Harrington-Birchett House - Tempe Arizona
N 33° 25.409 W 111° 56.187
12S E 412939 N 3698628
Dating from 1895, the Harrington-Birchett House is an excellent example of Victorian and English Tudor Revival architecture. It was occupied by an early mayor of Tempe.
Waymark Code: WMAJ45
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2011
Views: 7
Information from the Tempe Historic Preservation NRHP site:
This house was built by J. W. Harrington in 1895, and later owned by Joseph T. Birchett, who played a prominent role in Tempe's history as a partner in the Birchett Brothers Grocery, a director of the Tempe National Bank, and as Mayor of Tempe. His wife, Guess Birchett, was well-known locally for her work in bird and nature studies and her participation in beautification efforts for Tempe.
This house represents an excellent example of Period Revival styling. The core of the Harrington/Birchett house was built in 1895 as part of the J. W. Harrington homestead. The original house was a single-story brick Victorian cottage built by the Goodwin Brothers. The building was remodelled in 1931 into a Period Revival style house with English Tudor qualities including enclosure of porches, sheathing the brick with stucco.
Street address: 202 E. 7th St Tempe, AZ
County / Borough / Parish: Maricopa
Year listed: 1984
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1925-1949
Historic function: Domestic Single Dwelling
Current function: Domestic Single Dwelling
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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