Otto Rosenthal House, 237 Coronado Boulevard, Clifton

Source document Quoted word for word from HABS ARIZ,6-CLIFT,29-. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.

Associated with the development of Clifton, and more specifically, Hill's Addition to Clifton. Description: The Rosenthal House lies within a row of intact historic homes on the east side of Coronado Boulevard (Arizona Highway in south Clifton. The house exhibits influences of several Victorian styles, most notably Queen Anne and Shingle Style. Wood shingles are used to sheathe the structural wood framing. The house has the massing of a Queen Anne cottage, with a front chamfered bay with double-hung windows in each face, flanked by an entry porch. The roof is hipped, with gablet dormer/ventilators at each peak. The roof is sheathed in asphalt shingles. The porch is reached through a broad, shingled archway. Eaves at the roof are enclosed with tongue- and-groove boards.

Windows are generally wood, double-hung, with a one-over-one pattern. Several windows at the rear have been replaced with aluminum sliding units. A small porch is found at the back. History: This wood frame house was constructed ca. for Otto Rosenthal in Hill's Addition to Clifton. Rosenthal, an employee of the Arizona Copper Company's store department, purchased the property in Rosenthal was typical of the small business owners and middle managers that lived in Hill's Addition (see HABS No. AZ-199). In recent years the house was owned by Ernesto P. and Hilda M. Villicana, and Dennis L and Susan M. Lusk.1 Sources (endnotes): 1. Copper Era March 5), Sanbom fire insurance map; title information provided by William J. Acton, Tucson.