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Phoenix Towers
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National Register of Historic Places

Phoenix Towers

On the National Register since 200818 years
Modern MovementListed 2008Phoenix
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Phoenix Towers

Phoenix Towers, at 2201 N Central Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 2, 2008. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Modern Movement, as it does for 52 other Arizona listings. The listing covers 2.1 acres. Six 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 · 46 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

2201 N Central Ave., Phoenix · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Phoenix TowersStart here
  2. 2William K. Humbert HouseSpanish Colonial Revival · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Carter W. Gibbes HouseSpanish Colonial Revival · next door
  4. 4Alvarado Historic DistrictBungalow · next door
  5. 5Salim Ackel HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · next door
Around it

13 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BRegency HouseBuilding0.2 miDAshland Place Historic DistrictBungalow0.2 miBPalm Lane GardensModern Movement0.3 miBVilla del CoronadoModern Movement0.3 miDEast Alvarado Historic DistrictMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.3 miDWillo Historic District (Additional Documentation)Monterey0.3 miDLos Olivos Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBLester D. DeMund HouseTudor Revival Style0.4 miDWillo Historic District (Additional Documentation)District0.4 miDChelsea Place Historic DistrictBungalow0.5 miBHelen Anderson HouseBuilding0.5 miBPhoenix LDS Second Ward ChurchSpanish Colonial Revival0.5 miDEast Evergreen Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.5 mi
More like it

Modern Movement style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Modern Movement.

Villa del Coronado0.3 mi away
East Evergreen Historic District0.5 mi away
La Hacienda Historic District0.7 mi away
Encanto Vista Historic District0.8 mi away

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Questions about Phoenix Towers

Is Phoenix Towers on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 2, 2008 (Register number 07001334).

Is Phoenix Towers a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arizona has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Pueblo Grande Ruin, 5.5 miles away.

Can you visit Phoenix Towers?

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 Phoenix Towers?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 46 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 75609963 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.