Tempe Directory of Historic Buildings 

Tempe has more than 200 historic buildings. Enjoy this searchable directory of information and photos.  For more information on any of these properties or to learn how your property can be listed, please contact Tempe Historic Preservation Officer Zachary Lechner at Zachary_Lechner@tempe.gov.

Many of the properties on the Tempe Historic Register, the National Register of Historic Places, or the list of Historic Eligible properties are privately owned and not open to the public. Please respect the privacy of those who may be living in these houses. 

Historic Eligible is a formal classification of parcels which contain buildings, structures, or sites which meet the criteria for designation as a Tempe Historic Property, but which have not been formally designated as "Historic." 

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YEAR BUILT: 1910

HISTORY

Built in 1914, the Chavez House was built as part of the Farmer’s Addition.

The family of Ramon Chavez, a rancher and laborer, occupied the house from at least 1914 until 1930. Chavez immigrated from Mexico to the United States in 1904 and married his wife, Nicolasa, in 1910.

By 1940 Juan Jimenez, a local car salesman, and his wife, Gertrudes, lived in the house.
 
ARCHITECTURE

The Chavez House is a one-story, Sonoran-style house that’s rectangular in shape. It was constructed with adobe and covered in stucco with a crawlspace foundation and flat roof with rolled asphalt

The front façade has a porch with a flat awning that is supported by four stuccoed square posts on concrete bases. The floor of the porch is also made of concrete. The front entry consists of a single-leaf door with a large, double-hung window on each side.

A stylistically compatible addition made of frame and stucco extends the rear of the house. The addition has a single entry and a window on the north side. Hooded vents are located near the roofline, and a low water table surrounds the house.
 
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Janus Associates. “Inventory Number 168.” In Tempe Historic Property Survey. 1983.

Ryden Architects. “Survey Site No T-168.” In City of Tempe Multiple Resource Area Update: Final Report, Volume Two: Inventory Forms. 1997.

“T-168 (37 Farmer),” City of Tempe Historic Preservation Office.
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