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National Register of Historic Places

Roosevelt School

On the National Register since 198244 years
Spanish Colonial RevivalListed 1982Yuma
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Roosevelt School

Roosevelt School, at 201 6th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 7, 1982. 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. It was listed as part of Yuma MRA. The listing covers 4.2 acres. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 5 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

201 6th St., Yuma · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Roosevelt SchoolStart here
  2. 2Fourth Avenue Junior High SchoolClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3Jerry Kent HouseClassical Revival · Built 1905 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4A.B. Ming HouseBungalow/Craftsman · next door
  5. 5Balsz HouseLate 19th Century Adobe Cottage · Built 1899 · next door
Around it

35 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BDouble Roof HouseFrame Cottage0.1 miBJ. Homer Smith HouseBungalow/Craftsman · Built 19170.2 miBGeorge Marable HouseColonial Revival0.2 miBSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchWestern Stick Style0.3 miBRussell-Williamson HouseLate Victorian0.3 miBBrownstetter HouseBungalow/Craftsman · Built 19090.3 miBHenry Levy HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.3 miBE.B. Jackson HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement0.3 miDYuma Century Heights Conservancy Residential Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.3 miBCaruthers HouseBungalow/Craftsman · Built 18950.3 miBPeter B. Hodges HouseColonial Revival0.3 miBMexican ConsulateLate 19th Century Adobe Cottage · Built 18920.3 miBClara Smith Riley HouseEarly 20th Century Block Cottage0.4 miBRuth Ewing HouseEarly 20th Century Block Cottage · Built 19060.4 miBFrank Ewing HouseSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19200.4 miBCarmelita Mayhew HouseEarly 20th Century Adobe Cottage0.4 miBAlfred Griffin HouseEarly 20th Century Brick Cottage0.4 miBStoffela Store/Railroad ExchangeLate 19th Century Commercial Brick0.4 mi
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BPancrazi HouseEarly 20th Century Brick Cottage0.4 miBConnor HouseLate 19th Century Revival0.4 miBBrown HouseLate 19th Century Brick Cottage · Built 18930.4 miBMethodist Episcopal ChurchMission Revival0.4 miBMethodist ParsonageLate 19th Century Adobe Cottage0.4 miBNorton HouseLate 19th Century Adobe Cottage0.4 miBSouthern Pacific Freight DepotStick Style0.5 miBLee HotelMission/Spanish Revival0.5 miBUS Post Office-Yuma MainSpanish Colonial Revival0.5 miBPower ApartmentsSpanish Colonial Revival0.5 miBCactus Press-Plaza Paint BuildingSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19270.5 miBOrtiz HouseEarly 20th Century Adobe Cottage0.5 miBGandolfo TheaterEarly Commercial · Built 19170.5 miBYuma County CourthouseSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 19280.5 miBDressing ApartmentsBungalow/Craftsman0.5 miBMasonic TempleModerne0.5 miBPauley ApartmentsPrairie School0.5 mi
More like it

Spanish Colonial Revival style, nearby

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

Frank Ewing HouseBuilt 1920 · 0.4 mi away
US Post Office-Yuma Main0.5 mi away
Power Apartments0.5 mi away
Cactus Press-Plaza Paint BuildingBuilt 1927 · 0.5 mi away

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Questions about Roosevelt School

Is Roosevelt School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 7, 1982 (Register number 82001655).

Is Roosevelt School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arizona has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites, 1.1 miles away.

Can you visit Roosevelt School?

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 Roosevelt School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 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 75609465. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.