Morgan House (Willcox, Arizona)

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Morgan House
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Location242 E. Maley Street, Willcox, Arizona
Coordinates 32°15′04″N109°49′47″W / 32.25111°N 109.82972°W / 32.25111; -109.82972 Coordinates: 32°15′04″N109°49′47″W / 32.25111°N 109.82972°W / 32.25111; -109.82972
NRHP reference No. 87000746 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 1987

The Morgan House is an historic building in Willcox, Arizona which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The house is named after Henry A. Morgan, one of the founders of Willcox, and its first mayor after its incorporation in 1915. He constructed the residence circa 1888. It is a wood frame structure of Queen Anne architecture. It has a truncated hip roof, covered with asphalt shingles and a single chimney topped with a metal cap, and boxed cornice eaves. The entrance is centered on the home, with a wooden door with a single light and a wooden screen door. It has an open porch with turned wood posts, covered by a shed roof. The site also has a garage, but that was built much later, and is not a contributing structure to the NRHP. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Arizona State Historic Property Inventory". National Park Service. August 1986. pp. 2–3. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  3. "Henry A. Morgan, Pioneer, Is Dead". Arizona Daily Star . November 22, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved December 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg