The Silva House (in Historic Heritage Square & Science Park)
Introduction
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The Silva House was built in 1900 by Phoenix liquor dealer A.F.C. Kirchoff, who rented it out to make some extra income. The architecture is interesting in that it combines the bungalow style with neoclassical revival elements. In 1906, he sold it to Glendale rancher and warehouse owner Alejandro Silva, who leased it for the next 20 years. The family owned the house until 1977 when the city acquired it. During the following decades it became a museum and several restaurants, including the current British-themed one, The Rose and Crown, which opened in 2008.
Images
The Silva House was built in 1900 and today operates as The Rose and Crown restaurant.
Map of Heritage Square.
Sources
Robbins, Si. "From the Arizona Room | 628 E. Adams St. — Silva House." Downtown Phoenix Journal. September 29, 2010. http://downtownphoenixjournal.com/2010/09/29/arizona-room-silva-house.
"The Silva House," accessed September 4, 2017. http://heritagesquarephx.org/the-silva-house.
"The Silva House," accessed September 4, 2017. http://heritagesquarephx.org/the-silva-house.