Casa Juan Paisano

3300 E. Camino Juan Paisano, Tucson, Arizona. County/parish: Pima.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 31, 2013. NRIS 13000545.

1 contributing building. 2 contributing structures. 2 contributing objects.

Also known as:

  • John and Helen Murphey House

From Wikipedia:

Casa Juan Paisano

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. It was deemed significant as a work of Mexican architect Juan Wørner Bas, also known as Juan Worner y Bas.

It was built in 1961 for developer John W. Murphey and his wife Helen to be their home, and was named Casa Juan Paisano, which roughly translates as "the house of my countryman John". The street name Camino Juan Paisano, which roughly translates as "the road of my countryman John" appears to have been named at that time as well.

It has also been known as the John and Helen Murphey House.

Besides the house, the listing also included two contributing structures and two contributing objects.

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