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This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Arizona. There are 47 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Arizona, counting Hoover Dam that spans from Nevada and is listed in Nevada by the National Park Service (NPS), and Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites, which is listed by the NPS in Arizona, and overlaps into California. The first designated was San Xavier del Bac Mission, in October, 1960. The most recently designated is the Klagetoh (Leegito) Chapter House in January 2021.

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Current NHLs

	Landmark name	Image	Date designated	Location	County	Description
1	1956 Grand Canyon TWA – United Airlines Aviation Accident Site	More images	April 23, 2014 (#14000280)	Grand Canyon National Park 36°10′30″N 111°49′59″W / 36.1750°N 111.833°W / 36.1750; -111.833 (1956 Grand Canyon TWA – United Airlines Aviation Accident Site)	Coconino	Crash area of first major (100+ deaths) commercial air disaster in the United States; led to creation of Federal Aviation Administration
2	Air Force Facility Missile Site 8 (Titan II ICBM Site 571-7)	More images	April 19, 1994 (#92001234)	Green Valley 31°54′05″N 110°59′54″W / 31.901339°N 110.998414°W / 31.901339; -110.998414 (Air Force Facility Missile Site 8 )	Pima	Last surviving Titan II missile launch facility; inactive
3	Apache Pass and Fort Bowie	More images	December 19, 1960 (#72000194)	Bowie 32°08′46″N 109°26′08″W / 32.146111°N 109.435556°W / 32.146111; -109.435556 (Apache Pass and Fort Bowie)	Cochise	Commemorates the conflict between the Chiricahua Apaches and the United States military; preserves the ruins of Fort Bowie
4	Awatovi Ruins		July 19, 1964 (#66000187)	Keams Canyon 35°43′07″N 110°16′37″W / 35.718611°N 110.276944°W / 35.718611; -110.276944 (Awatovi Ruins)	Navajo	Ruins of a 500-year-old pueblo visited by Coronado's men in 1540
5	Casa Malpais Site	More images	July 19, 1964 (#66000936)	Springerville 34°09′N 109°18′W / 34.15°N 109.3°W / 34.15; -109.3 (Casa Malpais Site)	Apache	Ruin built around 1250; inhabited until about 1400 by Mogollon culture. Tours and museum
6	Mary Jane Colter buildings	More images	May 28, 1987 (#87001436)	South Rim locations in Grand Canyon National Park 36°03′29″N 112°08′13″W / 36.058056°N 112.136944°W / 36.058056; -112.136944 (Mary Jane Colter buildings)	Coconino	Includes Desert View Watchtower, Hermits Rest, Hopi House, and The Lookout.
7	Desert Laboratory	More images	December 21, 1965 (#66000190)	Tucson 32°13′31″N 111°00′09″W / 32.225278°N 111.0025°W / 32.225278; -111.0025 (Desert Laboratory)	Pima	Founded in 1903 to study plant adaptation to an arid desert environment with long term experiments, this laboratory contributed significantly to the formation of Ecology as a science. Part of the University of Arizona
8	Double Adobe site		January 20, 1961 (#66000169)	Douglas 31°21′00″N 109°32′00″W / 31.35°N 109.53333°W / 31.35; -109.53333 (Double Adobe site)	Cochise	Archaeological site where development of the Cochise Culture occurred
9	El Tovar	More images	May 28, 1987 (#74000334)	Grand Canyon Village 36°03′21″N 112°08′13″W / 36.055704°N 112.136999°W / 36.055704; -112.136999 (El Tovar)	Coconino	Classic lodge at South Rim of Grand Canyon
10	Fort Apache and Theodore Roosevelt School		March 2, 2012 (#76000377)	Fort Apache 33°47′23″N 109°59′21″W / 33.789812°N 109.98903°W / 33.789812; -109.98903 (Fort Apache and Theodore Roosevelt School)	Navajo	Site of historic Fort Apache; later converted to a school for the purpose of assimilating the native population. It is now a tribal museum.
