Terrazas House, 418 South Convent Avenue, Tucson

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This plastered adobe structure , located on .the northeast corner of the intersection of South Convent Avenue and W. Kennedy Street, has "been owned by only two different fam- ilies since its construct-ion ca. It has been veil- maintained 9 the various additions giving it a parapeted appearance. Set flush with the streets, just behind the sidewalk, and on an isolated site location, "the house has elements of both the Traditional Sonoran dwelling and the Mission Revival style. PART I. HISTORICAL IKFOftMATIOK A. Physical History: 1. Date of erection: approximately 2. Architect: None known. 3- Original and subsequent ovmers; See chain of title below. Block Lot 5, arb. 9- Deed, April 26, recorded in Volume 25, page Jean P. and Julia Charouleau to Romulo Aros.

Deed, March 18, recorded in Volume 32 5 page ju Aros et al to Briglda H. de Terraza. (Note change of spelling below.) Deed, May 25, recorded in Volume 6T,pagel83- Guadalupe Terrazas to Ignacia Urias. Deed, March 7* recorded in Volume , page 51. Ignacia Urias to C-uadalupe Terrasas 9 TERRAZAS HOUSE, Ul8 SOUTH CONVENT AVEMJE HABS No. AZ~T3-^T (Page 2) Deed, April 5, recorded in Volume page Guadalupe Terrazas "bo Ignacia Urias. Deed, April 10, recorded in Volume page Guadalupe Terrazas et al to Isaac and Carmen Trejo. Deed, June 6, recorded in Volume page 58. Estate of* Isaac P. Trejo to Carmen S. Trejo. Deed, October 31, recorded in Volume page lUl. City of Tucson et al to Carmen S. Trejo. k. Builder: Unknown. 5.

Alterations and additions: A small frame"" porch was added to the rear of the house "between and removed before 19U8. The dwelling was converted to two apartments between > and became three apartments between and The structure has since been reconverted to a single-family residence. E. Significant Persons and Events Connected with the Structure: This home was built for the Terrazas family who occupied it until the The Terrazas family came to Tucson from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, in the The son, with his wife, Brigida, and*his two sisters, Ygnacia Terrazas Urias, and Guadalupe Aros Terrazas, all lived at this residence. The family retained ownership of the dwell- ing until though renting it to other tenants after they moved.

Isaac and Carmen Trejo began renting the house in and eventually purchased the dwelling from the Terrazas. Isaac Trejo was the son of Nicholas Trejo who owned the El Durango cafe at S- Convent Ave. Carmen, Isaac's widow, still occupies this dwelling. Prepared by: Ann E. Huston Project Historian, Maureen L. Gerhold Assistant Project Historian Historic American Buildings Survey September PART II. ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION (See Significance, above, and Barrio Libre (Barrio Historico) (HABS No. A2-73) for site plan and historical background essay.) t TERRAZAS HOUSE, Ul8 SOUTH CONVENT AVENUE HABS No. AZ-73-U7 (Page .3) m PART III.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION Arizona Historical Society clipbooks (Guadalupe Terrazas, Ygnacia Terrazas Urias) Sanborn Fire Insurance Company maps, Tract Books, Pioneer Title Insurance Company .{Microfilm, Recorder's records). Tucson City Directories, Oral Interviews: Adelina Garcia:, 56 W. Kennedy Tucson, Arizona. Arnulfo Trejo, University of Arizona. FART 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); 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 198I in the HABS Washington Office hy William Joseph Graham, Architect, and Lucy Pope Wheeler, Writer/Editor, of the HA3S professional staff.