Juan Avenenti Building
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Frank AZ
N 33° 02.060 W 111° 23.240
12S E 463830 N 3655159
Juan Avenenti in Florence, AZ
Waymark Code: WM8GEY
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2010
Views: 9
Juan Avenenti, an Italian immigrant who came to Arizona about 1870, purchased this property in 1886 from Frank M. Griffen. Previously, it had belonged to Florence pioneers Levi Ruggles and Charles Douglas. Avenenti, a grocer, butcher and rancher, built the present structure for a meat market. It became part of a complex of four buildings on this block owned by Avenenti and his family. In later years, it served as saloon, bank, restaurant, City Council Chambers, and cobbler's shop. It has been restored by the Florence Industrial Development Authority.
Marker Name: Juan Avenenti Building
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Pinal
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Arizona Historical Society
Year placed: 1983
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