11	Fort Huachuca	More images	May 11, 1976 (#74000443)	Sierra Vista 31°33′19″N 110°20′59″W / 31.555278°N 110.349722°W / 31.555278; -110.349722 (Fort Huachuca)	Cochise	Commemorates "Buffalo Soldiers"
12	Gatlin Site		July 19, 1964 (#66000183)	Gila Bend 32°58′51″N 112°42′06″W / 32.980935°N 112.701612°W / 32.980935; -112.701612 (Gatlin Site)	Maricopa	Preserves a Hohokam platform mound, pit houses, ball courts, middens, and prehistoric canals
13	Grand Canyon Depot	More images	May 28, 1987 (#74000337)	Grand Canyon Village 36°03′15″N 112°08′11″W / 36.054295°N 112.136346°W / 36.054295; -112.136346 (Grand Canyon Depot)	Coconino	Railway station constructed in 1909–10 for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
14	Grand Canyon Lodge	More images	May 28, 1987 (#82001721)	North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park 36°11′57″N 112°03′07″W / 36.199167°N 112.051944°W / 36.199167; -112.051944 (Grand Canyon Lodge)	Coconino	Lodge at Bright Angel Point, on North Rim of Grand Canyon
15	Grand Canyon Park Operations Building	More images	May 28, 1987 (#87001412)	Grand Canyon Village 36°03′12″N 112°08′13″W / 36.053226°N 112.136908°W / 36.053226; -112.136908 (Grand Canyon Park Operations Building)	Coconino	National Park Service building; built in 1929; designed to blend with the natural surroundings
16	Grand Canyon Power House	More images	May 28, 1987 (#87001411)	Grand Canyon Village 36°03′14″N 112°08′24″W / 36.053873°N 112.139970°W / 36.053873; -112.139970 (Grand Canyon Power House)	Coconino	Rustic building designed to conceal the purpose of the building, which was to provide power to the railroad.
17	Grand Canyon Village	More images	February 18, 1987 (#75000343)	Grand Canyon Village 36°03′20″N 112°08′18″W / 36.055556°N 112.138333°W / 36.055556; -112.138333 (Grand Canyon Village)	Coconino	Planned town significant for its urban planning and ecological sensitivity
18	Hoover Dam	More images	August 20, 1985 (#81000382)	Lake Mead National Recreation Area 36°00′56″N 114°44′16″W / 36.015556°N 114.737778°W / 36.015556; -114.737778 (Hoover Dam)	Mohave, AZ and Clark, NV	Historic dam, power plant and water-storage facility
19	Hubbell Trading Post	More images	December 12, 1960 (#66000167)	Ganado 35°43′32″N 109°35′36″W / 35.725556°N 109.59333°W / 35.725556; -109.59333 (Hubbell Trading Post)	Apache	Meeting ground of two cultures, the Navajo and the settlers
20	Jerome Historic District	More images	November 13, 1966 (#66000196)	Jerome 34°45′13″N 112°06′41″W / 34.753611°N 112.111389°W / 34.753611; -112.111389 (Jerome Historic District)	Yavapai	Copper mining town
21	Kinishba Ruins		July 19, 1964 (#66000180)	Whiteriver 33°48′53″N 110°03′16″W / 33.814722°N 110.054444°W / 33.814722; -110.054444 (Kinishba Ruins)	Gila	Large pueblo ruin; accessible via Fort Apache Historical Park.
22	Klagetoh (Leegito) Chapter House	Upload image	January 13, 2021 (#100006279)	Klagetoh 35°29′58″N 109°31′48″W / 35.4994°N 109.5299°W / 35.4994; -109.5299 (Klagetoh (Leegito) Chapter House)	Apache
23	Lehner Mammoth-Kill Site	More images	May 28, 1967 (#67000002)	Hereford 31°26′00″N 110°06′00″W / 31.433333°N 110.1°W / 31.433333; -110.1 (Lehner Mammoth-Kill Site)	Cochise	Clovis culture mammoth butchering site
24	Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi	More images	June 21, 1990 (#71000119)	Nogales 31°24′36″N 110°54′10″W / 31.409908°N 110.902689°W / 31.409908; -110.902689 (Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi)	Santa Cruz	Ruins of Spanish mission church; founded 1691
25	Lowell Observatory	More images	December 21, 1965 (#66000172)	Flagstaff 35°12′10″N 111°39′52″W / 35.202778°N 111.664444°W / 35.202778; -111.664444 (Lowell Observatory)	Coconino	Observatory where Pluto was discovered
