Tucson's 6 historic landmarks
Tucson has six historic landmarks. City of Tucson historic landmark zoning encourages preservation and rehabilitation of significant historical resources.
Valley of the Moon
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The tower is just one of the many quirky buildings within the Valley of the Moon at 2544 E. Allen Road.
San Pedro Chapel
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The San Pedro Chapel in the Old Fort Lowell neighborhood was built by the people of El Fuerte — a village that sprang up after the U.S. Army closed the fort. The chapel later became an artist's residence before it was restored in the 1990s.
Dedicated in 1932, the chapel was built over the ruins of an older church. It is a City of Tucson Historic Landmark and is also on the National Register of Historic Places. Nearby is an even older, tinier chapel called La Capillita, originally built in 1915 and restored from a pile of rubble.
El Tiradito
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Nestled in Barrio Viejo along Main Avenue sits El Tiradito, a shrine for a sinner in a long-ago sordid love triangle. People go there to have their prayers answered.
Canon-Douglass House
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Finished in 1906, the Douglass House, also known as the Cannon/Douglass House, was the second building on the north side of Speedway. The house was originally owned by William A. Cannon, a botanist who sold it to A.E. Douglass in 1913. Douglass lived in the house until 1923.
George E.P. Smith House
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The George E.P. Smith house was built in 1904, the first building on the north side of Speedway Boulevard. It is currently owned by the University of Arizona.
El Con water tower
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Built in 1929, the tower, near Randolph Way and East Broadway, provided water for the long-gone El Conquistador Hotel.
Church of the Apostles hosts two musical afternoons
UpdatedThe Episcopal Church of the Apostles, 12111 N. La Cholla Blvd. in Oro Valley, will host the Tucson Jazz Institute’s Ellington and Basie big bands 1 p.m and 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11.
Tickets for the two shows cost $20 each and can be purchased at the door, according to press materials.
The following Sunday, Feb. 18, the church will present an artist's exploration of the biblical book of Psalms at 3 p.m. Piano music will accompany the free presentation.
For more information, visit ovapostles.org or call 544-9660.
