City guide
16 buildings worth a detour, each with what to look for. Open them on the map, or walk them with the iPhone app, which collects each one you photograph.
The buildings that define the city's architecture.
The Arizona Daily Star Building dates to 1883, designed by architect Alexander P. Petit in the Italianate style. It stands in downtown Tucson and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Ammodramus , CC0
The Arizona Hotel is a downtown Tucson landmark designed by architect Henry Jaastad in the Neoclassical style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Ammodramus , CC0
The Cathedral of Saint Augustine, completed in 1868 in downtown Tucson, was built in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Its facade is a visible street landmark.
Photo: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA , CC BY-SA 2.0
The Coronado Hotel is a downtown Tucson hotel completed in 1928 in the Spanish Colonial style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Daquella manera at Flickr , CC BY 2.0
The First Hittinger Block is a downtown Tucson commercial building completed in 1901 in the Italianate style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Ammodramus , CC0
The Fox Commercial Building was completed in 1929 in downtown Tucson, designed by architect M. Eugene Durfee in the Art Deco style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Ammodramus , CC0
Landmark
The Fox Tucson Theatre opened in 1929 in downtown Tucson, designed by architect M. Eugene Durfee. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: United States Navy, Chief Mass Communication Specialist Gary Ward , Public domain
Landmark
Hotel Congress is a well-known historic hotel on a prominent downtown Tucson streetfront, with a retellable history behind its facade. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The James A. Walsh United States Courthouse is a federal courthouse in downtown Tucson, built in the Neoclassical style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: General Services Administration , Public domain
The Pima County Courthouse is a downtown Tucson landmark designed by architect Roy Place in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is known for its tiled dome, one of the most recognizable civic silhouettes in the city.
The Rialto Theatre opened in downtown Tucson in 1922, designed by architects William and Alexander Curlett in the Art Nouveau style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Ammodramus , CC0
Santa Cruz Catholic Church stands in downtown Tucson, built in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Ammodramus , CC0
The Valley National Bank Building was completed in 1929 in downtown Tucson, designed by architect Percy A. Eisen in the Renaissance Revival style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Ammodramus , CC0
The Voorhees-Pattison House was designed by architect Roy Place in the Spanish Colonial Revival style.
Worth a stop when you're nearby.
Landmark
The Arizona Inn was designed by architect Merritt Starkweather and completed in 1930. It is a historic inn with a long-running story and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Uploaded on April 10, 2006 by dmealiffe , CC BY-SA 2.0
Fine buildings that fewer people seek out.
Landmark
The Ronstadt House is a downtown Tucson residence designed by architect Henry Charles Trost. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Tony the Marine (talk) , CC BY-SA 3.0
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