This house is a fine example of 19th century Tucson architecture. The Fish House, named after a prominent Tucson businessman, is made from adobe, which is essentially dried mud and bricks, materials that have for centuries provided excellent insulation in the either cold or extremely hot climates of the Southwest. As is common in this style of architecture, the ceiling is laced with saguaro cactus ribs. The building presently houses the Tucson Museum of Art's Western Art collection.
Phone: (520) 624-2333
Cross Streets: Between W Alameda St and W Paseo Redondo
120 N Main Ave Tucson, AZ 85701-8218 ·1827.56 mi
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The historic Edward Nye Fish House displays a Territorial era Sonoran row house, built of adobe with 2-foot wide walls. It has white stucco and blue-gray trim. Its first owner was Edward Nye Fish, who had it constructed on two lots in 1868. Fish originally came from Massachusetts and opened a general merchandise business in Tucson. Some of the structure's ceilings are made from packing crates from the store. This house now serves as gallery space for the John K. Goodman Pavilion of Western Art. It has been totally renovated so it is hard to get a feeling for the original structure except for the high ceilings and their unusual composition. In addition to those with packing crates, there are some at the rear made from saguaro ribs, Entrance to this house requires paying admission to the Tucson Museum of Art. I think the gallery holds a good collection of Western Art but nothing exceptional. Free parking is available at the museum's lot off of Washington Street.
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