Tempe Historic Property Survey
| Survey Number: |
HPS-148 |
| Name: |
Governor Benjamin B. Moeur House |
| Location: |
34 E. 7th Street/634 S. Myrtle |
| Year Built: |
1892 |
| Architectural Style: |
Western Colonial Box/Bungalow |
Dr. Benjamin B. Moeur, a physician from
Tennessee, came to Tempe in 1896 and became the town's only
full-time physician. Two years later, he moved into this house at
the corner of Myrtle and 7th Street. Many years later, when he
served two terms as governor of Arizona, he still lived in this
house in Tempe.
The B. B. Moeur House was originally a simple two-room frame
cottage. The current appearance of the house shows major changes
that were made in 1912. Additions and renovations at that time
transformed the house into a more contemporary Western Colonial
Box-style home with a bungalow-style porch. More changes were made
in 1929, when new brick veneer walls enclosed all of the original
exterior frame walls of the building.
The B. B. Moeur House has been determined to be eligible for the
National Register of Historic Places, but has not been officially
listed at this time. The 2600-square foot house was rehabilitated
in 1993, and Hatton Hall was built adjacent to the historic
structure. It now houses the offices of the Tempe Community
Council.
More information on this building is available at the Tempe
Historical Museum Research Library. See the File Contents for HPS-148.
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