Edward Nye Fish House

The Edward Nye Fish House may sound like a gourmet seafood restaurant, but it is actually a part of the Tucson Museum of Art. Edward Nye Fish was a man who gained success in California and later moved to Tuscon and built his house in 1868. He was born in Massachusetts and brought frame houses to San Francisco during the city's worse housing shortage. He later moved to Tucson with his wife and daughter, bought a block of land, and constructed the home that is now part of the museum. This land was originally owned by Mark Aldrich and was sold to Mr. Fish for $3,000. The property was located near the Presidio Wall. The Fish House featured ornate furnishings and china that had been imported from Europe, and it was the first home in the city to feature wooden floors. The Fishes were frequent entertainers and the home's opulence reflected this. The house is L-shaped and featured a bedroom, and a formal parlor. Two additional rooms were added to the north side of the house and three more were added in the south. Today, this is a gallery space and has been renamed the John K. Goodman Pavilion of Western Art. There are a number of pieces featured from the Art of the American West collection, and the pavilion also hosts a variety of traveling shows throughout the year.