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Union Station
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National Register of Historic Places

Union Station

On the National Register since 198541 years
Mission RevivalListed 1985Phoenix
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Union Station

Union Station, at Fourth Ave. and Southern Pacific RR tracks, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 25, 1985. The Register lists it for its transportation and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Mission Revival, as it does for 50 other Arizona listings. It was listed as part of Phoenix Commercial MRA. The listing covers 1 acre. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isRailway station in Phoenix, 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 · 18 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1923 to today

  1. 1923Built, designed by Kiewit Corporation
  2. 1985Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 41 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Fourth Ave. and Southern Pacific RR tracks, Phoenix · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Union StationStart here
  2. 2Storage WarehouseNeo-Classical Revival · next door
  3. 3Chambers Transfer & Storage Co.Spanish Colonial Revival · next door
  4. 4J. W. Walker Building-Central Arizona Light & PowerNeo-Classical Revival · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5Welnick Arcade Market and Liefgreen Seed Company BuildingBuilding · next door
Around it

31 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BC. A. Larson HouseColonial Revival0.3 miBAnchor Manufacturing Co.Twentieth Century Commercial0.3 miBChambers Transfer & Storage Co.-Central WarehouseTwentieth Century Commercial0.3 miBLuhrs BuildingBuilding0.3 miBMaricopa County CourthouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.3 miBYaun Ah Gim GroceriesTwentieth Century Commercial0.4 miBHouse at 818 South 1st AvenueGothic Revival0.4 miBDunbar SchoolRenaissance0.4 miBWestern Wholesale Drug Co. WarehouseTwentieth Century Commercial0.4 miBJefferson HotelBuilding0.4 miB6th Avenue Hotel-Windsor HotelModerne0.4 miBOrpheum TheaterSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19290.4 miBValley Plumbing & Sheet MetalModerne0.4 miBTitle and Trust BuildingModerne0.4 miBFirst Baptist ChurchItalian Gothic0.4 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.4 miBW. E. Adams HouseGothic Revival0.5 miBM. J. Sharp HouseQueen Anne0.5 mi
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BOng Yut Geong Wholesale MarketTwentieth Century Warehouse0.5 miBGerardo's BuildingTwentieth Century Commercial0.5 miBPhoenix Seed & Feed CompanyTwentieth Century Warehouse0.5 miBPhoenix Carnegie Library And Library ParkBuilding0.5 miBFry Building-Baxter BlockVictorian Commercial0.5 miBHanny'sInternational0.5 miBAdams SchoolNeo-Classical Revival0.5 miBHeard BuildingCommercial0.5 miBProfessional BuildingLos Angeles Moderne · Built 19320.5 miBSan Carlos HotelBuilding0.5 miBU.S. Courthouse and Federal Office BuildingBuilding0.5 miBPhoenix Motor CompanyBuilt 19300.5 miBFirestoneModerne0.5 mi
More like it

Mission Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Mission Revival.

St. Mary's ChurchBuilt 1881 · 0.7 mi away
Durand Grocery0.7 mi away
Charles H. Dunlap House0.9 mi away
Celora Stoddard/Lon Harmon House0.9 mi away

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Questions about Union Station

Is Union Station on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 25, 1985 (Register number 85003056).

Is Union Station 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 Union Station?

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 Union Station?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 18 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 75608605 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.