First Hittinger Block

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First Hittinger Block
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The building in 2012
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Location116 East Congress Street, Tucson, Arizona
Coordinates 32°13′25″N110°58′09″W / 32.22361°N 110.96917°W / 32.22361; -110.96917 (First Hittinger Block) Coordinates: 32°13′25″N110°58′09″W / 32.22361°N 110.96917°W / 32.22361; -110.96917 (First Hittinger Block)
Arealess than one acre
Built1901 (1901)
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Downtown Tucson, Arizona MPS
NRHP reference No. 03000904 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 12, 2003

The First Hittinger Block is a historic two-story building in Tucson, Arizona. It was designed in the Italianate style, and built in 1901. [2] It was named for Anton Hittinger, an investor who purchased the building in 1892 and erected other buildings around it. [2] It housed the Harry A. Drachman Shoe Company, [2] whose eponymous founder served in the Arizona Senate from 1923 to 1924. [3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 12, 2003. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Janet Parkhurst (May 10, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: First Hittinger Block". National Park Service . Retrieved December 30, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. "Drachman, Harry Arizona, 1869–1951 Papers, 1870–1975 (bulk 1898–1949)" (PDF). Arizona Historical Society. Retrieved December 30, 2019.