Rancho Joaquina House facts for kids
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Rancho Joaquina House
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| Location | 4630 E. Cheery Lynn Rd., Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Fitzhugh & Byron; Wasielewski, E. J. |
| Architectural style | Mission Revival/Spanish Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000786 |
| Added to NRHP | July 9, 1984 |
Rancho Joaquina House (also known as J.E. Thompson House) is a Mission Revival/Spanish Colonial Revival mansion in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix. Built in 1924/1925 by the Phoenix architectural firm Fitzhugh & Byron, the mansion is known as the earliest adobe revival property in the Phoenix area. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and on the historic register for the City of Phoenix.
The property was built for J.E. Thompson, who was once a Republican candidate for the United States Senate from Arizona. He was also the younger brother of William Boyce Thompson. The 1950s television show 26 Men was filmed, in part, on the estate. The house was largely vacant in the 1950s and 1960s, during which time local children believed the property to be haunted.
In 1970, the property was renovated and became a designer show house. The estate today is surrounded by the El Coronado Estates community which was built in the late '60s and early '70s.
