Arthur F. Black House

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location= Kingman, Arizona
lat_degrees = 35
lat_minutes = 11
lat_seconds = 41
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 114
long_minutes = 3
long_seconds = 30
long_direction = W
locmapin = Arizona
area =
built =1925
architect= Unknown
architecture= Other
added = December 09, 1993
governing_body = Private
refnum=93001324cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Arthur F. Black House is at 707 Cerbat Avenue, Kingman, Arizona. The house was built in 1919 & second floor added in 1933. The house is in the style of Spanish Colonial Revival. Cecil E. Chilton was the first contractor and Mr. Black did building the second floor. The house has a native stone wall and an open veranda & balcony. The lumber for the 1933 addition came from an original high school gym.

Mr. Black was the mining foreman at the Golconda Mine for about 4 years, a railroad engineer for 3 years, and partner in Kingman Motor Co. (Ford Dealership). He started the Boulder Dam Line, Kingman to Las Vegas line and adding to Phoenix; it handled passengers and freight. He is known as the Father of U. S. Route 93 and helped in creating U. S. Route 66 from Old Trails Highway. He also formed the first cab company in Kingman, called Kingman Cab Co. The house was place on the National Register in 1993. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places and the number is 93001324.

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