
Arizona Historical Society Century House Museum
240 S. Madison Ave
Yuma, AZ
(928) 782-1841
The Yuma County Historical Society (YCHS) was organized in 1963 as a section of the Yuma Fine Arts Associati on (YFAA). They shared a building, which was then called the Century House Museum (today the Sanguinetti House Museum). The YFAA was to be responsible for collecting and exhibiting local art and the YCHS for collecting and exhibiting local history. That same year the YCHS became an auxiliary of the Arizona Pioneers Historical Society (now AHS). The Arizona Historical Society maintains 3 adobe buildings which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Sanguinetti House Museum was constructed in the 1870s and was purchased in 1890 by pioneer merchant E.F. Sanguinetti. He added to the home as his family grew and created an Italian oasis with a garden and bird aviaries, which are maintained today.
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