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Casa Juan Paisano, at 3300 E. Camino Juan Paisano in Tucson, Arizona, was built in 1961. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. It was deemed significant as a work of Mexican architect Juan Wørner Bas, also known as Juan Worner y Bas. It was built in 1961 for developer John W. Murphey and his wife Helen to be their home, and was named Casa Juan Paisano, which roughly translates as "the house of my countryman John". The street name Camino Juan Paisano, which roughly translates as "the road of my countryman John" appears to have been named at that time as well. It has also been known as the John and Helen Murphey House. Besides the house, the listing also included two
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Juan Wørner Baz

Juan Wørner Bas (1928–2015) was a young architect in Mexico whose biggest work was the Continental Hilton hotel in Mexico City, "a modern high-rise in a historic area of the city", when the Murpheys recruited him to come to Tucson to design their home. (The Continental Hilton building, built 1954–55, was damaged in the
1985 Mexico City earthquake The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area a ...
and demolished in 1986.) He went on to design 20 homes and commercial buildings in the Tucson area in what he termed a "Modern Mexican Colonial" style.


See also

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St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church Saint Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church is a historic church at 4440 N. Campbell Avenue in Tucson, Arizona, United States. It was built in 1936 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. John and Helen Murphey, residents ...
, funded by the Murpheys, also National Register-listed


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National Register of Historic Places in Pima County, Arizona Houses completed in 1961 Buildings and structures in Tucson, Arizona {{Arizona-NRHP-stub