A Barrio Viejo Transformed Sonoran Home
by Priscilla Burgers
Title
A Barrio Viejo Transformed Sonoran Home
Artist
Priscilla Burgers
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A BARRIO VIEJO TRANSFORMED SONORAN HOME by PRISCILLA BURGERS
Tucson's oldest surviving homes date from the 1840s, when southern
Arizona was still part of Mexico. The Sonoran style is characterized by
one-story rowhouses with their fronts on the street, and construction
of exposed mud adobe block. In Arizona, this style of urban architecture is unique to Tucson.
The arrival of Americans escalated after the Southern Pacific Railroad connected to Tucson in 1880. This brought new construction materials and architectural tastes from the eastern U.S. and California. Existing Sonoran-style houses were transformed by additions of pyramidal or gabled metal roofs, brick caps on roof parapets, and Victorian embellishments. This Sonoran home has such front door embellishments influenced by the coasts.
FAA Featured Photo:
Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group - 6/2/2015
FAA Featured Photo:
Balconies Windows and Doors Group - 11/5/2015
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June 2nd, 2015
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Maria Coulson
CONGRATULATIONS!! Your artwork has been Featured in the “Balconies, Windows and Doors Group” Thank you for sharing it!
Randy Rosenberger
This special recognition of being chosen as one our our Featured Artists is a true honor. I am happy for you to be able to give you the high accolades an artist may receive on our WFS homepage. It is a true honor to bestow upon you this special recognition, due to the professional quality, creativity, and pure beauty of this fine piece of art work. As administrator of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group, I am proud of you for this accomplishment. I Liked and Faved. R.B. Rosenberger (admin. of the WFS group)
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