List of National Historic Landmarks in Arizona

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This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Arizona. There are 47 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Arizona, counting Hoover Dam that spans from Nevada and is listed in Nevada by the National Park Service (NPS), and Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites, which is listed by the NPS in Arizona, and overlaps into California. The first designated was San Xavier del Bac Mission, in October, 1960. The most recently designated is the Klagetoh (Leegito) Chapter House in January 2021.

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Current NHLs

[1] Landmark nameImageDate designated [2] Location CountyDescription
1 1956 Grand Canyon TWA – United Airlines Aviation Accident Site
1956 Grand Canyon TWA - United Airlines Aviation Accident Site Grand Canyon 1956 Crash Site NHL.png
1956 Grand Canyon TWA – United Airlines Aviation Accident Site
April 23, 2014
(#14000280)
Grand Canyon National Park
36°10′30″N111°49′59″W / 36.1750°N 111.833°W / 36.1750; -111.833 (1956 Grand Canyon TWA – United Airlines Aviation Accident Site)
Coconino Crash area of first major (100+ deaths) commercial air disaster in the United States; led to creation of Federal Aviation Administration
2 Air Force Facility Missile Site 8  (Titan II ICBM Site 571-7)
Air Force Facility Missile Site 8 Tucson05 TitanICBM.jpg
Air Force Facility Missile Site 8 
April 19, 1994
(#92001234)
Green Valley
31°54′05″N110°59′54″W / 31.901339°N 110.998414°W / 31.901339; -110.998414 (Air Force Facility Missile Site 8 )
Pima Last surviving Titan II missile launch facility; inactive
3 Apache Pass and Fort Bowie
Apache Pass and Fort Bowie FortBowieSiteAZ2009.jpg
Apache Pass and Fort Bowie
December 19, 1960
(#72000194)
Bowie
32°08′46″N109°26′08″W / 32.146111°N 109.435556°W / 32.146111; -109.435556 (Apache Pass and Fort Bowie)
Cochise Commemorates the conflict between the Chiricahua Apaches and the United States military; preserves the ruins of Fort Bowie
4 Awatovi Ruins
Awatovi Ruins Awatovi Ruins.jpg
Awatovi Ruins
July 19, 1964
(#66000187)
Keams Canyon
35°43′07″N110°16′37″W / 35.718611°N 110.276944°W / 35.718611; -110.276944 (Awatovi Ruins)
Navajo Ruins of a 500-year-old pueblo visited by Coronado's men in 1540
5 Casa Malpais Site
Casa Malpais Site Casa Malpais Kiva.jpg
Casa Malpais Site
July 19, 1964
(#66000936)
Springerville
34°09′N109°18′W / 34.15°N 109.3°W / 34.15; -109.3 (Casa Malpais Site)
Apache Ruin built around 1250; inhabited until about 1400 by Mogollon culture.

