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Old Library Building
Photo: Jannelle Weakly, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Old Library Building

Also known as Arizona State Museum, Building #26, University of Arizona

On the National Register since 197947 years
RenaissanceListed 1979Tucson
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About Old Library Building

Old Library Building, at University of Arizona campus, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 28, 1979. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Renaissance, as it does for 5 other Arizona listings. The listing covers 3 acres. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isMuseum 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 · 50 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1893 to today

  1. 1893Built
  2. 1979Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 47 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

University of Arizona campus, Tucson · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Old Library BuildingStart here
  2. 2Old Main, University of ArizonaBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3University of Arizona Campus Historic DistrictTerritorial Victorian · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Men's Gymnasium, University of ArizonaLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 1926 · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Rincon Heights Historic District (Additional Documentation))District · 0.3 mi on
Around it

6 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BDr. William Austin Cannon HouseVernacular0.3 miBProfessor George E. P. Smith HouseQueen Anne0.3 miDPie Allen Historic District (Boundary Decrease)District0.4 miBUniversity Heights Elementary SchoolMission Revival0.4 miDPie Allen Historic DistrictBungalow0.5 miDWest University Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.5 mi

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Questions about Old Library Building

Is Old Library Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 28, 1979 (Register number 79000422).

Is Old Library Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arizona has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Desert Laboratory, 3.4 miles away.

Can you visit Old Library Building?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Old Library Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 50 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 75610500 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.