For Star subscribers: Rio Nuevo offers to buy and fix up a historic barrio house turned museum that was saved from the wrecking ball during construction of the Tucson Convention Center.
Henry Brean The barrio surrounding it was bulldozed more than 50 years ago to make way for the Tucson Convention Center. Now the historic Sosa-Carrillo House is on the cusp of being purchased by the current driving force behind “urban renewal” downtown.
He did say that the talks have been ongoing since late 2021 and have “served to highlight maintenance and outreach needs for the property, and are inspiring a fresh look to ensure that the Sosa-Carrillo House remains a publicly accessible site for history and culture into the next century ahead.” Fixer-upperMcCusker said Rio Nuevo is committed to maintaining the property as a cultural and educational site, and there would be deed restrictions to that effect, just in case.
In addition to the adobe repairs, he said the building is overdue for a new roof and air-conditioning system, upgraded electrical wiring, and renovations to its 50-year-old bathrooms and kitchen, which would allow it to better accommodate special events. The traditional Sonoran row house included a stone foundation, high ceilings and a central hallway known as a zaguan. Its front door opened onto Main Street, then a dirt road through what was still a dusty, frontier outpost.
Unlikely saviorThe decision to spare the Sosa-Carrillo House from the bulldozers was steeped in its own brand of ethnic erasure. These days, the Frémont name is being phased out altogether, though it can still be found on several signs and documents, including the National Register.
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