National Register of Historic Places - Arizona (AZ), Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County Arizona (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Tumacacori National Monument, Barrio de Tubac Archeological District, Crawford Hill Historic Residential District, Kentucky Camp Historic District and Marsh Heights Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Santa Cruz County historic places including Elias Green Pennington, Lacena Ann Page Penningtron and J.E. Wise.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Santa Cruz County places including NPS, Order of St. Francis, George B. McAneny, David A. Spencer, Omstead & Omstead, John Parker Pennington and James B. Stetson. Prominent architectural styles found in Santa Cruz Country are Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Barrio de Tubac Archeological District (added 2003 - - #03000912)

Address Restricted , Tubac

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American, Spanish, O'Odham

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Irrigation Facility, Pedestrian Related, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Crawford Hill Historic Residential District (added 1985 - - #85001874)

Roughly bounded by Oak St., Terrace Ave., Compound St., & Interstate 19 & Grindell , Nogales

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Wise,J.E.,et al.

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Economics, Education, Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Kentucky Camp Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001312)

Also known as Kentucky Camp;Santa Rita Water and Mining Company Water Syst

Address Restricted , Coronado National Forest

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stetson, James B., McAneny, George B.

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Hispanic, Anglo-American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Extractive Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Water Works

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Marsh Heights Historic District (added 1985 - - #85003407)

Also known as See Also:Santa Cruz County Courthouse

Roughly bounded by Court St., Summit Ave., S. Court St., and Morley Ave. , Nogalez

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Omstead & Omstead

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Pennington Rural Historic Landscape (added 2000 - - #00000004)

Also known as Stone House Ranch, Pennington Stone Cabin

N of jct. of Royal Rd. and Calle Del Rio , Nogales

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Pennington, Elias Green, Penningtron, Lacena Ann Page

Significant Year:

1858

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Irrigation Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Irrigation Facility

Ruby (added 1975 - - #75000361)

N of U.S./Mexico border between Ruby and Montana peaks , Ruby and Vicinity

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Clinic, Department Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

San Rafael Ranch Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000001)

Also known as Ranch San Rafaeil;Rancho San Rafael de la Zanja, San Rafael Cattle Company;Canansea Cattle Company

HC 2 Box 200 , Patagonia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Tubac Townsite Historic District (added 1994 - - #94001195)

Also known as See Also:Old Tubac Schoolhouse;Tubac Presidio

Roughly bounded by Tubac and Plaza Rds. and Presidio Dr. , Tubac

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, State

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Institutional Housing, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Tumacacori National Monument (added 1966 - - #66000193)

Also known as Tumacacori Mission;Mission San JoseSee Also:Tumacacori Museu

18 mi. N of Nogales on I 19 , Tumacacori

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

NPS, Order of St. Francis

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Conservation, Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

River Pima Indians, Spanish-Mexican, Anglo

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Village Site

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum