About the Armory Park Neighborhood Neighborhood style Armory Park is defined by wide streets and avenues situated within a grid layout. The architectural styles ranging from grand Victorian homes to simpler Sonoran-style adobe row housing to cozy bungalows. Lush, mature trees define many parts of the neighborhood. Great location Armory Park is a historic Tucson […]
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A historic Tucson home, known as the Cheyney House, is up for sale downtown (Update: this home is currently off market). This home was named after Annie Cheyney who had the home built in 1905 in the area that was then known as ‘snob hollow’. Annie was the widow of a mining chemist named George
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Harold Bell Wright Estates, located near Speedway Boulevard and Wilmot Road in Tucson, has a lot of local history. If you’re like me you’ve probably wondered who Harold Bell Wright was and why his name graces this neighborhood? About Harold Bell Wright Harold Bell Wright was an early 20th century fiction author. He wrote 19
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Ivan Sarkiss was an Armenian-born architect who worked in Tucson on residential and commercial projects. Sarkiss and Associates collaborated on many large projects in Tucson, including the Pima Superior County Courthouse (1974), and the Skyline Country Club (1963). Sarkiss and Associates designed a modern bank on Grant Road & Park Avenue in 1972. Originally called
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Merritt Starkweather, FAIA was a well-known, prolific Tucson architect from the 1920s to the 1970s. He designed area schools, (Carrillo, Drachman, Bonillas to name a few) resorts, and homes. Many of his homes can be seen in the El Encanto Estates neighborhood. Merritt Starkweather also designed the well-known, historic Arizona Inn located at 2200 E.
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