Harrington-Birchett House - Tempe Arizona - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

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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