LA CASA CORDOVA
                                          IN THE HISTORIC EL PRESIDIO NEIGHBORHOOD


           
                                                                                                                                            (photo by Julie Nellis  2-27-2005)


La Casa Cordova is located at 175 N. Meyer Ave.  behind the Tucson Museum of Art Complex.  It is named after its last resident, Maria Navarette Cordova, the great niece of the original builder.  This historic adobe is listed with the National Register of Historic Places.

La Casa Cordova is a perfect example of an original adobe building.  Adobe is made of clay, sand, and straw.  A mud is made and shoveled into wooden forms and left to dry in the sun.  Adobe is a wonderful insulator, keeping the home cool during a time when there were no coolers or air conditioning.  The home had a dirt floor that had been sprinkled with water, tamped down and swept to form a hard cool floor.  The ceiling was made of wood beams and saguaro ribs.  Dirt would be packed on top of the saguaro ribs for extra protection against the elements.

This home was originally built by Manuel Carrillo and it is believed that the western part of La Casa Cordova was built in 1848 which would make it one of the oldest surviving buildings in Tucson.   In 1879 it was added onto by Gabino and Carmen Ortega.  La Casa Cordova has a typical patio of the 1880's with an area for cooking and a water well.



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