Magma Hotel
National Register of Historic Places

Magma Hotel

Superior, Pinal County, Arizona
Listed
August 18, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
94000981

About this property

The Hotel Magma, is a historic hotel located at 100-130 Main Street between North Magma Avenue and Magma Alley in Superior, Arizona. The hotel's initial structure is a two-store reinforced concrete building at 100 Main Street. An adobe addition was built in 1916 but collapsed in 2007. In 1923 a brick addition, labelled "Macpherson's Hotel Magma" was constructed by John Davey at 130 Main Street. All three structures were designed in the Mission Revival style The hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 under the name "Magma Hotel". It closed in 1992 and reopened after restoration and renovation in 2019.

Location

100--130 Main St.
Superior, Pinal County, Arizona
33.29394, -111.09648

Categories

COMMERCECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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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 Magma Hotel listed on the National Register?

Magma Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Magma Hotel?

Magma Hotel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Magma Hotel?

The period of significance for Magma Hotel is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1916.

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