Santa Cruz Catholic Church
National Register of Historic Places

Santa Cruz Catholic Church

Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Listed
October 6, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
94001196

About this property

The Santa Cruz Catholic Church is a historic church near the Santa Cruz River at 1220 S. Sixth Avenue in Tucson, Arizona. It was designed by Bishop Henry Granjon of Tucson and built between 1916 and 1918. The Santa Cruz Catholic Church, or Santa Cruz for short, is significant for its construction using unstabilized mud-adobe bricks made in the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation. It is also the largest known mud-adobe building in Arizona, and the state's only surviving example of a major public building built of adobe. Santa Cruz was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Location

1220 S. Sixth Ave.
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
32.20642, -110.96892

Categories

ARCHITECTUREHISPANICSOCIAL HISTORYRELIGION
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Sources

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Questions about this property

When was Santa Cruz Catholic Church listed on the National Register?

Santa Cruz Catholic Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 6, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Santa Cruz Catholic Church?

Santa Cruz Catholic Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Santa Cruz Catholic Church?

The period of significance for Santa Cruz Catholic Church is recorded as the pre_contact era, specifically around 1220.

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