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Tempe Hardware Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Tempe Hardware Building

Also known as I.O.O.F. Hall; Cosmopolitan Hall; Curry Hall

On the National Register since 198046 years
Romanesque RevivalListed 1980Tempe
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About Tempe Hardware Building

Tempe Hardware Building, at 520 S. Mill Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 26, 1980. It was among the first 6 of Tempe’s 53 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce, architecture, religion and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Romanesque Revival, as it does for 4 other Arizona listings. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Tempe, Arizona, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 33 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

520 S. Mill Ave., Tempe · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Tempe Hardware BuildingStart here
  2. 2Andre BuildingBuilding · next door
  3. 3Vienna BakeryTerritorial Period · next door
  4. 4Goodwin BuildingCommercial · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Samuel C. Long HouseNeo-Classical · 0.1 mi on
Around it

24 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BRoy Hackett HouseBuilding0.1 miBGov. Benjamin B. Moeur HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.2 miBHarry Walker HouseNeo-Colonial0.2 miBC. T. Hayden HouseAdobe · Built 18730.2 miBFrankenberg HouseNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBHarrington-Birchett HouseVictorian Cottage0.3 miBGonzales-Martinez HouseVernacular0.3 miStTempe Beach StadiumStructure0.3 miSt1931 Tempe BridgeStructure0.3 miDHayden Flour MillDistrict0.3 miBScudder, B. H., Rental HouseBuilding0.4 miBC. P. Mullen HousePeriod Revival0.4 miBIndustrial Arts BuildingNeoclassical0.4 miBW. A. Moeur HouseWestern Colonial0.4 miBHugh Laird HouseNeo-Colonial0.4 miBSt. Mary's Church-Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic ChurchBuilding0.4 miBElliott HouseBungalow0.5 miBHiatt HouseBungalow0.5 mi
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BByron Redden HouseBungalow0.5 miBMatthews HallPrairie School0.5 miBPresident's HouseWestern Colonial0.5 miBMain Building, Tempe Normal SchoolVictorian0.5 miBAdministration/Science BuildingQueen Anne0.5 miSTempe ButteSite0.5 mi

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Questions about Tempe Hardware Building

Is Tempe Hardware Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 26, 1980 (Register number 80000767).

Is Tempe Hardware Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arizona has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Pueblo Grande Ruin, 2.8 miles away.

Can you visit Tempe Hardware 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 Tempe Hardware Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 33 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 75610019 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.