Lopez House, 517 South Convent Avenue, Tucson

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This simple adobe house was built and occupied, until recently, by the Antonio Lopez family. Lopez, a carpen- ter, constructed the house in about using current . Anglo design standards: shingled hip roof with gablets, isolated site location, large setback, picket fence. Al- though built of adobe, with a facade similar to those of the Transitional Sonoran row houses to the north, this dwelling is more prominent along the streetscape because of its setback and site location. 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 12, arb. 6k and 6^. Deed, January 5, > recorded in Volume 65, page 18. Theodore and India Fitch to Ramon Soto.

Deed, December 11, recorded in Volume page 502 Ramon and Maria Soto Jesus Fimbres de Enrique. Deed, August 23, recorded in Volume page Jesus Fimbres de Enrique to Mercedes Verdugo L6pez. Deed, October 18, recorded in Volume page Antonio S. L6pez to Andres Herreras. Deed, April 30, recorded in Volume page Andres D. and Josefina Herreras to Mercedes V. Lopez. LOPEZ HOUSE, 517 SOUTH CONVENT AVENUE EABS No- AZ-73-26 (Page 2) k. Builder: Antonio L6pez. 5. Alterations and additions: This structure appears to have under- gone no alterations or additions since its construction. B.

Historical Persons and Events Connected -with the Structure: Antonio LSpez, a carpenter, "built this house and resided here un$il he died, "between and His -wife, Mercedes, occupied the home until her death in Their daughter nov owns the house and rents it to the present tenant. Lopez "built several of the adobe structures along the alley that runs between Kennedy and Streets, "behind the structures facing S. Convent Avenue, and was probably responsible for carpentry work on other buildings in the Barrio. His son, Pedro, was also a carpenter. PART II. ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION (.See Significance, above, and Barrio Libre (Barrio Historico) (HABS No. AZ-73) for site plan and background essay.) PART III. SOURCES OF INFORMATION Building slip, Pima County Assessor's Office.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Company maps, 191U, I9U8. Tract Books, Pioneer National Title Insurance Company (Microfilm, Recorder's records). Tucson City Directories, Oral Interviews: Adelina Garcia, 56 W. Kennedy St. Arnold Montes, 7I1 W. Kennedy St. Prepared by: Ann E. Huston Project Historian, Maureen L. Gerhold Assistant Project Historian, Historic American Buildings Survey September 198O PART IV.

PROJECT INFORMATION This project was undertaken by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) of the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service's National Architectural and Engineering Record (NAER) 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 NAER, John Poppeliers, Chief of HABS, and Kenneth L. Anderson, Principal Architect, the project was completed during the summer of at the HABS field office in Tucson, Arizona, by Robert C, Giebner, Project Supervisor (Professor of Architecture, University of Arizona); LOPEZ HOUSE, 517 SOUTH CONVENT AVENUE HABS No.

AZ-73-26 (Page 3) 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 Lopes (Tucson High School); and Anna Trinidad. Photographic records were made for HABS oy David J. Kaminsky, Photo- grapher, Eoswell, New Meciso.

Editing and final preparation of the documentation was carried out in in the HABS Washington Office "by William Joseph Graham. ADDENDUM TO HABS No. AZ-73-26 517 SOUTH CONVENT AVENUE (HOUSE) (LOPEZ HOUSE) Barrio Libre (Barrio Historico) \-^A QSK 517 South Convent Avenue "' Tucson 4/ZU, , Pima County |A |0 f Arizona UCbO( XEROGRAPHIC COPIES OF COLOR TRANSPARENCIES HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Washington,