MacArthur Building, Tucson

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MacArthur Building, Tucson is a three-story, 22,661-square-foot building in downtown Tucson, Arizona. It was originally named the Hotel Heidel in 1907 and was remodeled into the MacArthur Hotel in 1944. [1] The hotel included a restaurant, saloon and barbershop and was built to serve passengers arriving via the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot. [2] The hotel closed in 1979 and was renovated for office use in 1985. [1]

The city bought the MacArthur Building for $2.9 million in 2005 for possible use in the Depot Plaza housing project immediately to the south, but the property was not incorporated. [1] In 2008, the city sold the building to Madden Media. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Vitu, Teya (April 10, 2008). "101-year-old MacArthur Building for sale". Tucson Citizen.
  2. Nequette, Anne M.; Jeffery, R. Brooks (2002). A Guide to Tucson Architecture. University of Arizona Press. p. 87. ISBN   0816520836.
  3. Vitu, Teya (September 24, 2008). "Madden Media to buy MacArthur building from city for $1.7 million". Tucson Citizen.
  4. White, Brian (September 8, 2008). "Tucson sells historic downtown MacArthur building". Tucson News Now.

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