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Diaz House, 483 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Diaz House, 483 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This Mission Revival style dwelling with enclosed front porch adds a distinctive flavor to this portion of South Convent Avenue. Built about twenty years later than the row of Transitional Sonora... More

Romero House, 469-471 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Romero House, 469-471 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This early transitional Sonoran adobe exhibits Anglo influences through its shingled pyramidal hipped roof and gabled dormer vent. One of a sequence of such dwellings, this row house is set flush... More

519-527 South Convent Avenue (Apartments), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

519-527 South Convent Avenue (Apartments), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This row of five apartments, built in 1929, is the latest structure on this section of South Convent Avenue. Built of adobe in a Mission Revival style, the sculptured parapet is similar to that o... More

500-502 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

500-502 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This Late Transitional Sonoran adobe building stands out from its earlier flush-fronted rowhouse neighbors to the north. Its set back and isolated situation, hipped roof with gablets and porch wi... More

Valencia House, 432-436 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Valencia House, 432-436 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: The significance of this structure lies in its conversion from a standard adobe construction to a substantial brick edifice. The L-shaped plan of the adobe building was unified in a rectangular m... More

510-512 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

510-512 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: Hidden by a wood slat fence, the architectural qualities of this long adobe house are not visible from the street. Probably one of the earliest houses on the block, the adobe is exposed, and the ... More

479 & 481 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

479 & 481 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: Standing in an isolated situation, this adobe duplex is connected to its northern neighbor (473 Convent Ave., (AZ-73-52)) by an archway and gate. The two structures were probably joined when the ... More

519-527 South Convent Avenue (Apartments), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

519-527 South Convent Avenue (Apartments), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This row of five apartments, built in 1929, is the latest structure on this section of South Convent Avenue. Built of adobe in a Mission Revival style, the sculptured parapet is similar to that o... More

519-527 South Convent Avenue (Apartments), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

519-527 South Convent Avenue (Apartments), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This row of five apartments, built in 1929, is the latest structure on this section of South Convent Avenue. Built of adobe in a Mission Revival style, the sculptured parapet is similar to that o... More

Diaz House, 483 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Diaz House, 483 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This Mission Revival style dwelling with enclosed front porch adds a distinctive flavor to this portion of South Convent Avenue. Built about twenty years later than the row of Transitional Sonora... More

Escalante House, 482-484 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Escalante House, 482-484 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: Built by its original owner and occupant, Miguel Escalante, this Early Transitional Sonoran row house is of traditional adobe construction and is set flush with the street. The structure dominate... More

Bojorquez House, 459 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Bojorquez House, 459 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

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440-446 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

440-446 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This row of apartments is a brick translation of typical Barrio row houses. Designed by Henry O. Jaastad, Tucson architect between 1908-1909, this four-unit building with hip roof relates strongl... More

510-512 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

510-512 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: Hidden by a wood slat fence, the architectural qualities of this long adobe house are not visible from the street. Probably one of the earliest houses on the block, the adobe is exposed, and the ... More

Terrazas House, 418 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Terrazas House, 418 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This plastered adobe structure, located on the northeast corner of the intersection of South Convent Avenue and W. Kennedy Street, has been owned by only two different families since its construct... More

471-473 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

471-473 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: The last in a row of five contiguous Early Transitional Sonoran adobe row houses, this duplex exhibits the unique method of Barrio property division. Now owned by two separate persons, the northe... More

440-446 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

440-446 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This row of apartments is a brick translation of typical Barrio row houses. Designed by Henry O. Jaastad, Tucson architect between 1908-1909, this four-unit building with hip roof relates strongl... More

440-446 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

440-446 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This row of apartments is a brick translation of typical Barrio row houses. Designed by Henry O. Jaastad, Tucson architect between 1908-1909, this four-unit building with hip roof relates strongl... More

441-447 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

441-447 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This Early Transitional adobe apartment row house, with its flush front and low-pitched corrugated metal roof is the first in a sequence of similar buildings situated contiguously along the east s... More

Lopez House, 517 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Lopez House, 517 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This simple adobe house was built and occupied, until recently, by the Antonio Lopez family. Lopez, a carpenter, constructed the house in about 1920, using current Anglo design standards: shingle... More

