367-371 South Meyer Avenue (House), Tucson

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This pre-1880 structure may originally have "been "built as a residence using tne zaguan plan of a central hallway flanked by rooms on either side. By the building vas being occupied as three apartment units , and remained so until it vas converted ror commercial use in the Built of adobe, with a flat roof, and set flush with the street, this "building is an example of a simple e&rly Sonoran dwelling. PART I. HISTORICAL INFORMATION A. Physical History: 1. Date of erection: pre~l880. 2. Architect: None known. 3. Original and subsequent owners: See chain of title below. Block Lot 3, arb. 2k. Deed, August 20, recorded in Volume 8, page Corporate Authorities of the Village of Tucson to Joseph Eerrin. Deed, January 26, recorded in Volume 2, page Joseph Ferrin to Ygnacia Burruel.

Deed, February 26, 9 recorded in Volume 3, page Ygnacia Burruel to Francisco Carrillo. Deed, September lk , recorded in Volume 33, page Francisco Carrillo to Maria C. de Soto. SOUTH MEYER AVENUE EA3S Ho. AZ-73-51 (Page 2) Deed, September 20, recorded in Volume 33, page Paula A. de Carrillo to Maria Carrillo de Soto (3g interest) and Luis and Eose Carrillo fe interest). Deed, June 6, recorded in Voluse page 26. Estate of Jesus C. de Carrillo to Rosa Carrillo Mendoza (% interest). Deed, February 19, recorded in Volume 3^ page Juan V. and Rosa C. Mendoza to Maria Carrillo de -Soto. Deed, March 6, recorded in Volume page Maria Carrillo de Soto "to Luis C. Carrillo. Deed, November 27, recorded in Volume ill, page Luis Carrillo to Maria C. de Soto. .

Deed, August 18, recorded in Volume page Maria C. and Ramon Soto to Luis C. Carrillo. Deea, February 24, recorded in Volume 50, page Luis C. Carrillo to C. T. Davant et el. Deed, December 31, s recorded in Volume 7\s page C. F. Davant et al to Jean B. Conti. "~" Deed, September 28, recorded in Volume page 35. Juan B. Conti to Santiago Munoz et ux. Deed, March 1, recorded in Volume page U6l. Estate of Santiago Munos to Amalia. Munoz. Fox et al. Deed, August 12, recorded in Volume U058, page Amalia Pox et al to Lawyers Title as Trustee. ' Deed, April 10, recorded in Volume page Lawyers Title as Trustee to Rollings. k. Builder: Unknown. 5.

Alterations and additions: Probably built on a zaguan plan, with rooms flanking a central entrance hall, the structure must have been remodeled prior to to form three apartments. It vas again remodeled in the for conversion to commercial use. B. Historical Persons and Events Connected vith the Structure: The owner of this property, at the^tine of the construction of the dwelling, vas probably Joseph Ferrin. Ferrin vas a German who settled t in Tucson in the early and established a mercantile business. SOUTH MEYER AVENUE EA3S No. AZ-T3-51 (Page 3) Ferrxn^and his wife had two daughters and a son. The property passed to Maria Carrillo de Soto in The Sotos rented these apartments and lived on El Sierrito Ranch in the Altar Valley with their daughter and three sons.

The property passed out of the family to several other owners.before "being purchased by the Boilings Trust in The apart- ments were tenanted by- a large number of short-term Spanish-sumataed laborers, mainly Southern Pacific Railroad employees, clerks, construc- tion men etc. During the the dwellings were remodeled and^con- verted for use as an art gallery. PART II, ARCHITECTURAL UTOBMATIOK (See Significance, above, and Barrio Libre (Barrio Historico)(HABS No. AZ-73) for site plan and historical background essay.) PART III. SOURCES OF INFORMATION Arizona Historical Society clipbooks (Joseph Ferrln, Maria Carrillo de Soto). Sanbom Fire Insurance Company maps, Tract books, Pioneer National Title Insurance Ccxmpany (Microfilm, Recorder's records). Tucson City Directories, Prepared hy: Ann S.

Huston Project Historian, Maureen L. Gerhold. Assistsnt Project Historian Historic .American Buildings Survey September PART TV. PROJECT INFORMATION This project was undertaken by the Historic American Buildings Survey (BABS) of the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service's Rational Architectural and Engineering Record (KAER) 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 EABS, and Kenneth L. Anderson, Principal Architect, the project was completed during the summer of at the HABS field office in Tucson, Arizona, Robert C.

Giebner, Project Supervisor (Professor of Architecture, University of Arizona); William Joseph Graham, Project Foreman (University of Maryland); Ann B. 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 Lenacn (Washington State Uni- versity); and Harrison Adam Sutphin (Virginia Tech); and Comprehensive Employ- sent and Training Act (CETA) Summer Youth Employment Program INtems: Maria Arriola (Tucson High School); Ernest Cota; Lupita Lopez (Tucson High School), Anna Trinidad SCTtfTE MEY23

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Ho. AZ-73-51 (Page 4) Photographic records were made for HABS hy David J. Kaminsky, Photographer;, Rosvell, Hew Mexico. Editing and final preparation of the documentation was carried out in in the HABS Washington Office "by Villian Joseph Graham, Architect, and Lucy Pope Wheeler, Writer/Editor, of the EABS professional staff. ^