Armory Park - Armory Park Historic Residential District - Tucson, Arizona
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BruceS
N 32° 13.166 W 110° 58.113
12S E 502963 N 3564759
Park which was a former military training ground during the Civil War then as Camp Lowell beginning in 1866 and is the namesake and contributing site in the Armory Park Historic Residential District in Tucson, Arizona.
Waymark Code: WMHGGV
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2013
Views: 7
"Across the street from the library is Armory Park. This open space is all that remains of the Military Plaza laid out in 1862. The area of the Plaza is bounded by the present-day Broadway and 14th St. on the north and south, 5th and Scott Aves. on the east and west. Camp Lowell (the predecessor of Fort Lowell) was established for Union troops in 1863, on the site where the Santa Rita Hotel was later built. A portion of the Plaza was auctioned off in 1900 and the remainder became Armory Park.
The park contains three monuments which are considered contributing properties to the district. The earliest memorializes servicemen from the Spanish-American War and those who served in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, China. The second is a World War I monument, erected in 1918. The third is a monument to the Mormon Battalion of the Mexican-American War, erected in 1937, commemorating the forces who first raised the American flag in Tucson." - Historic District Amendment Document
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Armory Park Historic Residential District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
Address:
S 6th Ave & 12th Street
Tucson, Arizona
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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