Fox Theatre
National Register of Historic Places

Fox Theatre

Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Listed
September 11, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
03000905

About this property

The Fox Tucson Theatre is located in downtown Tucson, Arizona, United States. The theater opened on April 11, 1930 as a performance space in downtown Tucson. It hosts a wide spectrum of events and concerts featuring a variety of performing talent, ranging from ballets, to jazz, contemporary pop, world music and rock acts.

Location

17 W. Congress St.
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
32.22374, -110.97242

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 03000905. It was listed on September 11, 2003.

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Fox Commercial Building
Civil War
0 mi
Arizona Daily Star Building
Industrial
0 mi
Valley National Bank Building
Industrial
0 mi

Nearby Battles

Confederate Occupation of Tucson
1862Civil War
0.2 mi
Titan II Missile Complex — Davis-Monthan AFB (308th SMW)
1963Modern
7.6 mi
Apache Raid – San Xavier del Bac 1752
1752Colonial
8.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Fox Theatre listed on the National Register?

Fox Theatre was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Fox Theatre?

Fox Theatre is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fox Theatre?

The period of significance for Fox Theatre is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1930.

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