Jesus Martinez House
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leadhiker
N 33° 02.080 W 111° 23.207
12S E 463882 N 3655196
In 1886, Pinal County
converted part of the building into the first County Hospital. It had six beds. Each had a
horsehair mattress and a wool blanket. By 1890, the house was used as a meat market,
store and residences.
Waymark Code: WM8QAD
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2010
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Jesus Martinez, a farmer from New Mexico, began construction on this adobe house in 1872. Completed in 1880, the U-shaped building had a traditional Sonoran flat dirt roof and central patio enclosed on three sides. By 1890 the house was divided for use as a meat market, store and residence. About 1912, the hipped roof was added and the home was reconverted to a single residence. It is the best preserved and least altered Sonoran style structure in Florence. Listed, National Register of Historic Places.
This site is #2 on the self-guided Historic Florence Walking Tour.
Marker Name: Jesus Martinez House
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Pinal
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Town of Florence and Arizona Historic Society.
Year placed: 1980
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