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First Hittinger Block
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National Register of Historic Places

First Hittinger Block

Also known as Hittinger Block; Drachman Shoe Store; Wallern Michaels Building

On the National Register since 200323 years
Late VictorianListed 2003Tucson
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About First Hittinger Block

First Hittinger Block, at 116 E. Congress St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 12, 2003. The Register lists it for its town planning and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Late Victorian, as it does for 23 other Arizona listings. It was listed as part of Downtown Tucson, Arizona MPS. 18 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric two-story building in Tucson, Arizona. 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 · 24 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1901 to today

  1. 1901Built
  2. 2003Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 23 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

116 E. Congress St., Tucson · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1First Hittinger BlockStart here
  2. 2J. C. Penney-Chicago StoreLate Victorian Commercial Palatial (Italianate)-Influenced · next door
  3. 3Arizona HotelLate 19th and Early 20th Century Neoclassical Revival · next door
  4. 4Sixth Avenue UnderpassBuilt 1930 · next door
  5. 5Hotel CongressLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · next door
Around it

28 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BRebeil BlockLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals<0.1 miDTucson Warehouse Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century Movements0.1 miDDowntown Tucson Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBValley National Bank BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 19290.1 miBRialto BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.1 miBRialto TheatreUnembellished Engineered Auditorium Building · Built 19220.1 miBFox TheatreModern Movement · Built 19290.1 miBFox Commercial BuildingModern Movement · Built 19290.1 miBOld Adobe PatioAnglo-Territorial0.2 miDMarist College Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseClassical Revival0.2 miStFourth Avenue UnderpassBuilt 19160.2 miBPima County CourthouseSpanish Colonial Revival0.2 miBArizona Daily Star BuildingLate Victorian · Built 18830.2 miBVelasco HouseZaguan Style0.3 miBJulian-Drew BuildingEarly 20th Century Commercial · Built 19370.3 miDTucson Community Center Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBCordova HouseBuilding0.3 mi
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BCoronado HotelSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19280.3 miStStone Avenue UnderpassBuilt 19360.3 miBSosa-Carrillo-Fremont HouseZaguan Plan0.4 miDIron Horse Expansion Historic District (Additional Documentation)Sonoran0.4 miDEl Presidio Historic DistrictMission0.4 miDFourth Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBRonstadt HouseBuilding0.4 miBHaynes BuildingSpanish Colonial Revival0.4 miBLevi H. Manning HouseBuilding0.5 miBDon Martin Apartment HouseSpanish Colonial Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Late Victorian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Late Victorian.

Arizona Daily Star BuildingBuilt 1883 · 0.2 mi away
Armory Park Historic Residential District (Boundary Increase)0.7 mi away
Barrio Santa Rosa1 mi away

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Questions about First Hittinger Block

Is First Hittinger Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 12, 2003 (Register number 03000904).

Is First Hittinger Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arizona has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Desert Laboratory, 2.4 miles away.

Can you visit First Hittinger Block?

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 First Hittinger Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 24 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 75608940 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.