El Presidio in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Mansions of Main Avenue
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 8, 2012
1. Mansions of Main Avenue Marker
Inscription.
Mansions of Main Avenue. . From the 1860s to the early 1900s, many of the wealthiest families in Tucson built homes along Main Avenue (El Camino Real), from Alameda Street north to 6th Street. "La vecindad cerca del centro" or, "the neighborhood near downtown" soon earned the nickname "Snob Hollow." Most of these architecturally unique mansions survived the urban renewal programs of the 1960s, and El Presidio Historic District became one of the first Tucson neighborhoods to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. , Historic House Dates , 119 N. Main – Fish – 1868 , 151 N. Main – Duffield-Stevens – 1865 , 179 N. Main – Corbett – 1908 , 221 N. Main – Hughes – 1864 , 234 N. Main – Olcott – 1890 , 252 N. Main – Cheyney – 1905 , 297 N. Main – Kruttschnitt – 1886 , 300 N. Main – Steinfield – 1898 , 317 N. Main – Verdugo – 1877 , 340 N. Main – Hereford – 1902 , 378 N. Main – Owls Club – 1903 , 402 N. Main – Franklin – 1898 , 430 N. Main – Herring – 1868
From the 1860s to the early 1900s, many of the wealthiest families in Tucson built homes along Main Avenue (El Camino Real), from Alameda Street north to 6th Street. "La vecindad cerca del centro" or, "the neighborhood near downtown" soon earned the nickname "Snob Hollow." Most of these architecturally unique mansions survived the urban renewal programs of the 1960s, and El Presidio Historic District became one of the first Tucson neighborhoods to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Historic House Dates
119 N. Main – Fish – 1868
151 N. Main – Duffield-Stevens – 1865
179 N. Main – Corbett – 1908
221 N. Main – Hughes – 1864
234 N. Main – Olcott – 1890
252 N. Main – Cheyney – 1905
297 N. Main – Kruttschnitt – 1886
300 N. Main – Steinfield – 1898
317 N. Main – Verdugo – 1877
340 N. Main – Hereford – 1902
378 N. Main – Owls Club – 1903
402 N. Main – Franklin – 1898
430 N. Main – Herring – 1868
Erected 2011 by This Historic Marker is a gift to the City of Tucson from Gerald and Emma Talen.
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Location. 32° 13.451′ N, 110° 58.553′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in El Presidio. Marker is at the intersection of North Main Avenue and West Paseo Redondo, on the right when traveling south on North Main Avenue. Marker is on the northwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tucson AZ 85701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 8, 2012
2. Mansions of Main Avenue Marker
Marker is in center of photo.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 8, 2012
3. 119 N. Main – Fish House
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 8, 2012
4. 151 N. Main – Duffield-Stevens House
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, April 14, 2013
5. 179 N. Main – Corbett House
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 6, 2012
6. 378 N. Main – Owls Club
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 6, 2012
7. 340 N. Main – Hereford House
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 6, 2012
8. 317 N. Main – Verdugo House
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 6, 2012
9. 300 N. Main – Steinfield House
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 6, 2012
10. 297 N. Main – Kruttschnitt House
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 6, 2012
11. 252 N. Main – Cheyney House
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 8, 2012
12. 234 N. Main – Olcott House
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 6, 2012
13. 221 N. Main – Hughes House
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 8, 2012
14. 402 N. Main – Franklin House
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 8, 2012
15. 430 N. Main – Herring House
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,292 times since then and 137 times this year. Last updated on May 12, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 9, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 5. submitted on April 15, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. submitted on January 9, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.