This row of apartments is made up of two separate build- ings, one built prior to and an addition to the south wing built between The earlier portion displays the recessed doors and windows common to Sonoran structures, while the doors and windows of the later addi- tion are set flush with the face of the wall, in the Anglo tradition. This row of apartments bears a resemblance to the others lining the same block facing W. Kennedy Street and South 8th Avenue (continuation of S. Convent Ave.), built by the same person, Juan Pascale. The remnants of a toldo Can overhanging porch or awning) are still attached to the earlier structure. PART I. HISTORICAL INFORMATION A. Physical History: 1. Date of erection: 609 S. Meyer Avenue, pre-l89T- S. Meyer Avenue, 2. Architect: None known, 3.
Original and subsequent owners: See chain of title below. Block Lot 2, arb. k. Deed, March 30, recorded in Volume 30, page I1O6. Francis Ortega and Joe Napoleon to Francisco Colores. Deed, November l6, recorded in Volume 32, page U05. t Estate of Refugio C-alves to Francisco Ortega and Joe Napole SOUTH MEYE3 AVENUE KA3S Kc. AZ-73-30 (Page ) Deed, September 21, recorded in Volume^l, page Francisco and Filipe Colores to Alberto Garcia. Deed, February 6, recorded in Volume U6, page Alberto and Sara Garcia to Lee Lung. Deed, February 25, recorded in Volume k6, page Lee Lung to John Pascale. Deed, May 25, recorded in Volume 60, page U2^. Alberto and Sara Garcia to John Pascale. Deed, February 13, recorded in Volume page John Pascale to Antonia Pascale.
Deed, September 21, recorded in Volume page 55. Estate of Antonio G. Pascale to Miguel G." Pascale et al. Deed, February 6, recorded in Volume page Antonia Pascale Miranda as Extrx. vz. Frederick Maish et al. Deed, February 9, recorded in Volume page Miguel G. Pascale et al to Stanley A. and Floy K- Thayer. Deed, July 26, recorded in Volume 279*+,-page Estate of Floy K. Thayer to Stanley A. Thayer. # Deed, January 26, recorded in Volume page Thayer to Abodeely. k. Builder: Juan Pascale. 5. Alterations and additions: The corner apartment, 609 S. Meyer, was constructed earlier than the other apartments (between and The apartments to the south were added between and The overhanging porch or awning was added to the west facade between I91U and B.
Historical Persons and Events Connected with the Structure: These apartments, and all those on the half-block bounded ~by South 8th Avenue(continuation of S. Convent Ave.), S. Meyer Avenue, and V. Street, were built l)j Juan Pascale, an Italian carpenter. Pascale lived in Tucson from until he died at his hone at 576 S. Convent Avenue in Many persons who later established long-time residences in the Barrio Libre lived temporarily at 609 S. Meyer Avenue Librado Villa who later ran a blacksmith shop at South Convent; Juan Vindiola proprietor of a butcher shop at 6lh S- Meyer; and Max- imo Yslas, a Southern Pacific employee who later lived at ^96 ^98 S. Con- vent Avenue. Most of the tenants of this row cf apartment dwellings remained less than five years.
All were Spanish-surnamed and were gen- erally employed in laboring and construction trades or in the shops. SOUTH MEYER AVENUE HABS No. AZ-73-30 (.Page 3) PART II. ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION (See Significance, above, and Barrio Libre (Barrio Historico)(HABS No. AZ-T3) for site plan and historical background essay,) PART III. SOURCES OF INFORMATION Arizona Historical Society clipbooks (Juan Pascale). Sanborn Fire Insurance Company maps, Tract Books, Pioneer National Title Insurance Company (Microfilm, Recorder's records). Tucson City Directories, Oral Interviews: Eliazar Herreras, E. Waverly Felix Fimbres, k62 E. Street Prepared by: Ann E. Huston Project Historian, Maureen L. Gerhold Assistant Project Historian Historic American Buildings Survey September PART IV.
PROJECT INFORMATION This project was undertaken by the Historic American Buildings Survey(HABS) Qf 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); 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, Roswell, New 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 HABS professional staff.
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