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One of 204 National Register listings published here for Pima County · listed in 2017 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Fourth Avenue Commercial Historic District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
The listing
- Address. 4th Ave. from approx. 4th to 9th Sts., Tucson, 85705
- When was it listed? October 2017
- Category. district
- Census division. Tucson
- National Register reference number. 100001726 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
1,661 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,661 fires within 5 miles of Fourth Avenue Commercial Historic District between 1995 and 2020, burning about 160 acres in total. 61 started naturally. 45 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1536 |
| Natural | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862510 |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862597 |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862310 |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862474 |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Fourth Avenue Commercial Historic District: 11 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Geothermal, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Axe Mine | Silica, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Old Mission Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Tucson Tufa Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| De Vay Brick Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| De Vay Brick Co. | Brick Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Grabe Brick Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Grabe Brick Co. | Brick Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Old Pueblo Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Old Pueblo Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Evans Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 403 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tucson, the town this property stands in, in 403 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 179 thunderstorm wind, 131 flash flood, 46 hail, 22 lightning. The reports record 8 deaths and 36 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Tucson | 2 killed | Large wall of water moved down seven falls in Bear Canyon. About 50 people sought higher ground and many of those needed to be rescued by helicopter. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Tucson | 1 killed, $80,000 | Extremely heavy rainfall across the Tucson Metro Area on the morning on September 7th prompted widespread flash flooding. Numerous roads across the Tucson Metro Area were impassable and closed due to flooding. Additionally, at least ten vehicles became stuck in different low water crossings throughout the city. Numerous swift water rescues were performed. One man was killed when he was swept downstream by flood waters. The man was first spotted in the Rodeo Wash at the intersection of South Fletcher Avenue and East Irvington Road. His body was later discovered 15 miles downstream. Rainfall amounts throughout the Tucson Metro Area ranged from three quarters of an inch to almost two inches. The Tucson International Airport recorded 1.14 inches of rain. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Tucson | 1 killed, $50,000 | Flash flooding occurred across a large part of central and southwest Tucson. Around 2 inches of rain fell in 60-90 minutes from the Catalina Foothills near Alvernon Way west through Flowing Wells and south to Tucson Estates, Drexel Heights and the Pascua Pueblo. Rain totals of at least 3 to 4 inches in southwest Tucson caused numerous road closures, including San Xavier Rd near the Mission. Interstate 10 at Sunset Road was also closed briefly. Multiple vehicles became stranded in flood waters and several swift water rescues occurred in midtown. Vehicle rescues were noted on Fort Lowell Rd. at Tuscon Blvd and Stone Ave. and also near Glenn and Fairview. A man was also rescued from the Rillito River near the Tucson Mall. Farther south and west, a truck became stuck in Camino De Oeste Wash at Lloyd Bush Dr. A two to three foot wall of water progressed down the normally dry Santa Cruz River. The Pima County Medical Examiner determined that the cause of death was drowning for a man pulled from the Santa Cruz River near Speedway. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Tucson | 1 killed, $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Tucson | 1 killed | One person drowned in a car that got swept into Rodeo Wash near east Irvington Road. |
| May 2005 | Lightning | Tucson | 1 killed | The body of a 70-year-old man was found in a Cemetery in Tucson on Sunday, May 29, 2005. The man was killed by lightning on Saturday night while visiting a gravesite at the cemetery. |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Tucson | 1 killed | A man was killed when he was caught in a flooded wash and drowned in the east part of Tucson. Street flooding was reported in central Tucson. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | 9 hurt | At 1230 MST, pima county dispatch reported a 8 inch diamter tree blown down in a residental area. A spotter reported a measured wind gust of 58 mph at 1240 MST. |
