Margaret B. Hill House, 229 Coronado Boulevard, Clifton

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Associated with the development of Clifton. Description: The Margaret B. Hill House is located on the northern end of a row of intact historic residences along south Coronado Boulevard (Arizona Highway The lot is provided with mature landscaping and a low chain-link fence at the front yard. The house is a typical example of a Queen Anne cottage. The east front is composed of a corner entry porch adjacent to a projecting brick chamfered bay with three double-hung windows to one side. The roof is supported by classically detailed wood columns at the porch. A wooden guardrail encloses the front porch. Except for a front gable which projects out over the front bay, the roof is hipped, with gablet dormer/ventilators at front and back. Wood fish-scale shingles appear at the gable ends.

Other exterior materials include exposed brick, asphalt shingles and wood clapboard siding. The windows of the house are wood double-hung with wood screens. A rear screen porch has been enclosed, and a small addition has been made to the rear. An insensitive concrete block addition with a flat roof has been made to the front. History: This brick house was constructed in for Margaret B. Hill, daughter of Henry B. Hill. Henry B. Hill, a prominent Clifton resident, subdivided the area known as "Hill's Addition to Clifton" in and had this house constructed for his daughter. Hill lived next door at 231 South Coronado Boulevard (see HABS No. AZ-199).

A house Hill constructed for his second daughter, Rosie, at 235 South Coronado Boulevard, has a floor plan that is a reverse mirror image of this house (See HABS No. AZ-200). In recent years the house has been owned by Vernon L and Theresa L. Rockwell, and David R. and Patricia A. Stacy.1 Sources (endnotes): 1- Copper Era April 5); June title information provided by William J. Acton, Tucson. MARGARET B. HILL HOUSE HABS No. AZ-198 (Page 2)