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Tovrea Castle is a historic structure and landmark at 5041 East Van Buren Street in Phoenix, Arizona, on 44 acres (18 ha) bounded by the Red Mountain Freeway (State Route 202) to the east, Washington Street to the south, Van Buren Street to the north and the Main Post Office to the west.
Edward Ambrose Tovrea (March 20, 1861 – February 7, 1932) was an American entrepreneur who is best known as a prominent Arizona cattle baron. [1] Tovrea Castle. Edward Tovrea was born at Sparta in Randolph County, Illinois. He was the owner of Tovrea Stockyards in Phoenix. Tovrea opened his stockyard operation in 1919.
Prior to 1964, public accommodations in Phoenix and Arizona were segregated: African Americans were not allowed to stay in the hotels in downtown Phoenix. The structure, which is listed in the National register of Historic Places ref. number 95001081, is the only known surviving African-American boarding house in Phoenix.
The Phoenix Historic Property Register is the official listing of the historic and prehistoric properties in the city of Phoenix, the capital and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona. [1] The city's register includes most or all places in Phoenix listed on the National Register of Historic Places and many more of local significance.
Frederick E. Tovrea – Tovrea was the 10-year-old son of E. A. Tovrea owner of the "Tovrea Land and Cattle Co." packing house and the "Tovrea Castle" in Phoenix. The child died on July 17, 1898, of appendicitis. [29] John Preston Osborn – Osborn arrived in Prescott, Arizona in 1854. While he lived there, he built that town's first hotel.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Phoenix, Arizona, United States. ... Construction on Tovrea Castle completed. [42] Fox Movie Palace opens. [32]
The Tovrea Stockyards were stockyards operated by the Tovrea Land and Cattle Company that existed in Phoenix, Arizona. Existing on 200 acres, it was once considered the largest feedlot in the world, until encroaching development led to its eventual closure in the late-20th century. [1]
Category: National Register of Historic Places in Phoenix, Arizona. ... Tovrea Castle; U. Union Station (Phoenix, Arizona) United States Post Office (Phoenix, Arizona) W.