The building at the corner of Riverside and Upper San Pedro mentioned in the post for 6 January 2019 was composed of a series of rectangles, that may have been built at once, or more likely, were added as needed.
From the north side, seen in the above photograph, the front part of the building was composed of two blocks joined by a recessed area. One chimney served the area. Another block was offset behind with its own chimney.
If windows were any indication, the northern front block had two rooms.
Behind the front block on the south side was a smaller rectangle. It too had two windows suggesting two rooms. The different style window, with a wider opening, suggests it was built after the main building where all the windows had been replaced with sliders. This windows on the south side were double hung.
Behind this block was the yard wall with one of the arches. The other that opened to the back was shown last week.
When the front wall was knocked down, you could see the thickness of the exterior walls. Interestingly, the interior wall was also adobe, with wall board laid against it. Since this may have been a requirement for adobe construction before balloon frames were introduced, it doesn’t signify the order of construction. However, it suggests it was built before Word War II.
The roof was thick, but its construction wasn’t obvious from a distance.
The fireplace, painted blue in the above photograph, and chimney were brick. The latter, at least, probably was added later. The backhoe operator waited to knock them down.
Notes on photographs: Pictures of original building were taken 15 January 2015. The demolition was photographed 10 July 2018.
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