Tours and museum

6 Mary Jane Colter buildings
Mary Jane Colter buildings Yavapai Observation Station.jpg
Mary Jane Colter buildings
May 28, 1987
(#87001436)
South Rim locations in Grand Canyon National Park
36°03′29″N112°08′13″W / 36.058056°N 112.136944°W / 36.058056; -112.136944 (Mary Jane Colter buildings)
Coconino Includes Desert View Watchtower, Hermits Rest, Hopi House, and The Lookout.
7 Desert Laboratory
Desert Laboratory Desert Lab, Tucson.jpg
Desert Laboratory
December 21, 1965
(#66000190)
Tucson
32°13′31″N111°00′09″W / 32.225278°N 111.0025°W / 32.225278; -111.0025 (Desert Laboratory)
Pima Founded in 1903 to study plant adaptation to an arid desert environment with long term experiments, this laboratory contributed significantly to the formation of Ecology as a science. Part of the University of Arizona
8 Double Adobe site
Double Adobe site AZDoubleAdobeSite.jpg
Double Adobe site
January 20, 1961
(#66000169)
Douglas
31°21′00″N109°32′00″W / 31.35°N 109.53333°W / 31.35; -109.53333 (Double Adobe site)
Cochise Archaeological site where development of the Cochise Culture occurred
9 El Tovar
El Tovar El Tovar Hotel in early 1900s.jpg
El Tovar
May 28, 1987
(#74000334)
Grand Canyon Village
36°03′21″N112°08′13″W / 36.055704°N 112.136999°W / 36.055704; -112.136999 (El Tovar)
Coconino Classic lodge at South Rim of Grand Canyon
10 Fort Apache and Theodore Roosevelt School
Fort Apache and Theodore Roosevelt School Fort Apache Post Office Sept 13 2012.jpg
Fort Apache and Theodore Roosevelt School
March 2, 2012
(#76000377)
Fort Apache
33°47′23″N109°59′21″W / 33.789812°N 109.98903°W / 33.789812; -109.98903 (Fort Apache and Theodore Roosevelt School)
Navajo Site of historic Fort Apache; later converted to a school for the purpose of assimilating the native population. It is now a tribal museum.
11 Fort Huachuca
Fort Huachuca CO Ft. Huachuca.jpg
Fort Huachuca
May 11, 1976
(#74000443)
Sierra Vista
31°33′19″N110°20′59″W / 31.555278°N 110.349722°W / 31.555278; -110.349722 (Fort Huachuca)
Cochise Commemorates "Buffalo Soldiers"
12 Gatlin Site
Gatlin Site Gatlin Site.jpg
Gatlin Site
July 19, 1964
(#66000183)
Gila Bend
32°58′51″N112°42′06″W / 32.980935°N 112.701612°W / 32.980935; -112.701612 (Gatlin Site)
Maricopa Preserves a Hohokam platform mound, pit houses, ball courts, middens, and prehistoric canals
13 Grand Canyon Depot
Grand Canyon Depot Railroad Depot, Grand Canyon National Park (Coconino County, Arizona).jpg
Grand Canyon Depot
May 28, 1987
(#74000337)
Grand Canyon Village
36°03′15″N112°08′11″W / 36.054295°N 112.136346°W / 36.054295; -112.136346 (Grand Canyon Depot)
Coconino Railway station constructed in 1909–10 for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
14 Grand Canyon Lodge
Grand Canyon Lodge Grand Canyon view from Grand Canyon Lodge.jpg
Grand Canyon Lodge
May 28, 1987
(#82001721)
North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park
36°11′57″N112°03′07″W / 36.199167°N 112.051944°W / 36.199167; -112.051944 (Grand Canyon Lodge)
Coconino Lodge at Bright Angel Point, on North Rim of Grand Canyon
15 Grand Canyon Park Operations Building
Grand Canyon Park Operations Building Grand Canyon Operations Building.jpg
Grand Canyon Park Operations Building
May 28, 1987
(#87001412)
Grand Canyon Village
36°03′12″N112°08′13″W / 36.053226°N 112.136908°W / 36.053226; -112.136908 (Grand Canyon Park Operations Building)
Coconino National Park Service building; built in 1929; designed to blend with the natural surroundings
16 Grand Canyon Power House
Grand Canyon Power House GC powerhouse.jpg
Grand Canyon Power House
May 28, 1987
(#87001411)
Grand Canyon Village
36°03′14″N112°08′24″W / 36.053873°N 112.139970°W / 36.053873; -112.139970 (Grand Canyon Power House)
