Finding Aid to the Historic Block Archive at the Tucson Museum of Art Research Library
TITLE
Finding Aid to the Historic Block Archive at the Tucson Museum of Art Research Library
CREATOR
Lyons , Bettina O'Neil ; Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block Research Library
SUBJECT
Tucson (Ariz.)--Social life and customs ; Tucson (Ariz.)--History
Browse Topic
Society and culture Family and community
DESCRIPTION
This finding aid is an inventory to the Historic Block Archive records housed in the Tucson Museum of Art Research Library . Access to this collection is open to the public . The Tucson Museum of Art Historic Block includes five houses : La Casa Cordova , J . Knox Corbett House , Edward Nye Fish House , Leonardo Romero House , and Stevens/Duffield House . Tucson was established in 1776 as a Spanish Presidio , a military fort built for the protection of the priests and settlers at San Xavier Mission . In 1783 , a 12-foot high , 3- foot thick adobe wall was completed which encircled the 10 acre village , the area which would eventually include Tucson Museum of Art’s Historic Block . The northwest corner of the Presidio was located where Main and Washington Streets intersect today . Main Avenue , once called Calle Real , was the principal street leading into the fort . Historians believe that portions of the wall were incorporated in the construction of several Historic Block homes , including the Fish , Stevens , and Romero houses . In 1968 , the City of Tucson acquired the entire block as part of its Urban Redevelopment Program and, in turn , leased the block with its five historic houses to the Tucson Museum of Art in 1973 .
Publisher
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block Research Libary
TYPE
Text
Material Collection
Tucson Historic Block Archive
RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
You may copy, distribute and display this work, and derivitave works based upon it, however you must give credit for the image to TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORIC BLOCK.
DATE ORIGINAL
2006
Time Period
1860s (1860-1869) 1870s (1870-1879) 1880s (1880-1889) 1890s (1890-1899) 1900s (1900-1909) 1910s (1910-1919) 1920s (1920-1929)
ORIGINAL FORMAT
Text
DIGITAL IDENTIFIER
FindingAid-pdf.pdf
Date Digital
2010
DIGITAL FORMAT
PDF (Portable Document Format)
File Size
200951 Bytes
REPOSITORY
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block Research Library, 140 N. Main Avenue, Tucson, Arizona, (520) 624-2333 ext. 122. Website: http://tucsonmuseumofart.org/
Digitizing Technician
Caster, C. Alexandria
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