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
Buena Vista Hotel (Safford, Arizona) is located in Arizona
Buena Vista Hotel (Safford, Arizona)
Buena Vista Hotel (Safford, Arizona) is located in the United States
Buena Vista Hotel (Safford, Arizona)
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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