a brief description of the historic houses which are featured in the gallery. Charles T. Hayden House – built in 1871 and located at 2000 1 W. Rio Salado Parkway. It is the oldest building in Tempe. It was the residence of Charles Trumbull Hayden and his family. The Hayden family moved out of the house in 1889. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 1984 reference #84000173. The Gonzales-Martinez House – built in 1880 and located at 320 W. First St. Ramon Gonzales was a freighter in Southern Arizona until he relocated to Tempe in about 1877 and was employed by Charles T. Hayden. Jesus Martinez acquired the property in 1892. List in the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1984 reference #84000708. The Farmer-Goodwin House – built in 1883 and located at 820 S. Farmer Ave.. The house is one of the best-preserved and unique adobe structures in the state. Hiram Bradford Farmer purchased the house for $3,000 in January 1886. Farmer was the first professor and principal at the Territorial Normal School (now Arizona State University) when it opened in February 1886. List in the National Register of Historic Place on December 26, 1972 reference #72000197. The Brown-Strong House – built in 1883, is located at 604 (now 605) S. Ash Ave. Samuel Brown was a blacksmith who served as Tempe’s mayor from 1902 to 1903. He served as Town Marshal, tax collector and supervisor of streets until 1912. The property is listed in the Tempe Historic Property Register. Roy Hackett House – built in 1888 and located at 401-405 W. 4th St. This building is the oldest fired brick building in Tempe, and perhaps possesses the most original integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association of any territorial commercial building in Maricopa County. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, reference #74000458. The Sampson-Tupper House – built in 1888 and located at 601 W. 3rd St. The house was built for Mrs. Lulu Sampson, a widow and teacher in the Tempe School system. The house was originally built and located at 109 W. Sixth St. and moved to its current location in order to be preserved. The property is listed in the Tempe Historic Property Register. The house is located in the Roosevelt Addition Historic District which is listed in