| May 2011 | Dust Devil | Tucson | 6 hurt, $1,000 | Strong daytime heating and unstable conditions caused several dust devils to form across the region. One dust devil formed at Hoffman Park located at the 4800 block of South Cecilia St. in Tucson. Parents were able to pull their children out of a jumping castle just before the stakes were pulled out of the ground as the jumping castle was lifted several feet into the funnel and tossed into a light pole. The dust devil also picked up several other pieces of debris before dissipating over the concrete street. Six children were injured by flying debris. Five were evaluated at the scene, while one 16-year-old boy was transported to a hospital with minor injuries. |
| October 2000 | Lightning | Tucson | 4 hurt | Four teenage boys were struck by lightning. They were playing in a park when it started to rain and decided to get cover under a nearby tree. Three of the boys were slightly injured and one boy was in critical condition. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | 2 hurt, $4,100,000 | Thunderstorms moving through the Avra Valley Airport brought downburst winds that damaged 20 airplanes, two of which were completely destroyed. A 5,000 gallon tank containing 2,000 gallons of water was moved over 2,000 feet. Many hanger doors were blown in. Winds also overturned a mobile home and tore a roof off a second mobile home. Two children in the second mobile home, ages five months and 12 years, were slightly injured. Winds were estimated at 74 mph at the Avra Valley Airport. Damage was estimated at $4 million at the airport and $50 thousand to the mobile homes. |
| September 1996 | Flash Flood | Tucson | 2 hurt, $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | 2 hurt, $16,000 | Severe thunderstorm outflow winds tore a portion of the roofing material off a strip mall store near the intersection of Grant and Campbell. The debris from the roof blew into the parking lot, but resulted in no injuries. Winds from the same thunderstorm uprooted trees at the intersection of Pantano and 22nd Street, and damaged an awning on a mobile home. One woman and one child received minor injuries after a tree limb fell on them on the 1800 block of Mission Road. A large tree also fell onto two vehicles. |
| April 2011 | Dust Devil | Tucson | 2 hurt | Strong daytime heating resulting in record high temperatures and dry conditions created a ripe environment for dust devils. One dust devil formed near Speedway Blvd. and N. 11th Ave. where an annual Children's Festival was in progress. The dust devil quickly moved across the yard lifting a jumping castle several feet into the air with two children inside. The jumping castle then traveled several feet before getting caught in telephone wires and landing in the median of Speedway Blvd. A 9-year-old girl was serious injured in the accident, suffering a broken shoulder, leg, and several fractures to her face. A 10-year-old boy also sustained injuries to the back of his head. |
| September 1996 | Lightning | Tucson | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | 1 hurt, $150,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Tucson | 1 hurt | Heavy rain of 1-1.5 in less than 1 hour in the Broadway/Alvernon area led to rises in Arroyo Chico Wash. Crossings at Plumer Ave. and others were impassable. Additionally, a man on foot was swept away near 6th St. and 9th Ave. He was rescued, but sustained minor injuries. |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Tucson | 1 hurt | An eleven year old boy was struck while talking on a pay phone, only receiving minor injuries. |
| August 1997 | Lightning | Tucson | 1 hurt | A 72 year old man suffered burns on his right leg and pelvis when lightning struck nearby. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Tucson | 1 hurt | Thunderstorm winds damaged five homes, destroyed a ramada and camper, and snapped large tree limbs on the southwest side of Tucson. Also, a man was bruised by half inch diameter hail during the storm. |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Tucson | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Lightning | Tucson | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $25,000,000 | A line of very intense thunderstorms moved from southeast to northwest through the Tucson Metro area. The storm was most intense from midtown Tucson extending to the northwest into portions of Marana. Wind damage was extensive across the much of the Tucson Metro with an estimate of thousands of fallen trees, numerous power poles down, building damage to several buildings, widespread sign damage, roof damage and vehicle damage due to fallen trees. |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Tucson | $10,000,000 | Six to Seven inches of rain fell in the headwaters of Sabino and Bear Canyons on the south slopes of the Catalina mountains early in the morning. At one point 2 inches of rain in 20 minutes was recorded by a remote rain gage. Most of the rain fell over a three hour periof between 3 am and 6am. The river gage on Sabino Creek where the creek comes out of the mountains rose from 214 CFS at 6:15 AM to a peak flow of 10,600 CFS at 8:30 AM. The flow of 10,600 is the highest summer flow recorded by this rain gage which has a history back to 1932. The resulting food washed out much of the recreational facilities along the creek at the Sabino Canyon Recreation area. Between 10 and 20 people were evacuated by helicopter after being trapped when the water rose after they had entered the canyon. A large section of the Catalina Highway was washed out where the highway crosses the headwaters of Bear Canyon. The highway was clsoed for 2 weeks after being washed away. The only other road to the top of the Catalina Mountains is a back country road suitable for 4 wheel drive only. