Sam Kee Residence
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leadhiker
N 33° 01.992 W 111° 23.169
12S E 463941 N 3655033
Built in the 1870s by Chinese-born Sam Kee, this home sits on the property line adjacent to
Pinal Street.
Waymark Code: WM8QA7
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2010
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The oldest portion of this adobe was built for Sam Kee in 1882. Typical of Sonoran row houses, this home was built on the property line and was transformed to late-transitional style in 1977 by the addition of the wood-shingled, hipped roof installed over the flat mud roof.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
This site is #29 on the self-guided Historic Florence Walking Tour.
Marker Name: Sam Kee Residence
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Pinal
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Town of Florence and Arizona Historical Society.
Year placed: 1989
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