Coconino Rustic building designed to conceal the purpose of the building, which was to provide power to the railroad.
17 Grand Canyon Village
Grand Canyon Village GC Village.jpg
Grand Canyon Village
February 18, 1987
(#75000343)
Grand Canyon Village
36°03′20″N112°08′18″W / 36.055556°N 112.138333°W / 36.055556; -112.138333 (Grand Canyon Village)
Coconino Planned town significant for its urban planning and ecological sensitivity
18 Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam Hoover dam from air.jpg
Hoover Dam
August 20, 1985
(#81000382)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
36°00′56″N114°44′16″W / 36.015556°N 114.737778°W / 36.015556; -114.737778 (Hoover Dam)
Mohave, AZ and Clark, NV Historic dam, power plant and water-storage facility
19 Hubbell Trading Post
Hubbell Trading Post Hubbell-blankets.jpg
Hubbell Trading Post
December 12, 1960
(#66000167)
Ganado
35°43′32″N109°35′36″W / 35.725556°N 109.59333°W / 35.725556; -109.59333 (Hubbell Trading Post)
Apache Meeting ground of two cultures, the Navajo and the settlers
20 Jerome Historic District
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Jerome Historic District
November 13, 1966
(#66000196)
Jerome
34°45′13″N112°06′41″W / 34.753611°N 112.111389°W / 34.753611; -112.111389 (Jerome Historic District)
Yavapai Copper mining town
21 Kinishba Ruins
Kinishba Ruins Kinishba.jpg
Kinishba Ruins
July 19, 1964
(#66000180)
Whiteriver
33°48′53″N110°03′16″W / 33.814722°N 110.054444°W / 33.814722; -110.054444 (Kinishba Ruins)
Gila Large pueblo ruin; accessible via Fort Apache Historical Park.
22 Klagetoh (Leegito) Chapter House January 13, 2021
(#100006279)
Klagetoh
35°29′58″N109°31′48″W / 35.4994°N 109.5299°W / 35.4994; -109.5299 (Klagetoh (Leegito) Chapter House)
Apache
23 Lehner Mammoth-Kill Site
Lehner Mammoth-Kill Site Lehner mammoth kill site monument 2.JPG
Lehner Mammoth-Kill Site
May 28, 1967
(#67000002)
Hereford
31°26′00″N110°06′00″W / 31.433333°N 110.1°W / 31.433333; -110.1 (Lehner Mammoth-Kill Site)
Cochise Clovis culture mammoth butchering site
24 Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi
Los Santos Angeles de Guevavi Los Santos Angeles de Guevavi.jpg
Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi
June 21, 1990
(#71000119)
Nogales
31°24′36″N110°54′10″W / 31.409908°N 110.902689°W / 31.409908; -110.902689 (Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi)
Santa Cruz Ruins of Spanish mission church; founded 1691
25 Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory Clark dome.jpg
Lowell Observatory
December 21, 1965
(#66000172)
Flagstaff
35°12′10″N111°39′52″W / 35.202778°N 111.664444°W / 35.202778; -111.664444 (Lowell Observatory)
Coconino Observatory where Pluto was discovered
26 C. Hart Merriam Base Camp Site
C. Hart Merriam Base Camp Site Merriam meadow NHL.jpg
C. Hart Merriam Base Camp Site
December 21, 1965
(#66000173)
Flagstaff
35°22′29″N111°43′34″W / 35.374824°N 111.725990°W / 35.374824; -111.725990 (C. Hart Merriam Base Camp Site)
Coconino Work site of C. Hart Merriam, path-breaking eco-biologist
27 Murray Springs Clovis Site
Murray Springs Clovis Site MurraySpringsBLM.jpg
Murray Springs Clovis Site
October 16, 2012
(#12001019)
Sierra Vista
31°34′14″N110°08′27″W / 31.570638°N 110.140872°W / 31.570638; -110.140872 (Murray Springs Clovis Site)
Cochise Clovis culture site associated with bison and mammoth kills; site open to public.
28 Navajo Nation Council Chamber
Navajo Nation Council Chamber Navajo Nation Council Chambers 6809.jpg
Navajo Nation Council Chamber
August 18, 2004
(#04001155)
Window Rock
35°40′58″N109°02′54″W / 35.682778°N 109.048333°W / 35.682778; -109.048333 (Navajo Nation Council Chamber)
