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Heard Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Heard Building

On the National Register since 198541 years
CommercialListed 1985Phoenix
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About Heard Building

Heard Building, at 112 N. Central, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 4, 1985. The Register lists it for its commerce and communications, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial, as it does for 31 other Arizona listings. It was listed as part of Phoenix Commercial MRA. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Arizona, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 9 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

112 N. Central, Phoenix · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Heard BuildingStart here
  2. 2Professional BuildingLos Angeles Moderne · Built 1932 · next door
  3. 3San Carlos HotelBuilding · next door
  4. 4Security Center (Additional Documentation)Second Renaissance Revival · next door
  5. 5Phoenix Elementary School District No. 1 Administration BuildingNeo-Classical Revival · next door
Around it

43 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BHanny'sInternational0.1 miBTitle and Trust BuildingModerne0.1 miBU.S. Courthouse and Federal Office BuildingBuilding0.1 miBJefferson HotelBuilding0.2 miBMaricopa County CourthouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.2 miBJ. W. Walker Building-Central Arizona Light & PowerNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBFry Building-Baxter BlockVictorian Commercial0.2 miBOrpheum TheaterSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19290.2 miBWelnick Arcade Market and Liefgreen Seed Company BuildingBuilding0.2 miBWhitney, J. T., Funeral HomePueblo Revival · Built 19260.2 miBLuhrs BuildingBuilding0.3 miBFirst Baptist ChurchItalian Gothic0.3 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.3 miBSt. Mary's ChurchMission Revival · Built 18810.3 miBPhoenix Motor CompanyBuilt 19300.3 miBFirestoneModerne0.3 miBU.S. Post OfficeEclectic0.3 miBChambers Transfer & Storage Co.-Central WarehouseTwentieth Century Commercial0.4 mi
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BWestern Wholesale Drug Co. WarehouseTwentieth Century Commercial0.4 miBChambers Transfer & Storage Co.Spanish Colonial Revival0.4 miB6th Avenue Hotel-Windsor HotelModerne0.4 miBValley Plumbing & Sheet MetalModerne0.4 miBDr. Roland Lee Rosson HouseVictorian · Built 18950.4 miBH. M. Coe HouseColonial Revival0.4 miBWilliam Edward Cavness HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.4 miBHotel Westward HoBuilt 19280.4 miBAnchor Manufacturing Co.Twentieth Century Commercial0.5 miBOng Yut Geong Wholesale MarketTwentieth Century Warehouse0.5 miBGerardo's BuildingTwentieth Century Commercial0.5 miBArvizu's El Fresnal Grocery StoreQueen Anne Commercial0.5 miBPhoenix Seed & Feed CompanyTwentieth Century Warehouse0.5 miBUnion StationMission Revival · Built 19230.5 miBStorage WarehouseNeo-Classical Revival0.5 miBBaird, F. S., Machine ShopCommercial0.5 miDPhoenix TownsiteDistrict0.5 miBMonroe SchoolClassical Revival0.5 miBConcrete Block HouseMission Revival0.5 miBHarry E. Pierce HouseColonial Revival0.5 miBCharles H. Dunlap HouseMission Revival0.5 miBStephens, C.P., DeSoto Six MotorcarsBuilding0.5 miBElizabeth Seargeant-Emery Oldaker HouseCraftsman Bungalow0.5 miBCelora Stoddard/Lon Harmon HouseMission Revival0.5 miBKnights of Pythias BuildingCommercial0.5 mi
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Commercial style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Commercial.

Baird, F. S., Machine Shop0.5 mi away
Knights of Pythias Building0.5 mi away
Durand Grocery0.7 mi away
J. B. Bayless Store No. 70.7 mi away

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Questions about Heard Building

Is Heard Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 4, 1985 (Register number 85002059).

Is Heard Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arizona has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Pueblo Grande Ruin, 5.2 miles away.

Can you visit Heard Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Heard Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 9 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75608530 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.