Tempe Double Butte Cemetery Pioneer Section
National Register of Historic Places

Tempe Double Butte Cemetery Pioneer Section

Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona
Listed
July 22, 2013
Type
Site
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
13000020

About this property

The Double Butte Cemetery is the official name given to a historic cemetery in Tempe, Arizona. The cemetery was founded in 1888 on the baseline of the Double Butte Mountain for which it is named. It is the final resting place of various notable pioneers of the City of Tempe. The cemetery, which is located at 2505 W. Broadway Rd., is listed in the Tempe Historic Property Register Designation #46. The pioneer section of the cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on July 30, 2013, reference #13000020.

Location

2505 W. Broadway Rd.
Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona
33.40623, -111.97044

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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.

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When was Tempe Double Butte Cemetery Pioneer Section listed on the National Register?

Tempe Double Butte Cemetery Pioneer Section was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 2013.

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Tempe Double Butte Cemetery Pioneer Section is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Tempe Double Butte Cemetery Pioneer Section?

The period of significance for Tempe Double Butte Cemetery Pioneer Section is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1888.

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