Casa Juan Paisano, at 3300 E. Camino Juan Paisano in Tucson, Arizona, was built in 1961. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1] It was deemed significant as a work of Mexican architect Juan Wørner Bas,[2] also known as Juan Worner y Bas.[3]
Casa Juan Paisano | |
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| Location | 3300 E. Camino Juan Paisano, Tucson, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 32°18′47″N 110°55′14″W / 32.3130°N 110.9205°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1961 |
| Architect | Juan Wørner Baz |
| Architectural style | Modern Mexican Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 13000545[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 31, 2013 |
It was built in 1961 for developer John W. Murphey and his wife Helen to be their home, and was named Casa Juan Paisano, which roughly translates as "the house of my countryman John". The street name Camino Juan Paisano, which roughly translates as "the road of my countryman John" appears to have been named at that time as well.[4]
It has also been known as the John and Helen Murphey House.[3]
Besides the house, the listing also included two contributing structures and two contributing objects.[1][3]
Juan Wørner Bas
editJuan Wørner Bas (1928–2015) was a young architect in Mexico whose biggest work was the Continental Hilton hotel in Mexico City, "a modern high-rise in a historic area of the city", when the Murpheys recruited him to come to Tucson to design their home.[5] (The Continental Hilton building, built 1954–55, was damaged in the 1985 Mexico City earthquake and demolished in 1986.[6]) He went on to design 20 homes and commercial buildings in the Tucson area in what he termed a "Modern Mexican Colonial" style.[3]
See also
edit- St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church, funded by the Murpheys, also National Register-listed
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Juan Wørner y Baz: 1928–2015".
- ^ a b c d Jennifer Levstik (April 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Casa Juan Paisano /John and Helen Murphey House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 10, 2021. Includes 24 photos.
- ^ David Leighton (March 25, 2014). "Street Smarts: Foothills street name honors one of Tucson's most important builders". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ Nick Labriola (May 14, 2020). "Juan Wørner Baz and the Serene Tucson Neighborhood he Created".
- ^ "Hotel Continental Hilton". Emporis.[dead link]
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