Apache Center of government for Navajo Nation.
29 Old Oraibi
Old Oraibi Oraibi.jpg
Old Oraibi
July 19, 1964
(#66000188)
Oraibi
35°52′35″N110°38′25″W / 35.876389°N 110.640278°W / 35.876389; -110.640278 (Old Oraibi)
Navajo Historic Hopi village
30 Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District
Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District Painted Desert VC NPS.jpg
Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District
December 23, 2016
(#100000838)
One Park Rd.
35°04′06″N109°46′50″W / 35.068333°N 109.780556°W / 35.068333; -109.780556 (Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District)
Apache
31 Painted Desert Inn
Painted Desert Inn PaintedDesertInn.JPG
Painted Desert Inn
May 28, 1987
(#87001421)
Petrified Forest National Park
35°05′01″N109°47′20″W / 35.083737°N 109.788845°W / 35.083737; -109.788845 (Painted Desert Inn)
Apache Lodge in the Petrified Forest National Park
32 Phelps Dodge General Office Building
Phelps Dodge General Office Building BisbeeMiningandHistoricalMuseum.jpg
Phelps Dodge General Office Building
May 4, 1983
(#71000109)
Bisbee
31°26′25″N109°54′41″W / 31.440186°N 109.911261°W / 31.440186; -109.911261 (Phelps Dodge General Office Building)
Cochise Phelps Dodge mining company headquarters from 1896 to 1961
33 Point of Pines Sites
Point of Pines Sites Point of Pines Sites.jpg
Point of Pines Sites
July 19, 1964
(#66000182)
San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation
33°21′13″N109°44′40″W / 33.3535°N 109.7445°W / 33.3535; -109.7445 (Point of Pines Sites)
Graham Set of archaeological sites associated with Anasazi, Mogollon and Hohokam cultures; location is site of archaeological field camp
34 Poston Elementary School, Unit 1, Colorado River Relocation Center
Poston Elementary School, Unit 1, Colorado River Relocation Center Colorado River Relocation Center, Poston, Arizona. New adobe school buildings erected at this cente . . . - NARA - 537281.jpg
Poston Elementary School, Unit 1, Colorado River Relocation Center
October 16, 2012
(#12001010)
Parker
33°59′31″N114°24′24″W / 33.991943°N 114.406625°W / 33.991943; -114.406625 (Poston Elementary School, Unit 1, Colorado River Relocation Center)
La Paz Located at the former Poston War Relocation Center, this is the only surviving elementary school building from any World War II-era Japanese internment camp.
35 Pueblo Grande Ruin and Irrigation Sites
Pueblo Grande Ruin and Irrigation Sites Arizona Pueblo Grande 279.JPG
Pueblo Grande Ruin and Irrigation Sites
July 19, 1964
(#66000185)
Phoenix
33°26′47″N111°59′03″W / 33.446389°N 111.984167°W / 33.446389; -111.984167 (Pueblo Grande Ruin and Irrigation Sites)
Maricopa Pueblo Grande Ruin and adjacent Hohokam-Pima Irrigation Sites
36 Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing January 16, 2009
(#09000082)
Ganado
35°42′40″N109°32′36″W / 35.711073°N 109.543446°W / 35.711073; -109.543446 (Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing)
Apache
37 San Bernardino Ranch
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San Bernardino Ranch
July 19, 1964
(#66000170)
Douglas
31°20′11″N109°16′47″W / 31.336389°N 109.279722°W / 31.336389; -109.279722 (San Bernardino Ranch)
Cochise Historic cattle ranch
38 San Cayetano de Calabazas
San Cayetano de Calabazas San Cayetano de Calabazas.jpg
San Cayetano de Calabazas
December 14, 1990
(#71000118)
Nogales
31°27′09″N110°57′34″W / 31.4525°N 110.959444°W / 31.4525; -110.959444 (San Cayetano de Calabazas)
Santa Cruz Spanish mission, also known as Calabasas; part of Tumacácori National Historic Park.
39 San Xavier del Bac Mission
San Xavier del Bac Mission San Xavier del Bac 01.jpg
San Xavier del Bac Mission
