Buena Vista Hotel (Safford, Arizona)

The historic Buena Vista Hotel in Safford, Arizona was built in 1928 at cost of $80,000.[2]:27 The 2-story, 46-room hotel was built by Fred and Minta Waughtal, who owned the nearby Olive Hotel, and opened Oct. 15, 1929. It featured swimming pool and two bars; the Tap Room, and the Matador Room, which both featured live music and entertainment, including jazz and country and western music. The hotel closed in 1979 and was damaged in a fire. The building was demolished in 1994. [3]

Buena Vista Hotel
Location322 Main, Safford, Arizona
Coordinates32°50′0″N 109°42′38″W
Built1928
Built byMcGinty Construction
ArchitectJaastad, H.O.
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
MPSSafford MRA
NRHP reference No.87002560[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 9, 1988

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Former site of hotel (2015 photo)

It is or was a two-story, 80 feet (24 m) by 100 feet (30 m) steel frame and stucco building[2]:11 designed by Henry O. Jaastad of Tucson and has been deemed to be the finest example of Mission Revival architecture in Safford.[2]:19 It has a corbeled brick parapet.[4] It is the only hotel in Safford surviving from its historic era.[2]:27

Part of the interior of the building was damaged by fire in 1979.[4]

The building no longer exists.[5]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Linda Laird (July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Safford Multiple Resource Area". National Park Service. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  3. See "Buena Vista Hotel revisited", Eastern Arizona Courier, 2005-08-24, retrieved 2020-03-16; and Robinson, Stephany Mae, "Mt. Graham timber built Valley", Eastern Arizona Courier, 2011-10-19, retrieved 2015-09-06. See also 2015 photo of 300s block of Main.
  4. Linda Laird & Assoc. (September 19, 1987). "Arizona State Historic Property Inventory: Buena Vista Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved December 5, 2016. (with photo)
  5. See "Buena Vista showcased musical talents", Eastern Arizona Courier, 2005-10-19, retrieved 2015-03-16; and Robinson, Stephany Mae, "Mt. Graham timber built Valley", Eastern Arizona Courier, 2011-10-19, retrieved 2015-03-16. See also 2015 photo of 300s block of Main.


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