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National Register of Historic Places

Pima County Courthouse

On the National Register since 197848 years
Spanish Colonial RevivalListed 1978Tucson
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Pima County Courthouse

Pima County Courthouse, at 115 N. Church St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 23, 1978. It was among the first 12 of Tucson’s 139 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Spanish Colonial Revival, as it does for 85 other Arizona listings. The listing covers 1 acre. 16 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse 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 · 80 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

115 N. Church St., Tucson · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Pima County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Arizona Daily Star BuildingLate Victorian · Built 1883 · next door
  3. 3Fox TheatreModern Movement · Built 1929 · next door
  4. 4Fox Commercial BuildingModern Movement · Built 1929 · next door
  5. 5Valley National Bank BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 1929 · next door
Around it

27 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DMarist College Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.1 miDTucson Community Center Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBRebeil BlockLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.1 miBCordova HouseBuilding0.1 miBOld Adobe PatioAnglo-Territorial0.2 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseClassical Revival0.2 miDTucson Warehouse Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century Movements0.2 miDDowntown Tucson Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBFirst Hittinger BlockLate Victorian · Built 19010.2 miBJ. C. Penney-Chicago StoreLate Victorian Commercial Palatial (Italianate)-Influenced0.2 miBArizona HotelLate 19th and Early 20th Century Neoclassical Revival0.2 miDEl Presidio Historic DistrictMission0.2 miBVelasco HouseZaguan Style0.3 miBSosa-Carrillo-Fremont HouseZaguan Plan0.3 miBLevi H. Manning HouseBuilding0.3 miBRialto BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBRialto TheatreUnembellished Engineered Auditorium Building · Built 19220.3 miBHotel CongressLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.3 mi
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StSixth Avenue UnderpassBuilt 19300.3 miStStone Avenue UnderpassBuilt 19360.3 miBJulian-Drew BuildingEarly 20th Century Commercial · Built 19370.4 miStFourth Avenue UnderpassBuilt 19160.4 miBRonstadt-Sims Adobe WarehouseIndustrial Vernacular0.4 miDBarrio El Membrillo Historic DistrictSonoran Tradition0.5 miBCoronado HotelSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19280.5 miDFourth Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBRonstadt HouseBuilding0.5 mi
More like it

Spanish Colonial Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Spanish Colonial Revival.

Coronado HotelBuilt 1928 · 0.5 mi away
Armory Park Historic Residential District (Additional Documentation)0.6 mi away
Iron Horse Expansion Historic District (Additional Documentation)0.6 mi away
Don Martin Apartment House0.6 mi away

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Questions about Pima County Courthouse

Is Pima County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 23, 1978 (Register number 78000566).

Is Pima County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arizona has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Desert Laboratory, 2.2 miles away.

Can you visit Pima County Courthouse?

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 Pima County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 80 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 75610416 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.