USDA Tucson Plant Materials Center - Tucson, AZ
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N 32° 15.976 W 111° 00.227
12S E 499643 N 3569950
In 1934, the first Plant Materials Center was established in Tucson, Arizona, under the direction of F. J. Crider. In 1996, the Tucson Plant Materials Center was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Waymark Code: WM8ZHB
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2010
Views: 14
The USDA Plant Materials Building was built between 1935 and 1941, by Civilian Conservation Corps, with adobe blocks made by Hispanic workers hired with Federal Emergency Relief funds.
The building has a flat roof, rounded corners, exposed wooden roof beams and rough carved wooden porches. Build in the Pueblo Revival style similar to Native American southwestern style.
One of 48 nurseries established by the Soil Conservation Service after 1935 it is still involved in the propagation of native plants advantageous to conservation.
Street address:
3241 N. Romero Rd.,
Tucson, AZ
85705
County / Borough / Parish: Pima County
Year listed: 1997
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Education, Government
Current function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Education, Government
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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