Tempe Historic Property Survey

This Spanish Colonial Revival style house is an outstanding example of Period Revival architecture in Tempe. It was apparently built around 1935 for Dr. W. E. Patterson, a Tempe physician, by Leonard Carr, a local contractor who also built the Tempe Beach complex and stadium in the 1930s.

The house at 35 W. 12th Street is one and two stories with both flat and pitched red clay tiled roofs. It has an irregular plan, and is constructed of brick and covered with stucco. The Spanish Colonial Revival styling is evident in the tiled roof, arched main entry, and stucco covering. The house was later converted to a multiple residence with several entries; only the north-facing door in the north arcade is round-arched. Then north door is located in a one-and-one-half story tower with a hipped roof, which forms the inner foyer. French doors are at one of the west entries. Other doors are in the west façade and face west in a projecting portion of the north façade. The two-story portion rises at the rear (south) of the building and has an interior chimney at the north wall. The windows on the house are casement. Small concrete porches are on the north and west entries. A low wall encloses the backyard. The garage has been converted to apartments. The house is generally obscured with foliage and trees. The stucco finish and spanish tile roofing, along with the box-like massing are character-defining elements of the building. With most of its original fabric intact, this building provides a positive contribution to the historic character of the area.

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