471-473 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson

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The last in a row of five contiguous Early Transitional Sonoran adobe rov nouses , this duplex exhibits the unique method of Barrio property division. Wow owned by tvo separate persons , the northern half of the structure has "been abandoned and allowed to deteriorate vfcile the southern half has been replastered and maintained Set flush with the street and contiguously with its northern neighbor S. Convent Ave.)Cthe build- ing reinforces the planar qualities of the South Convent Avenue street scape. PART I. HISTORICAL INFORMATION A. Physical History: 1. Date of erection: 2. Architect: None known. 3. Original and_subsequent owners:_ See chain of title below. Note date Is missing when half "of property "was bought by" owner-of U79-kol, "|r^ciico_Rivera._ (See AZ-73-9.

for deeds of and 19U0.) Block Lot 5, arb- 3^ and 35- Deed, March 21, recorded in Volume 32, page 11. Corporate Authorities of the Village of Tucson to Jesus B. Tallmadge. Deed, September 26, recorded in Volume'52, page 39U. Estate of Jesus B. TsJJmadge to Juan Bojorquez. * it SOUTH COIACTT AVUVUE EABS No. AZ-73-52 [Page 2) Deed, December 13, recorded in Volume 87, page Estate of Juan Bojorquez to Juan Bojorquez, Jr. Deed, March 25, recorded in Volume page 16. Juan Bojorquez, Jr. , to Rosario Celaya et al. Deed, March 22, recorded in Volume page 88. Trinidad B. de Garcia to Refugio C. de Sapunar et-al. Deed, April 20, recorded in Volume page Juan Sapunar to Rosario Celaya. Deed, February 23, recorded in Volume page Estate of Refugio C- de Sapunar to Rosario Celaya.

Deed, June 1, recorded in'Volume page 19- Rosario 0. Celaya to Edward E. Fimbres ad; Emma Rcneo Fimbres. Deed, June 25, recorded in Volume page Estate of Edward E. Fin"bres to Emma Romero Fimbres. Deed, July 3, recorded in Volume 631U, page Emma Romero Orosco to Judith and Julian Bernal. Deed, July 3, recorded in Volume 63I1*, page J. L. Bernal to Emma Romero Orosco and Irene JVassallo. * Deed, July 3, recorded in Volume page Frank Vassallo to Irene C. Vassallo. Deed, July 3, recorded in Volume 63I1*, page J. F. Bernal, to P. . Bauer. I960 Deed, July 3, recorded in Volume page Emma Romero Orosco to J. Kaufmann and Richard Shehkarov. Deed, July 3, recorded in Volume page J, Kaufmann to Emma Romero Orosco. Deed, July 3, recorded in Volume page 52U. Frani Vassallo to Irene C. Vassallo. k.

Builder; Un&novn. 5. Alterations and additions: These apartments appear to have under- gone no alterations or additions since Francisco Rivera plastered and improved the southern half of the building after he bought it in B. Historical Persons and Events Connected with the Structure: These two apartments vere the residences of a number of laborers , ^fe Southern Pacific Railroad employees, and construction workers who occupied the dwellings for only a short period of time. 2-laria Luisa Carrillo vas a long-term tenant, residing at from to SOUTH CONVENT AVENUE HABS No. AZ-T3-52 (Page 3) PART Ix. ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION (See Significance, above , and Barrio Libre (Barrio Historico) (EABS No. AZ-73) for site plan and historical "background essay. PART III.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION Sanborn Fire Insurance Company maps, Tract Books, Pioneer National Title Insurance Company (Microfilm, Recorder's records). Tucson City Directories, Oral Interviews: Frank (Francisco) Rivera, South Convent Aye. , Tucson, Arizona. 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 (EABS) 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 BABS, and Kenneth L. Anderson, Principal Architect, the project was completed during the summer of at the EABS 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 Arriol; (Tucson High School); Ernest Cota; Lupita Lopez (Tucson High School); and Anna Trinidad. Photographic records were made for EABS by David J. Kaminsky, Photog- rapher, Roswell, Hew 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.