{"id":328,"date":"2012-06-30T18:20:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T18:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=328"},"modified":"2021-07-06T21:07:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T21:07:27","slug":"historic-sites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Phoenix3\/FirstAmericanTitle\/?page_id=328","title":{"rendered":"Historic Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS \/ HISTORIC SITES<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><strong>Valley Landmarks<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Arizona Biltmore Resort &amp; Spa<br \/>\n<\/strong>2400 East Missouri Avenue<br \/>\nPhoenix 602-689-2878<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonabiltmore.com\/\">https:\/\/www.arizonabiltmore.com\/<br \/>\n<\/a>Timeless elegance has ranked the Biltmore as a world-class resort since 1929.<\/p>\n<p><strong>McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>7301 E. Indian Bend Road<br \/>\nScottsdale 480-312-2312<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therailroadpark.com\/\">https:\/\/www.therailroadpark.com\/<br \/>\n<\/a>Families will appreciate the educational and entertaining aspects of the park, which also honors and preserves Arizona&#8217;s Railroad Heritage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mystery Castle<br \/>\n<\/strong>800 E. Mineral Road<br \/>\nPhoenix 602-268-1581<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mymysterycastle.com\/\">http:\/\/www.mymysterycastle.com\/<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dupontcastle.com\/castles\/mysteryc.htm\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Crafted from native stone, this remarkable structure was built circa 1930 to satisfy a young girl\u2019s fairytale fantasies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Orpheum Theatre<br \/>\n<\/strong>203 W. Adams Street<br \/>\nPhoenix 602-262-6225<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.orpheum-theater.com\/orpheum_theater_phoenix.php\">www.orpheum-theater.com\/orpheum_theater_phoenix.php<\/a><br \/>\nOriginally constructed in elaborate Spanish Baroque style in 1929, the venue has been magnificently restored.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pueblo Grande Museum &amp; Archaeological Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>4619 E. Washington Street<br \/>\nPhoenix 602-495-0900<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenix.gov\/parks\/arts-culture-history\/pueblo-grande\">https:\/\/www.phoenix.gov\/parks\/arts-culture-history\/pueblo-grande<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/phoenix.gov\/PARKS\/pueblo.html\"><br \/>\n<\/a>The only National Historic Landmark in Phoenix features a Hohokam culture ruin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. Mary\u2019s Basilica<br \/>\n<\/strong>231 North 3rd Street<br \/>\nPhoenix 602-354-2100<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/saintmarysbasilica.org\/\">https:\/\/saintmarysbasilica.org\/<\/a><br \/>\nKnown for its carillon tower and stained-glass art, the oldest Catholic Church in the Valley was founded in 1881.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tovrea Castle and Carraro Cactus Garden<br \/>\n<\/strong>5025 E. Van Buren Street<br \/>\nPhoenix 602-256-3221<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tovreacastletours.com\/\">https:\/\/tovreacastletours.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nThis highly visible 1920s showpiece perches atop a cactus-clad hillside like a giant tiered wedding cake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pioneer &amp; Military Memory Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>15th Avenue &amp; Jefferson<br \/>\nPhoenix<br \/>\n602-534-1262<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.azhistcemeteries.org\">www.azhistcemeteries.org<\/a><br \/>\nThe final resting place of notable figures in Arizona&#8217;s pioneering history include John T. Alsap, the first Maricopa County probate judge and the first major of Phoenix.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nWesley Bolin Memorial Plaza<br \/>\n<\/strong>1700 W. Washington Street<br \/>\nPhoenix 602-542-4581<br \/>\nMemorials for prominent Arizona figures including the Arizona K9 Memorial join the <em>USS Arizona<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nPhoenix Historic District<\/strong><br \/>\nEncompassing the Arizona Science Center, Historic Heritage Square, and the Phoenix Museum of History, the vast complex of Heritage &amp; Science Park in downtown Phoenix preserves the only group of residential structures from the original settlement of the city. The cornerstone of these historic buildings is the Rosson House, a structure that dates back to the late 1800s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arizona Doll &amp; Toy Museum<br \/>\n<\/strong>Heritage Square<br \/>\nSeventh Street &amp; Monroe<br \/>\nPhoenix 623-939-6186<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.toyboxphilosopher.com\/2013\/05\/the-arizona-doll-and-toy-museum-in.html\">www.toyboxphilosopher.com\/2013\/05\/the-arizona-doll-and-toy-museum-in.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arizona Science Center<br \/>\n<\/strong>600 E. Washington Street<br \/>\nPhoenix 602-716-2000<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.azscience.org\/\">https:\/\/www.azscience.org\/<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Heritage Square and The Lath House Pavilion<br \/>\n<\/strong>113 N. Sixth Street<br \/>\nPhoenix 602-261-8063<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/heritagesquarephx.org\/the-lath-house-pavilion\/\">https:\/\/heritagesquarephx.org\/the-lath-house-pavilion\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rosson House Museum<br \/>\n<\/strong>113 N. 6th Street<br \/>\nPhoenix 602-262-8063<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rossonhousemuseum.org\/\">https:\/\/heritagesquarephx.org\/<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS \/ HISTORIC SITES Valley Landmarks Arizona Biltmore Resort &amp; Spa 2400 East Missouri Avenue Phoenix 602-689-2878 https:\/\/www.arizonabiltmore.com\/ Timeless elegance has ranked the Biltmore as a world-class resort since 1929. McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park 7301 E. Indian Bend Road Scottsdale 480-312-2312 https:\/\/www.therailroadpark.com\/ Families will appreciate the educational and entertaining aspects of the park, which also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Phoenix3\/FirstAmericanTitle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Phoenix3\/FirstAmericanTitle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Phoenix3\/FirstAmericanTitle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Phoenix3\/FirstAmericanTitle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Phoenix3\/FirstAmericanTitle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=328"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Phoenix3\/FirstAmericanTitle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":749,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Phoenix3\/FirstAmericanTitle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328\/revisions\/749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Phoenix3\/FirstAmericanTitle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}