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As Newhall puts it: "Our aim is to make Tucson motor hotels the best in the county and help Tucson’s reputation grow as an outstanding spot to stop, to stay, to live." (Keating) [5] In the days leading to the opening of the Tucson Inn, numerous articles detailed the various amenities available to guests in the January 30, 1953 Tucson Daily ...
The hotel was considered the finest hotel in the Arizona Territory at the time of its opening. The construction of the hotel project was a major moment in Tucson’s early twentieth century history and represented both a major investment into the territory and the introduction of amenities and refinement that would attract Americans from the ...
The Arizona Inn is a hotel in Tucson, Arizona. It was built in 1930–31 by Isabella Greenway, who became Arizona's first female representative to the U.S. Congress in 1932. The Spanish Colonial Revival main building was designed by Tucson architect Merritt Starkweather. The entire 14-acre (5.7 ha) complex comprises 25 structures, of which 21 ...
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In March 1945, John Murphey and Rev. George W. Ferguson sold the property to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Morgan for $110,000. The new owners announced plans to operate a desert resort hotel on the property, then consisting of 80 acres. [5] By December 1945, the property was operating as the Hacienda del Sol Ranch Hotel. [6]
The Hotel Congress is a federally recognized historic building located in downtown Tucson, Arizona. It was built in 1918 and designed by the Los Angeles architectural firm William and Alexander Curlett as part of an expansion of Congress Street and in conjunction with the theatrical venue Rialto Theatre , which sits north of Congress Street.