26	C. Hart Merriam Base Camp Site		December 21, 1965 (#66000173)	Flagstaff 35°22′29″N 111°43′34″W / 35.374824°N 111.725990°W / 35.374824; -111.725990 (C. Hart Merriam Base Camp Site)	Coconino	Work site of C. Hart Merriam, path-breaking eco-biologist
27	Murray Springs Clovis Site	More images	October 16, 2012 (#12001019)	Sierra Vista 31°34′14″N 110°08′27″W / 31.570638°N 110.140872°W / 31.570638; -110.140872 (Murray Springs Clovis Site)	Cochise	Clovis culture site associated with bison and mammoth kills; site open to public.
28	Navajo Nation Council Chamber	More images	August 18, 2004 (#04001155)	Window Rock 35°40′58″N 109°02′54″W / 35.682778°N 109.048333°W / 35.682778; -109.048333 (Navajo Nation Council Chamber)	Apache	Center of government for Navajo Nation.
29	Old Oraibi	More images	July 19, 1964 (#66000188)	Oraibi 35°52′35″N 110°38′25″W / 35.876389°N 110.640278°W / 35.876389; -110.640278 (Old Oraibi)	Navajo	Historic Hopi village
30	Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District	More images	December 23, 2016 (#100000838)	One Park Rd. 35°04′06″N 109°46′50″W / 35.068333°N 109.780556°W / 35.068333; -109.780556 (Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District)	Apache
31	Painted Desert Inn	More images	May 28, 1987 (#87001421)	Petrified Forest National Park 35°05′01″N 109°47′20″W / 35.083737°N 109.788845°W / 35.083737; -109.788845 (Painted Desert Inn)	Apache	Lodge in the Petrified Forest National Park
32	Phelps Dodge General Office Building	More images	May 4, 1983 (#71000109)	Bisbee 31°26′25″N 109°54′41″W / 31.440186°N 109.911261°W / 31.440186; -109.911261 (Phelps Dodge General Office Building)	Cochise	Phelps Dodge mining company headquarters from 1896 to 1961
33	Point of Pines Sites		July 19, 1964 (#66000182)	San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation 33°21′13″N 109°44′40″W / 33.3535°N 109.7445°W / 33.3535; -109.7445 (Point of Pines Sites)	Graham	Set of archaeological sites associated with Anasazi, Mogollon and Hohokam cultures; location is site of archaeological field camp
34	Poston Elementary School, Unit 1, Colorado River Relocation Center	More images	October 16, 2012 (#12001010)	Parker 33°59′31″N 114°24′24″W / 33.991943°N 114.406625°W / 33.991943; -114.406625 (Poston Elementary School, Unit 1, Colorado River Relocation Center)	La Paz	Located at the former Poston War Relocation Center, this is the only surviving elementary school building from any World War II-era Japanese internment camp.
35	Pueblo Grande Ruin and Irrigation Sites	More images	July 19, 1964 (#66000185)	Phoenix 33°26′47″N 111°59′03″W / 33.446389°N 111.984167°W / 33.446389; -111.984167 (Pueblo Grande Ruin and Irrigation Sites)	Maricopa	Pueblo Grande Ruin and adjacent Hohokam-Pima Irrigation Sites
36	Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing	Upload image	January 16, 2009 (#09000082)	Ganado 35°42′40″N 109°32′36″W / 35.711073°N 109.543446°W / 35.711073; -109.543446 (Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing)	Apache
37	San Bernardino Ranch	More images	July 19, 1964 (#66000170)	Douglas 31°20′11″N 109°16′47″W / 31.336389°N 109.279722°W / 31.336389; -109.279722 (San Bernardino Ranch)	Cochise	Historic cattle ranch
38	San Cayetano de Calabazas	More images	December 14, 1990 (#71000118)	Nogales 31°27′09″N 110°57′34″W / 31.4525°N 110.959444°W / 31.4525; -110.959444 (San Cayetano de Calabazas)	Santa Cruz	Spanish mission, also known as Calabasas; part of Tumacácori National Historic Park.
