. Original and subsequent owners: See chain of title below. Block Lot 5, arb. 26. Deed, March 21, recorded in Volume 32, page 11.

Corporate Authorities of the Village of Tucson to Jesus B- Tallmadge. Deed, September 26, recorded in Volume 52, page Estate of Jesus B. Tallmadge to Brigida B. de Granillo. Deed, January It, recorded in Volume 59, page Estate Brigida B. de C-ranillo to Virginia Tapia and Francisca G. de Romero. Deed, June 5, , recorded in Volume page Virginia G. de Tatda to Francisca G. de Romero. ^81 SOUTH CONVENT AVEITUE HABS No. AZ-73-9 (.Page 2) Deed, March 22, recorded in Volume page Francisca G, Romero to R. J. Rojas. Deed, November 9, recorded in Volume page 88. R. J. Rojas to Melacquio Dies. Deed, April 29, recorded in Volume page 62. Mr. Malaquio Diaz to Manuel 0. Soto. Deed, March 31, recorded in "Volume page ,Manuel Soto to Malaquio Diaz.

Deed, September 8, recorded in Volume page Malaquio Diaz to Ramon Guitierrez et al. Deed, May 3, recorded in Volume page Ramon Gutierrez et al to Manuel Rivera. Deed, May recorded in Volume page Manuel and Angela Rivera to Francisco M. and Angelita F. Rivera. k. Builder: Unknown. 5- Alterations and additions: Originally an irregularly sh'aped, three- room structure, this single-family dwelling was converted to two apartments in the an adobe addition at the rear giving it a more regular outline. B. Historical Persons and Events Connected with the Structure: This dwelling was occupied until 19UO ~^y a succession of renters, most of whom worked as laborers and employees of the Southern Pacific Rail- road Company. In Francisco Rivera purchased this house, and half of the building next door S.

Convent Avenue), for Rivera was a Southern Pacific employee whose family had lived for many years in the brick apartments on the opposite side of S. Convent Avenue (UfcO- Rivera was responsible for much of the remodeling of the struc- ture, adding a room at the rear for which he and his wife made the adobes, taking out the mud ceiling, and plastering the exterior of the buildings. Rivera retired from the Southern Pacific Company and still resides at #U79- His sister occupies the apartment at #U8l. For background information, see Barrio Libre (AZ-73). PART II. ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION (.See Significance, above, and Barrio Libre (Barrio Historico) (HABS No. AZ-73) for site plan and historical background essay.) ^81 SOUTH CONVEHT AVENUE EABS Ho. AZ-73-9 (Page 3) PART III.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION Sanborn Fire Insurance Company maps, 191 kt Tract Books, Pioneer National Title Insurance Company. (K crofilm Recorder's Records) Tucson City Directories, Oral Interviews: \ Frank (Francisco") Rivera 5 ."Convent Are. Prepared by: Ann E. Huston Project Historian Maureen Gerhold Assistant Project Historian Historic American Buildings Survey September PART IV. PROJECT INFORMATION This project vas undertaken by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) of the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service's National Architectural and Engineering Record (UAER) in cooperation "with the Tucson Barrio Association, Inc. Funds for the project were provided by the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office and the Arizona State Office. of Economic Planning and Development.

Under the direction of Robert Kapsch, Chief of UAER, John Poppeliers, Chief of HABS, and Kenneth L. Anderson, Principal Architect, the project -was completed during the summer of I98O at the HABS field office in Tucson, Arizona, by Robert. C. Giebner, Project Supervisor (Professor of Architecture, University of Arizona); William Joseph Graham, Project Foreman (university of Maryland); Ann E. Huston, Project Historian (California State University, Sacramento); Maureen L. Gerhold, Assistant Historian (Pennsylvania State University); Student Architects Scott Marshall Dolph (University of Arizona); Carol Jean Lemon (Washington State Uni- versity); and Harrison Adam Sutphin (Virginia Tech); and Comprehensive Employ- ment and Training Act (CETA) Summer Youth.

Employment Program Interns: Maria Arriols (Tucson High School); Ernest Cota; Lupita. Lopes (Tucson High School); and Anna Trinidad- Photographic records were made for HABS by David J. Kaminslcy, Fnoto- grapher, Rosvell, $ev Mexico. Editing and final preparation of the documentation was carried out in in the HABS Washington Office by William Joseph Graham, Architect, and Lucy Pope Wheeler, Writer /Editor, of the EABS professional staff. ADDENDUM TO HABS No. AZ-73-9 479 & 481 SOUTH CONVENT AVENUE (HOUSE) Barrio Libre (Barrio Historico) Tucson Pima County Arizona tn-rocso, XEROGRAPHIC COPIES OF COLOR TRANSPARENCIES HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Washington,