Buena Vista Hotel (Safford, Arizona)

The historic Buena Vista Hotel in Safford, Arizona was built in 1928 at cost of $80,000.[2]^:27 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Former site of hotel (2015 photo)

Buena Vista Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	322 Main, Safford, Arizona
Coordinates	32°50′0″N 109°42′38″W
Built	1928
Built by	McGinty Construction
Architect	Jaastad, H.O.
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival
MPS	Safford MRA
NRHP reference No.	87002560[1]
Added to NRHP	February 9, 1988

It is or was a two-story, 80 feet (24 m) by 100 feet (30 m) steel frame and stucco building[2]^:11 designed by Henry O. Jaastad of Tucson and has been deemed to be the finest example of Mission Revival architecture in Safford.[2]^:19 It has a corbeled brick parapet.[3] It is the only hotel in Safford surviving from its historic era.[2]^:27

Part of the interior of the building was damaged by fire in 1979.[3]

The building no longer exists.[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Linda Laird (July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Safford Multiple Resource Area". National Park Service. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
3. Linda Laird & Assoc. (September 19, 1987). "Arizona State Historic Property Inventory: Buena Vista Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved December 5, 2016. (with photo)
4. See "Buena Vista showcased musical talents", Eastern Arizona Courier, 2005-10-19, retrieved 2015-03-16; and Robinson, Stephany Mae, "Mt. Graham timber built Valley", Eastern Arizona Courier, 2011-10-19, retrieved 2015-03-16. See also 2015 photo of 300s block of Main.