Cordova House
National Register of Historic Places

Cordova House

Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Listed
May 3, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
72000198

About this property

Cordova House (also known as La Casa Cordova) is a historic adobe house at 140 N. Main Avenue. It is possibly the oldest house in Tucson, Arizona, and one of the oldest surviving houses in Arizona. Cordova House was believed to have been built of adobe around the time of the Gadsden Purchase in 1848 with the back two rooms being constructed first. Cordova House was owned by the Cordova family from 1936 to 1972. It is the site of Maria Luisa Tena's "El Nacimiento," the oldest and longest running Nativity display in the Southwest. Cordova House is also the site of a display about Cordova House's relationship within the context of 1960s urban renewal. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The building is currently part of the Tucson Museum of Art.

Location

173-177 N. Meyer Ave.
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
32.22368, -110.97482

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Cordova House listed on the National Register?

Cordova House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Cordova House?

Cordova House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cordova House?

The period of significance for Cordova House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1848.

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