Background
Jaastad was born in Norway and in 1886, he emigrated to the United States.
Jaastad was born in Norway and in 1886, he emigrated to the United States.
In 1908, he completed extensive courses in architecture and he enrolled in the University of Arizona where he was a part of an electrical engineering program
His firm created over 500 buildings and Jaastad was Mayor of Tucson for 14 years. In 1902, as a skilled journeyman carpenter, he worked on the Willard Hotel, Owl"s Club, and Desert Botanical laboratories in Tucson, Arizona. In that same year, Jaastad was able to start his own contractor business where he would design small but remarkable residential buildings for private individuals.
He worked in neighborhoods within Armory Park, West University, and North Speedway.
In 1904, two years later, Jaastad became a naturalized citizen of the United States. In 1922, Jaastad officially became a registered architect, and held his architecture license until 1959. Patagonia City Hall, Patagonia, Arizona.
1900
Diego Valencia House, 432-43 South Convent Avenue, Barrio Viejo, Tucson, Arizona. 1907
Reilly Funeral Home, 102 East Pennington Street, Tucson, Arizona.
1908
Brick Row House 440-446 South Convent Avenue, Barrio Viejo, Tucson, Arizona.
1909
Old Nogales City Hall and Fire Station, 136 Grand Avenue, Nogales, Arizona. 1914
Odd Fellows Hall, 135 South 6th Avenue, Armory Park, Tucson, Arizona. 1914 (credited to Jaastad, but more likely designed by Ely Blount while working in Jaastad"s office)
Manning-Johnson House, 455 West Paseo Redondo, El Presidio, Tucson, Arizona. 1916 Owned many years by Emery and Ann-Eve Johnson and now occupied by a law firm which has removed most of the residence"s noted original grandeur and historical interior and exterior features.
Safford Middle School, 200 East 13th Street, Armory Park, Tucson, Arizona 1918
Paul Lawrence Dunbar 1-9 School, 325 West 2nd Street, Dunbar Spring, Tucson, Arizona, 1918
Commercial Building, 41-47 South 6th Avenue.
1918
Tucson Medical Center Buildings: Erickson House, Arizona Patio Building, Education Building (to be demolished), 4 Court Buildings (to be demolished) 1926-1927
Saint Augustine Cathedral façade remodel 1929
El Conquistador Hotel 1928
Safford High School (original) 1915 Demolished mid 1990s.