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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D12_thomas-fulbright-residence_Florence-AZ.html
The Fulbrights moved into the home on February 14, 1934 continuing to complete the house as cash became available. The adobe patio wall was completed in 1934, the outside and inside walls were plastered in 1937 and the tile roof was installed in 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D10_ross-fryer-cushman-residence_Florence-AZ.html
In 1876, Roderick Ross, one of Florence's first blacksmiths, constructed this Sonoran-style adobe house. The original flat earthen roof made of round log beams, saguaro ribs, and mud is well-preserved by a gable roof added between 1899 and 1910. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D0Z_c-d-henry-house_Florence-AZ.html
This American-Victorian (Queen Anne) house was built tin 1889, by its owner Charles D. Henry. Henry was a building contractor who specialized in brick and built other houses in Florence of similar architecture. These probably included the Colton-F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AM5_walker-oury-house_Florence-AZ.html
Originally a Sonoran adobe row house built C. 1877 for John D. Walker friend, agent, and physician to the Pima Indians at Sacaton. This building was used as courtroom and county offices during his terms as justice of the peace, county surveyor and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AM4_carmen-michea-house_Florence-AZ.html
Built between 1886 and 1889, this Sonoran row house was the most common house type in territorial Florence. It was transformed to Spanish colonial revival in 1940. This house displays features like the stepped parapet and mission-tile canopy. Duri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ALI_ignacio-manjarres-house_Florence-AZ.html
Ignacio Manjarres was a rancher in Florence as early as 1898 when a brand was registered in his name with the county. He was a charter member of the Pinal County Cattle Growers Association. At various times he raised sheep and pigs, fruit trees an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ALG_andronico-loro-a-house_Florence-AZ.html
This Sonornan-styled adobe house was built by rancher Andronico Loro?a in 1886 and it is typical of the houses built in early Florence by ranchers. The original flat roof was replaced with a pitched roof covered with tin. Loro?a lived here with hi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AL0_granville-wheat-outbuilding_Florence-AZ.html
The smaller adobe outbuilding was constructed by Grandville Wheat and appears on an 1869 army map of Florence. The flat earthen roof was replaced with a rare mono-pitched waterproof metal roof. The original door and wood frame remain. Wheat was a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AKY_john-zellweger-house_Florence-AZ.html
One of a series of Craftsman bungalows on Willow Street, this was the home of the John Zellweger family. Zellweger was a founder of the First National Bank of Florence. His father and George Push owned the large Steam Pump Ranch north of Tucson. J…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AKW_emma-monk-guild-house_Florence-AZ.html
Emma Monk came to Arizona Territory to teach school at Fort Thomas in the 1880s. She married William Guild in 1887 and taught school in Florence off and on from 1885 to 1897 and was the first Florence principal. She also taught in Red Rock, Casa G…