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Old Adobe Patio
Photo: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Old Adobe Patio

Also known as Charles O. Brown House

On the National Register since 197155 years
Anglo-TerritorialListed 1971Tucson
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About Old Adobe Patio

Old Adobe Patio, at 40 W. Broadway, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 3, 1971. It was among the first 4 of Tucson’s 139 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Anglo-Territorial, as it does for 1 other Arizona listings. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 15 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

40 W. Broadway, Tucson · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Old Adobe PatioStart here
  2. 2Marist College Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · next door
  3. 3Tucson Community Center Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  4. 4Pima County CourthouseSpanish Colonial Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Arizona Daily Star BuildingLate Victorian · Built 1883 · next door
Around it

29 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BVelasco HouseZaguan Style0.1 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseClassical Revival0.1 miDTucson Warehouse Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century Movements0.1 miBSosa-Carrillo-Fremont HouseZaguan Plan0.2 miDDowntown Tucson Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBValley National Bank BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 19290.2 miBRebeil BlockLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBFirst Hittinger BlockLate Victorian · Built 19010.2 miBFox TheatreModern Movement · Built 19290.2 miBFox Commercial BuildingModern Movement · Built 19290.2 miBJ. C. Penney-Chicago StoreLate Victorian Commercial Palatial (Italianate)-Influenced0.2 miBJulian-Drew BuildingEarly 20th Century Commercial · Built 19370.3 miBRialto BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBRialto TheatreUnembellished Engineered Auditorium Building · Built 19220.3 miBCordova HouseBuilding0.3 miBHotel CongressLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBArizona HotelLate 19th and Early 20th Century Neoclassical Revival0.3 miStSixth Avenue UnderpassBuilt 19300.3 mi
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StFourth Avenue UnderpassBuilt 19160.4 miBCoronado HotelSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19280.4 miDEl Presidio Historic DistrictMission0.4 miStStone Avenue UnderpassBuilt 19360.4 miBBarrio Libre (Additional Documentation)Sonoran Adobe0.5 miDArmory Park Historic Residential District (Boundary Increase)Sonoran0.5 miDBarrio El Hoyo Historic District (Additional Documentation)District0.5 miDArmory Park Historic Residential District (Additional Documentation)Neoclassical Revival0.5 miDBarrio El Membrillo Historic DistrictSonoran Tradition0.5 miBLevi H. Manning HouseBuilding0.5 miBRonstadt-Sims Adobe WarehouseIndustrial Vernacular0.5 mi

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Questions about Old Adobe Patio

Is Old Adobe Patio on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 3, 1971 (Register number 71000117).

Is Old Adobe Patio a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arizona has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Desert Laboratory, 2.3 miles away.

Can you visit Old Adobe Patio?

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 Old Adobe Patio?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 15 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 75610400 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.