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The house at 145–153 S Main St, Tucson, Arizona, officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Sosa–Carrillo–Fremont House, is known locally for its association with John Charles Frémont, former Territorial Governor of Arizona.
El Charro Café is a historic three-location Mexican restaurant based in Tucson, Arizona.It has been owned by the Flores family since its establishment in 1922, making it the oldest Mexican restaurant owned by the same family in the United States.
The Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation was established in March 1984. The foundations mission is to save Tucson's neon signs and list numerous properties on the National Register of Historic Places. However, the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation does not have the ability to deny a demolition permit.
Casa Juan Paisano, at 3300 E. Camino Juan Paisano in Tucson, Arizona, was built in 1961. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [ 1 ] It was deemed significant as a work of Mexican architect Juan Wørner Bas, [ 2 ] also known as Juan Worner y Bas.
1300 N. Greasewood Rd, Tucson [27] Our Lady of Fatima 1950 Irvington Pl, Tucson [28] Our Lady Queen of all Saints 2915 E. 36th St, Tucson [29] Our Lady of the Valley 505 N. La Cañada Dr, Green Valley [30] Our Mother of Sorrows 1800 S. Kolb Rd, Tucson [31] Sacred Heart 601 E. Fort Lowell Rd, Tucson [32] St. Ambrose 300 S. Tucson Blvd, Tucson
Daniel Contreras, a native of Sonora who was born in Magdalena, Mexico, opened the restaurant in 1993 when he was 33. [2] [3] [4] The restaurant began as a food cart, which is the typical way Sonoran hot dogs are sold, but evolved into a restaurant. [3] According to the Beard Foundation it is a "destination restaurant". [2]
Local Tucson architect Roy Place rebuilt the upper floor in the same style as the original. [4] A historic plaque on the south entrance of the hotel bears Place's name so it is often believed to be of his original design. The Hotel Congress building was added to the National Historic Register in 2003.
Sam Nanini and Giaconda, his wife, moved to Tucson in 1948 seeking to cure Giaconda Nanini's bronchial asthma. [2] Beginning in the mid-1950s, the Italian born, transplanted Chicagoan developed three residential subdivisions on about 300 acres (1.2 km 2 ) that became the heart of the Casas Adobes community, giving the community its name.