Photos: Old and new views of the Owl's Club
The ornate Owls Club building at 378 N. Main Ave. lies amid other stately old homes and offices in the historic El Presidio neighborhood, where it was built to house a club of bachelors who called themselves owls because they wanted to “nest” while waiting to find brides. The Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity plans to move into the 112-year-old Owls Club mansion downtown in June, after buying it for $1.3 million.
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The Owl's Club, 378 N. Main Ave., has been purchased by The Center for Biological Diversity for $1.3 million in Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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The Owl's Club March 14, 1985.
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The Owl's Club January, 1987.
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The Owl's Club March 14, 1985.
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The Owl's Club Feb. 18, 1986, during renovations.
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Owl's Club building located at 378 N. Main street. Photo by Benjie Sanders, Aug. 14, 1997.
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The Owl's Club, 378 N. Main Ave. in Tucson, AZ is known for its elaborately detailed exterior balcony. The Center for Biological Diversity bought the historic Owls Club downtown for $1.3 million. Photo taken Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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A horned toad can be seen as part of center exterior balcony door frame of the Owl's Club, 378 N. Main Ave. in Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Wednesday, April 9, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity bought the historic Owls Club downtown for $1.3 million. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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The elaborate stonework the Owl's Club, 378 N. Main Ave. in Tucson, AZ. features a saguaro cactus. The Center for Biological Diversity bought the historic Owls Club downtown for $1.3 million. Photo taken Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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The owl signifies the Fraternal Order of Owls, the original residents of the Owl's Club, 378 N. Main Ave. in Tucson, AZ. The Center for Biological Diversity bought the historic club downtown for $1.3 million. Photo taken Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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Replacement of some of the flooring during renovation of the Owl's Club, 378 N. Main Ave. in Tucson, AZ. The Center for Biological Diversity bought the historic Owls Club downtown for $1.3 million. Photo taken Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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Carpet replacement is the main work being done during the current renovation of the Owl's Club, 378 N. Main Ave. in Tucson, AZ. The Center for Biological Diversity bought the historic Owls Club downtown for $1.3 million. Photo taken Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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Claudio Gutierrez saws up some of the existing floor board in preparation for new wood flooring to replace old carpet during renovation of the Owl's Club, 378 N. Main Ave. in Tucson, AZ. The Center for Biological Diversity bought the historic Owls Club downtown for $1.3 million. Photo taken Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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Kieran Suckling, Executive Director of The Center for Biological Diversity, in his new office during renovation of the Owl's Club, 378 N. Main Ave. in Tucson, AZ. The Center for Biological Diversity bought the historic Owls Club downtown for $1.3 million. Photo taken Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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Kieran Suckling, Executive Director of The Center for Biological Diversity, in his new office during renovation of the Owl's Club, 378 N. Main Ave. in Tucson, AZ. The Center for Biological Diversity bought the historic Owls Club downtown for $1.3 million. Photo taken Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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The historic Owls Club building formerly the home of the Fraternal Order of Owls, Tuesday February 10, 2009 in Tucson, Ariz. Photo by James S. Wood Arizona Daily Star
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Photo of the historic Owl's Club located at 378 N. Main Ave.
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