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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHSU_aquiles-arriola-square_Coolidge-AZ.html
The first fired-brick building in Florence was built here in 1886 for William R Stone, District Court Clerk, later Territorial District Attorney. The next year Stone added an office where he and District Attorney Richard E. Sloan, later Judge and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHST_john-keating-house_Florence-AZ.html
This single-story adobe, built in 1888, retains its basic integrity as an example of the symmetrical, pyramidal-roofed, Late-Transitional style. Keating was a pioneer stage driver. He served as a territorial legislator, Florence town councilman, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHSS_spinas-rental-house_Florence-AZ.html
This one-story, detached dwelling began as an American Victorian-style building, with walls of locally made brick and a metal-covered, timber-framed hip roof. Brick arches topped door and window openings. Bungalow-style additions included an open,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHSQ_cosgrove-house_Florence-AZ.html
The western portion of this adobe brick house was built for Frank and Isabella Cosgrove in 1878. It was originally constructed with dirt floors, roof and a Sonoran corner fireplace.
During the 1890s, Theophile Nicholas "Americanized" the struct…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHSL_elena-llescas-house_Florence-AZ.html
Built for Pablo and Elena Llescas in the early 1860s, this single-story row house has two exterior walls not parallel with respect to the other walls. This indicates construction prior to the 1866 Ruggles Street Grid. This building is constructed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHSK_john-nicholas-building_Florence-AZ.html
Called the "New Beer Hall," this single-story, mud-roofed, one-room deep, adobe Sonoran-style house was said to be "the coolest place in town" by owner John Nicholas. In 1890, the Arizona Weekly Enterprise, Florence's second newspaper, leased the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHSJ_nicholas-residence_Florence-AZ.html
French-born John Nicholas built this single-story flat-roofed, Sonoran-style, adobe house along the side-street property line. Its raised foundation offered some protection from flooding. Originally rectangular, it was L-shaped in 1890 and square …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHSI_john-nicholas-saloon-and-beer-hall_Florence-AZ.html
Designed by prominent Arizona Architect James M. Creighton, this is the oldest standing fired-brick building in Florence. Soon after completion, French-born rancher-farmer John Nicholas moved his saloon to this building in 1889. Tradition has it t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHSH_jesus-preciado-de-luna-bernardina-lorona-residence_Florence-AZ.html
In 1880, Juan Luna built this single-story, Sonoran-style adobe house for his wife and put the title in her name. According to Spanish tradition, it was the polite thing to do. The building's two L-shaped wings are one-room deep, and the original …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHSG_denier-richmond-general-merchandise-store_Florence-AZ.html
Built in 1890, the store originally had unplastered adobe walls, a gabled roof, and a large, commercial-style glass display front. After Denier & Richmond, the building housed the C.R. Michea Store from 1897 to 1907, and then the Michea-Arballo St…