Southwest view of Brown/Strong House

Date1982

MediumPhotograph

Dimensions3 1/2 × 5 in. (8.9 × 12.7 cm)

ClassificationsPrint, Photographic

Credit LineResearch - Library Tempe Historical Museum

Catalog number1995.2.2

DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Brown/Strong House
From Arizona State Historic Property Inventory: "The Brown/Strong House is a single-story sturcture, rectangular in plan, measuring 40 feet in width by 30 feet in depth. A two-room adove (30' x 15'), built in 1883, and which fronted onto Sixth Street, is the core of the house. Remodeling in 1901 slightly more than doubled the original size, and more importantly changed the "settlement" appearance of the adobe dwelling to a more formal house with strong Neo-Colonial Style design influence. Constructed of brick which becomes a facing for the adobe walls on the north half, the house is surmounted by a truncated pyramidal roof covered with wood shingles. It is articulated with a ventilator gablet symmetrically located on each of the north and west facade roof slopes, and a central gable on the main (east) facade. An entry is located below the gable and is flaned by evenly-located windows, further emphasizing the symmetry of plan and elevation common to this style. The north facade is composed of a cantral entry with a window on either side at the same opening locations as the original adobe. On the south, a central projection with an intersecting gable roof provides for a small kitchen. Another major architectural feature is a continuous verandah around the perimeter of the house. Screened on the west and south sides, the verandah features wood porch deck and ballustrade, with its sloped roof supported by turned wood posts. Noteworthy carpentry detailing includes jigcut sunburst ventilators at the gablets, diamond pattern shingles in the gable heads, jigcut ridge boards, moulded cornice trim and boxed eaves. Other original elements include doors, transoms, double-hung windows, hardware, picture moulding and two fireplaces. An enlargement of the kitchen area was completed in 1941 and consists of the enclosure of the southeast corner of the cerandah with separate entrance on the east porch."

Status

Not on view