Archie Morrison Rental House, 175 Frisco Street, Clifton

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This house is typical of rental houses constructed in Clifton between about and Description: The Archie Morrison Rental House is of the National Folk - Hall and Parlor style. It is a one-story wood frame building with wood clapboard siding. The hip roof is covered in corrugated metal roofing and features two gablet dormer/ventilators. There is a front entry porch with a shed roof and a wood railing. Many additions have been made to the rear of the building. Few original windows remain, most having been replaced with sliding aluminum units. Original windows are six- light wood casements surrounded by 4" wide trim.

History: This frame dwelling was a rental house constructed between and by Arizona Copper Company concentrator foreman Archie Morrison (for additional information on Morrison see AZ-170). The plat map of Morrison's Addition indicates that the property was retained by Morrison in and the Arizona Copper Co. base map notes it as Morrison's rental property.1 Sources (endnotes): Sanbom Fire Insurance map; Arizona Copper Company base map; plat map of Mr. A, Morrison's Addition dated February 5, on file with the Greenlee County Recorder's Office; interview with Harriet Sweeting, December