Tucson is one of America’s oldest communities with over 4,000 years of human occupation. Our historic buildings, neighborhoods and streetscapes represent many historical periods and feature diverse architectural styles. There are currently 21 National Register Historic Districts within City limits, including over 5,700 contributing properties, 71 structures significant enough to be individually listed, and 6 local Historic Preservation Zones. City-owned parcels contain over 500 archaeological sites, and a variety of historic properties such as Fort Lowell Park, the Southern Pacific Train Depot, The Tucson Children’s Museum, and several Toole Avenue warehouses. In addition, the City has developed two cultural resource parks which contain significant archaeological resources - Vista del Rio and Julian Wash. The recently reconstructed northeast corner and tower of the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson is the newest downtown park, and the Spanish Period mission and mission garden will soon be reconstructed at Tucson Origins Heritage Park.
