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Rincon Heights Historic District (Additional Documentation))
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National Register of Historic Places

Rincon Heights Historic District (Additional Documentation))

Also known as Buell's Addition; Drake's Addition; Rincon Heights Addition; Bingham Addition & Altadina Heights Addition

A district of 285 historic buildingsOn the Register since 2013
Listed 2013Tucson
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About the district

Rincon Heights Historic District (Additional Documentation)), at Roughly bounded by 6th St., Broadway Blvd., Campbell & Fremont Aves., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 23, 2013. The Register lists it for its town planning and architecture, at the local level. The district takes in 285 historic buildings. The listing covers 138.9 acres. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHuman settlement in Tucson, Arizona, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

Roughly bounded by 6th St., Broadway Blvd., Campbell & Fremont Aves., Tucson · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Rincon Heights Historic District (Additional Documentation))Start here
  2. 2University of Arizona Campus Historic DistrictTerritorial Victorian · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Old Main, University of ArizonaBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Old Library BuildingRenaissance · Built 1893 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Dr. William Austin Cannon HouseVernacular · 0.3 mi on
Around it

22 more Register listings within a mile

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

BMen's Gymnasium, University of ArizonaLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19260.2 miDPie Allen Historic District (Boundary Decrease)District0.3 miDPie Allen Historic DistrictBungalow0.4 miBProfessor George E. P. Smith HouseQueen Anne0.6 miDBarrio San AntonioDistrict0.7 miDIron Horse Expansion Historic District (Additional Documentation)Sonoran0.7 miBDon Martin Apartment HouseSpanish Colonial Revival0.7 miDSunshine Mile Historic District (Additional Documentation)District0.8 miBUniversity Heights Elementary SchoolMission Revival0.8 miStFourth Avenue UnderpassBuilt 19160.9 miBCoronado HotelSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19280.9 miDFourth Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.9 miBHaynes BuildingSpanish Colonial Revival0.9 miDSam Hughes Neighborhood Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Tudor Revival0.9 miDWest University Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.9 miDHughes, Sam, Neighborhood Historic District (Additional Documentation)Craftsman0.9 miBJulian-Drew BuildingEarly 20th Century Commercial · Built 19371 miBRialto BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals1 mi
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BRialto TheatreUnembellished Engineered Auditorium Building · Built 19221 miBHotel CongressLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals1 miOSouthern Pacific Railroad Locomotive No. 1673Object1 miDFeldman's Historic District (Additional Documentation)Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival1 mi

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Is Rincon Heights Historic District (Additional Documentation)) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 23, 2013 (Register number 12001190).

Is Rincon Heights Historic District (Additional Documentation)) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arizona has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Desert Laboratory, 3.5 miles away.

Can you visit Rincon Heights Historic District (Additional Documentation))?

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.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.