Photos: 6 significant buildings in Tucson
Six notable structures in the Old Pueblo, selected by R. Brooks Jeffery, a University of Arizona professor in architecture, and Demion Clinco of the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation: The Old Ft. Lowell Commissary, the Arizona Inn, Murphy-Wilmot Library, El Presidio Park Fountain, University of Arizona Poetry Center and the University of Arizona Environment & Natural Resources 2 Bldg.
Murphy-Wilmot Library
Murphy-Wilmot Library designed by Nicholas Sakellar
Wllmot Branch Library
Wilmot Branch of the Tucson Public Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road, in September, 1965.
Wllmot Branch Library
Wilmot Branch of the Tucson Public Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road, in September, 1965.
Wllmot Branch Library
Wilmot Branch of the Tucson Public Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road, in September, 1965.
Murphy-Wilmot Library
Library patrons read their materials by the window panels that let in a lot of natural light at the Murphy-Wilmot Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road, on February 27, 2020. The library was built in 1965 and designed by Nicholas Sakellar.
Wllmot Branch Library
Wilmot Branch of the Tucson Public Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road, in September, 1965.
University of Arizona Poetry Center
The University of Arizona Poetry Center, 1508 East Helen Street, was built in 2007 and designed by Les Wallach, Line and Space. The 18,000-square-foot New Modernist building houses offices, a library, conference rooms and an auditorium for poetry readings. There is also a cottage for visiting poets and expansive sliding glass doors that lead to an outdoor garden. February 24, 2020.
University of Arizona Poetry Center
The UA Poetry Center, 1508 E. Helen Street, on Sept. 27, 2007.
University of Arizona Poetry Center
The University of Arizona Poetry Center, 1508 East Helen Street, was built in 2007 and designed by Les Wallach, Line and Space. February 24, 2020. The 18,000-square-foot New Modernist building houses offices, a library, conference rooms and an auditorium for poetry readings. There is also a cottage for visiting poets and expansive sliding glass doors that lead to an outdoor garden.
UA Environment & Natural Resources 2 Bldg
UA Environment & Natural Resources 2 Bldg., 1064 E. Lowell St., was built in 2015 and designed by Jim Richard with GLHN Architects & Engineers. The nearly 151,000-square-foot building is a model in sustainability. The interior courtyard is shaped like a slot canyon, which provides for cool breezes and saves money on lighting, heating and cooling. March 02, 2020.
UA Environment & Natural Resource 2 Building
The Undergraduate Auditorium in the University of Arizona's new Environment and Natural Resources 2 (ENR2) Building in Tucson, AZ. The room supplants Centennial Hall as a classroom space and is now the largest classroom auditorium on campus. Photo taken Thursday, September 10, 2015.
UA Environment & Natural Resource 2 Building
The open-air "slot canyon" of the Environmental and Natural Resources 2 building.
Ft. Lowell Commissary
Ft. Lowell Commissary
Ft. Lowell commissary
The commissary building, part of old Ft. Lowell, in 1979.
Ft. Lowell Commissary
Ft. Lowell Commissary
El Presidio Park Fountain
Noah's Ark sculptor Charles Clement also designed El Presidio Park Fountain in downtown, which was constructed in 1971 and restored by the city in 2023.
El Presidio Park Fountain
The old city hall, left, stands on the edge of the new parking lot that runs underneath Presidio Park as construction was underway. The downtown area was changing as part of its march toward urban renewal on September 17, 1969. The photograph was taken from the the 11th floor of the new Pima County Administration Building.
Arizona Inn, 1979
The historic Arizona Inn, 2200 E. Elm, Tucson, photographed in 1979. It was built in 1930-31 by Isabella Greenway.
Arizona Inn, 1979
The historic Arizona Inn, 2200 E. Elm, Tucson, photographed in 1979. It was built in 1930-31 by Isabella Greenway.
Arizona Inn, 1957
The historic Arizona Inn, 2200 E. Elm, Tucson, photographed in 1957. It was built in 1930-31 by Isabella Greenway.
Arizona Inn, 1957
The historic Arizona Inn, 2200 E. Elm, Tucson, photographed in 1957. It was built in 1930-31 by Isabella Greenway.
Arizona Inn, 1957
The historic Arizona Inn, 2200 E. Elm, Tucson, photographed in 1957. It was built in 1930-31 by Isabella Greenway.
Arizona Inn
The historic Arizona Inn is closed until at least May 1.
Arizona Inn
The Arizona Inn, 2200 E. Elm Street, was built in 1930 and designed by Merritt H. Starkweather. It has a pueblo revival and a colonial revival design. The library off the lobby on February 27, 2020.
Arizona Inn
The Arizona Inn, 2200 E. Elm Street, was built in 1930 and designed by Merritt H. Starkweather. It has a pueblo revival and a colonial revival design. The dining room off the lobby is pictured here on Feb. 27, 2020.
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