Lopez House, 517 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Lopez House, 517 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This simple adobe house was built and occupied, until recently, by the Antonio Lopez family. Lopez, a carpenter, constructed the house in about 1920, using current Anglo design standards: shingle... More

Garcia House, 496-498 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Garcia House, 496-498 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This flush-fronted Early Transitional adobe building is a contributing structure, along with its adjacent neighbors, to the S. Convent Ave. streetscape. Built in 1900 as a duplex by the family wh... More

Garcia House, 496-498 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Garcia House, 496-498 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This flush-fronted Early Transitional adobe building is a contributing structure, along with its adjacent neighbors, to the S. Convent Ave. streetscape. Built in 1900 as a duplex by the family wh... More

440-446 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

440-446 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This row of apartments is a brick translation of typical Barrio row houses. Designed by Henry O. Jaastad, Tucson architect between 1908-1909, this four-unit building with hip roof relates strongl... More

Valencia House, 432-436 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Valencia House, 432-436 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: The significance of this structure lies in its conversion from a standard adobe construction to a substantial brick edifice. The L-shaped plan of the adobe building was unified in a rectangular m... More

451 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

451 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This flat-roofed Sonoran row house is, from the exterior, an example of a simple adobe dwelling with a central doorway flanked by two bays. The interior contains a small courtyard, a feature seld... More

Garcia House, 496-498 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Garcia House, 496-498 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This flush-fronted Early Transitional adobe building is a contributing structure, along with its adjacent neighbors, to the S. Convent Ave. streetscape. Built in 1900 as a duplex by the family wh... More

479 & 481 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

479 & 481 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: Standing in an isolated situation, this adobe duplex is connected to its northern neighbor (473 Convent Ave., (AZ-73-52)) by an archway and gate. The two structures were probably joined when the ... More

479 & 481 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

479 & 481 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: Standing in an isolated situation, this adobe duplex is connected to its northern neighbor (473 Convent Ave., (AZ-73-52)) by an archway and gate. The two structures were probably joined when the ... More

519-527 South Convent Avenue (Apartments), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

519-527 South Convent Avenue (Apartments), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This row of five apartments, built in 1929, is the latest structure on this section of South Convent Avenue. Built of adobe in a Mission Revival style, the sculptured parapet is similar to that o... More

Diaz House, 483 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Diaz House, 483 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This Mission Revival style dwelling with enclosed front porch adds a distinctive flavor to this portion of South Convent Avenue. Built about twenty years later than the row of Transitional Sonora... More

Ahloy House, 492-494 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Ahloy House, 492-494 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This Early Transitional adobe structure reveals its Angle influences through its gabled roof and roof vent. The east addition once housed a family run cafe which has since been converted to a sec... More

Villa House, 504-506 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Villa House, 504-506 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This simple Mission Revival style adobe stands out with its neighbor across the street (519-527 S. Convent Ave., AZ-73-10) as the only two examples of this style on this block of South Convent Ave... More

Prince Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, South Convent Avenue & West Seventeenth Street, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Prince Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, South Convent Avenue...

Significance: This structure with its high hipped roof was built as a church in 1912 and housed two different black congregations until the 1960s. The exposed brick was plastered over in the 1970s before its s... More

Terrazas House, 418 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Terrazas House, 418 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This plastered adobe structure, located on the northeast corner of the intersection of South Convent Avenue and W. Kennedy Street, has been owned by only two different families since its construct... More

440-446 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

440-446 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: This row of apartments is a brick translation of typical Barrio row houses. Designed by Henry O. Jaastad, Tucson architect between 1908-1909, this four-unit building with hip roof relates strongl... More

Valencia House, 432-436 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Valencia House, 432-436 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: The significance of this structure lies in its conversion from a standard adobe construction to a substantial brick edifice. The L-shaped plan of the adobe building was unified in a rectangular m... More

510-512 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

510-512 South Convent Avenue (House), Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: Hidden by a wood slat fence, the architectural qualities of this long adobe house are not visible from the street. Probably one of the earliest houses on the block, the adobe is exposed, and the ... More

Valencia House, 432-436 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Valencia House, 432-436 South Convent Avenue, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Significance: The significance of this structure lies in its conversion from a standard adobe construction to a substantial brick edifice. The L-shaped plan of the adobe building was unified in a rectangular m... More