147 West Kennedy Street (House), Tucson

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This hip-roofed Anglo-Territorial style dwelling is unique in that it is constructed of stone. Built in it is more recent than the other buildings on the "block, and is the only residence on Kennedy St. between Meyer Avenue and Convent Avenue that is set back from the street. The dwelling is also one of the first in Tucson that was built as a duplex from the beginning, rather than being modified later. (The street number serves both sides of the house, stemming from an earlier day when a now-demol- ished house next door was numbered ^he degree of setback, front-porch extension, and hip-roof display show none of the elements of the traditional adobe Sonoran dwellings found in the Barrio. PART I. HISTORICAL INFORMATION A. Physical History: 1. Date of erection: 2. Architect: Henry 0.

Jaastad, 3. Original and subsequent owners: See chain of title below. Block Lot k, Arb. 12. Deed, January 26, recorded in Volume 39, page Jenny and S. H. Drachman to E. W. Walker. Deed, September 26, recorded in Volume 39, page 6k5 Don You to E. W. Walker. Deed, September 8, recorded in Volume 56, page Sheriff to Otto Lagerberg. Deed, September 2k, recorded in Volume 57, page 6. Otto Lagerberg to Henry 0. Jaastad. Ikf WEST KEHHEDY STREET HABS No. AZ-T3-22 (Page 2) Deed, September 28, recorded in Volume page It01 Henry 0. Jaastad et ux to Reyes and Beatriz Vasquez. Deed, June 5, recorded in Volume page Estate of Beatriz V. Vasquez to Reyes P. Vasquez. Deed, October 1, recorded in Volume 51lU, page Keyes Vasquez to J. V. Vasquez. ^ k. Builder: Henry 0.

Jaastad and other "building contractors. 5. Alterations and additions: Wo significant alterations or addi- tions have modified this structure since its construction. B. Historical Events and Persons Connected with this Structure: Henry 0. Jaastad, the architect and primary "builder of this duplex, was born in Norway in He grew up in Wisconsin, and arrived in Tucson in opening his architect's office in Responsible for the construction of more than fifty schools in New Mexico and Arizona, he also designed four in Tucson. Besides "being known as a prominent architect, Jaastad served two years as a councilman, and Ik years as a mayor of Tucson. Jaastad never occupied this dwelling, but rented it to short-term tenants.

Jaastad died in at the age of 93- The duplex was occupied by a number of tradespersons and laborers. PART II. ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION [See Significance, above, and Barrio Libre (Barrio Historico) (HABS No. AZ-73) for site plan and historical background essay.) PART III. SOURCES OF IITFORMATION Arizona Historical Society, Clipbooks (Henry 0. Jaastad). Building slip, Pima County Assessor's Office. Tract Books, Pioneer National Title Insurance Company (Microfilm, Recorder's Tucson City Directories, records.) Sanbora Fire Insurance Company mpas, Oral Interviews : Eliazar Herreras, E. Waverly Prepared by: Ann E. Huston Project Historian, Maureen L. C-erhold Assistant Project Historian, Historic American Buildings Survey September I98O f ikf WEST KENNEDY STREET HABS No.

AZ-73-22 (Page 3) 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 (NAER) in cooperation vith the Tucson Barrio Association, Inc. Funds for the project vere 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 NAER, John Poppeliers s Chief of 'HABS, and Kenneth L. Anderson, Principal Architect, the project vas completed during the summer of 1 80 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 Arriola (Tucson High School); Ernest Cota; Lupita Lopez (Tucson High School); and Anna Trinidad. Photographic records were made for HABS by David J. Kaminsky, Photo- grapher, Rosvell, New Mexico.

Editing and final preparation of the documenta- tion vas carried out in in the HABS Washington Office by William Joseph Graham, Architect, and Lucy Pope Wheeler, Writer/Editor, of the HABS pro- fessional staff. 9