October 9, 1960
(#66000191)
Tucson
32°06′25″N111°00′29″W / 32.107°N 111.008°W / 32.107; -111.008 (San Xavier del Bac Mission)
Pima Spanish mission founded in 1699
40 Sierra Bonita Ranch
Sierra Bonita Ranch Sierra Bonita Ranch.jpg
Sierra Bonita Ranch
July 19, 1964
(#66000181)
Bonita
32°35′00″N109°58′00″W / 32.583333°N 109.966667°W / 32.583333; -109.966667 (Sierra Bonita Ranch)
Cochise and Graham First permanent American cattle ranch in Arizona
41 Snaketown
Snaketown Hohokam Pima National Monument.jpg
Snaketown
April 29, 1964
(#07001462)
Hohokam Pima National Monument
33°10′59″N111°55′12″W / 33.183056°N 111.92°W / 33.183056; -111.92 (Snaketown)
Pinal Archaeological remains of the Hohokam culture
42 Taliesin West
Taliesin West Taliesin West Complex DSCN2137.jpg
Taliesin West
May 20, 1982
(#74000457)
Scottsdale
33°36′11″N111°50′38″W / 33.603111°N 111.843781°W / 33.603111; -111.843781 (Taliesin West)
Maricopa Winter home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright
43 Tombstone Historic District
Tombstone Historic District Allen Street Tombstone.jpg
Tombstone Historic District
July 4, 1961
(#66000171)
Tombstone
31°42′45″N110°03′59″W / 31.7125°N 110.066389°W / 31.7125; -110.066389 (Tombstone Historic District)
Cochise Classic Western mining boomtown; location of the OK Corral
44 Tumacacori Museum
Tumacacori Museum Tumacacori NHP museum detail 1.JPG
Tumacacori Museum
May 28, 1987
(#87001437)
Tumacacori
31°33′58″N111°03′01″W / 31.566065°N 111.050402°W / 31.566065; -111.050402 (Tumacacori Museum)
Santa Cruz Museum to Spanish missions that itself is an architectural landmark
45 Ventana Cave
Ventana Cave Ventana Cave.jpg
Ventana Cave
January 20, 1964
(#66000189)
Santa Rosa
32°21′00″N112°14′00″W / 32.35°N 112.233333°W / 32.35; -112.233333 (Ventana Cave)
Pima Archaeological site; has evidence of Native American occupation of the area for the last 4,000 years
46 Winona Site July 19, 1964
(#66000177)
Winona
35°12′00″N111°24′00″W / 35.200°N 111.400°W / 35.200; -111.400 (Winona Site)
Coconino Archaeological site; evidence of cultural change following eruption of Sunset Crater
47 Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites
Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites Yuma Crossing and RR bridge in 1886.jpg
Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites
November 13, 1966
(#66000197)
Yuma, AZ and Winterhaven, CA
32°43′43″N114°36′52″W / 32.728611°N 114.614444°W / 32.728611; -114.614444 (Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites)
Yuma County, AZ and Imperial County, CA Archaeological and historical sites including Yuma Quartermaster Depot and Arizona Territorial Prison

Former listing

Landmark nameImageDate of designation [3] Date of move
or dedesignation
LocationCountyDescription
1 Roosevelt Dam Roosevelt Dam 1911.JPG May 23, 1963 [4] March 10, 1999 [4] Roosevelt Gila and Maricopa When built in 1906–11, this was the highest masonry dam in the world, and the first major reclamation project dam in the western United States. It was substantially altered in 1989–96, enlarging the structure and encasing the original in concrete. [4]

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Notes

  1. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  2. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  3. National Park Service (June 2010). "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State" (PDF). U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 4, 2010.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. 1 2 3 "Withdrawal of Designation: Roosevelt Dam". National Park Service. Retrieved April 13, 2015.

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