The Detwiler House, at 310 N. Alarcon in Prescott, Arizona, was built around 1900. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
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| Location | 310 N. Alarcon, Prescott, Arizona |
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| Built | 1900 |
| MPS | Prescott Territorial Buildings MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 78003223[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 14, 1978 |
History
editIt is significant as the home of J.S. "Whistling Jack" Detwiler and his family. Detwiler was a well-known railroad engineer on the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway.[2] It was later home of the parents of Ernest Love (1895–1918), a local World War I hero,[2] namesake of Ernest A. Love Field.[3]
It is a wood-frame structure about 30 by 45 feet (9.1 m × 13.7 m) in plan.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c Billy Garrett; Marjorie H. Wilson (March 8, 1978). Arizona State Historic Property Inventory: Detwiler House. National Archives. Retrieved June 10, 2021. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ^ "August 1918: Lt. Love under enemy fire for the first time". Daily Courier. August 18, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
External links
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