El Encanto Estates   Homeowners Association

"to promote the social welfare of El Encanto Estates and its environs"

People

Table of Contents

1. El Encanto residents and the history of Tucson
2. Biographical sketches of early prominent residents and architects of El Encanto
3. About the Membership Directory
4. Prospective
    
   

El Encanto residents and the history of Tucson

El Encanto Estates was founded in 1928, when the citizens of Tucson were perhaps five percent of their present number. Many leaders of Tucson who participated in the early stages of development of the City and of the State of Arizona, lived in El Encanto. The history of El Encanto, described in the Nomination to the National Register of History Places, includes brief biographies of these early residents. Following is a list of these men and women, with links to the brief biographies in the Nomination document. The numbers in parentheses refer to a list of homes.

Biographical sketches of early prominent residents and architects of El Encanto

1. State Level
   1. Henry G. Boice (#70)
   2. Benjamin J. McKinney (#147)
   3. Gerald Jones (#111)
   4. C.W. Miller (#123)
   5. William J. Young (#26)
   6. Eldred D. Wilson (#93)
2. Local Level
   1. The Founder: W.E. Guerin (#86)
   2. M.H. Starkweather: the Overseeing Architect (#128)
   3. Aaron Levy (#16)
   4. George A. Stonecypher (#183)
   5. Harry W. Powers (#122)
   6. Ralph Everett Ellinwood (#72)
   7. John S. Sundt (#84)
3. National Level
   1. Bert E. Underwood (#60)
   2. Muriel Thayer Painter (#56)
   3. Dr. Charles W. Mills (#71)
   4. Margaret Cammack and Howard V. Smith (#121)
   5. Nelson C. Bledsoe (4160)
4. Later Occupants
   1. Monte Mansfield (Mansfeld) (#103)
   2. James Byron McCormack (#148)
   3. Albert R. Buehman (#109)
   4. Other prominent residents
5. Architects
   1. M.H. Starkweather: the Overseeing Architect
   2. Henrik Olsen Jaastad
   3. Josias Thomas Joesler
   4. Arthur Thomas Brown
   5. Anne J. Rysdale
   6. Other prominent architects

About the Membership Directory

There is a trial directory (a few names serving for a test only). The database is secured by authentication of a user through requiring a login name and password. We hope to extend this to include the full list of neighbors.

The Membership page [ directory /Membership/ ]:

• Search directory for entry or entries matching name, address, etc.
• Display directory sorted by Name
• Display directory sorted by Address

Prospective

We expect to add more biographies, of recent and current residents of El Encanto, as time and spirit permit.

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URL: http://elencanto-tucson.com/People/index.html
Last revised: February 6, 2002
John Rupley: rupley@u.arizona.edu