Tucson's newest historic landmark? 3 things to know about this home

A Spanish Colonial Revival house in the Colonia Solana Neighborhood could become Tucson’s next historic landmark.

The Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation is applying for the landmark status for the Voorhees-Pattison House, 3488 E. Via Golondrina, near Reid Park.

The Tucson City Council approved the start of the process on Tuesday.

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Here are three things to know about the house.

• The 1929 home was designed by Roy Place and built as a model home to attract new development, Assistant City Manager Albert Elias said in a memo. The house hasn’t been updated since then, making it a good example of historic architecture. Other Roy Place buildings in Tucson include the Old Pima County Courthouse and the Arizona State Museum building.
• The style of the house is described as “rambling and elegant.” Some of its unusual features include a second-story sleeping porch, wrought-iron grillwork, handmade tiles and balconettes with hooded windows. However, the historic landmark status would only protect the home’s exterior.
• To get the Historic Landmark designation, owner Ann Pattison will have to go through a rezoning process. Steps include neighborhood meetings, a zoning examiner meeting and another City Council approval.

If approved, it would become the city’s seventh landmark. The others are: the Valley of the Moon, the San Pedro Chapel, El Tiradito Wishing Shrine, the Cannon-Douglas House, the Smith House and El Con Water Tower.