39	San Xavier del Bac Mission	More images	October 9, 1960 (#66000191)	Tucson 32°06′25″N 111°00′29″W / 32.107°N 111.008°W / 32.107; -111.008 (San Xavier del Bac Mission)	Pima	Spanish mission founded in 1699
40	Sierra Bonita Ranch	More images	July 19, 1964 (#66000181)	Bonita 32°35′00″N 109°58′00″W / 32.583333°N 109.966667°W / 32.583333; -109.966667 (Sierra Bonita Ranch)	Cochise and Graham	First permanent American cattle ranch in Arizona
41	Snaketown	More images	April 29, 1964 (#07001462)	Hohokam Pima National Monument 33°10′59″N 111°55′12″W / 33.183056°N 111.92°W / 33.183056; -111.92 (Snaketown)	Pinal	Archaeological remains of the Hohokam culture
42	Taliesin West	More images	May 20, 1982 (#74000457)	Scottsdale 33°36′11″N 111°50′38″W / 33.603111°N 111.843781°W / 33.603111; -111.843781 (Taliesin West)	Maricopa	Winter home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright
43	Tombstone Historic District		July 4, 1961 (#66000171)	Tombstone 31°42′45″N 110°03′59″W / 31.7125°N 110.066389°W / 31.7125; -110.066389 (Tombstone Historic District)	Cochise	Classic Western mining boomtown; location of the OK Corral
44	Tumacacori Museum	More images	May 28, 1987 (#87001437)	Tumacacori 31°33′58″N 111°03′01″W / 31.566065°N 111.050402°W / 31.566065; -111.050402 (Tumacacori Museum)	Santa Cruz	Museum to Spanish missions that itself is an architectural landmark
45	Ventana Cave		January 20, 1964 (#66000189)	Santa Rosa 32°21′00″N 112°14′00″W / 32.35°N 112.233333°W / 32.35; -112.233333 (Ventana Cave)	Pima	Archaeological site; has evidence of Native American occupation of the area for the last 4,000 years
46	Winona Site	Upload image	July 19, 1964 (#66000177)	Winona 35°12′00″N 111°24′00″W / 35.200°N 111.400°W / 35.200; -111.400 (Winona Site)	Coconino	Archaeological site; evidence of cultural change following eruption of Sunset Crater
47	Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites	More images	November 13, 1966 (#66000197)	Yuma, AZ and Winterhaven, CA 32°43′43″N 114°36′52″W / 32.728611°N 114.614444°W / 32.728611; -114.614444 (Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites)	Yuma County, AZ and Imperial County, CA	Archaeological and historical sites including Yuma Quartermaster Depot and Arizona Territorial Prison

Former listing

	Landmark name	Image	Date of designation	Date of move or dedesignation	Location	County	Description
1	Roosevelt Dam		May 23, 1963	March 10, 1999	Roosevelt	Gila and Maricopa	When built in 1906–11, this was the highest masonry dam in the world, and the first major reclamation project dam in the western United States. It was substantially altered in 1989–96, enlarging the structure and encasing the original in concrete.

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• National Register of Historic Places listings in Arizona
• List of National Historic Landmarks by state
• List of historic properties in Phoenix, Arizona
• List of historic properties in Glendale, Arizona
• List of National Natural Landmarks in Arizona

Notes

1. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
2. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
3. National Park Service (June 2010). "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State" (PDF). U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 4, 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
4. ^ "Withdrawal of Designation: Roosevelt Dam". National Park Service. Retrieved April 13, 2015.

External links

• "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State – Arizona (40)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved November 7, 2007.
• National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service

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