[Source: Barbara Stocklin] -- Representatives from the Phoenix HP Office met with the Commander and Adjutant with the American Legion Post 41, 2nd Avenue and Grant Street, to discuss historic designation for the American Legion Post which was recently identified as historically significant by the Hispanic Historic Property Study. Representatives from the American Legion Post 41 indicated support for the historic designation. (The HP Office has coordinated separately with Parks and Recreation Department staff regarding the historic designation given that the American Legion Post 41 land is city-owned, but provided to the American Legion via a long-term lease agreement.)
Also discussed at the meeting were preservation issues pertaining to the adjacent Duppa Adobe, a historically designated ca. 1895 adobe agricultural building in severe disrepair. The HP Office has agreed to hire an architect to perform a preliminary condition assessment of the building and to make recommendations regarding its reuse. Following the completion of this assessment, the HP Office plans to coordinate with Parks and American Legion Post 41 to seek public input from the Grant Park neighborhood regarding a possible reuse plan for the building.
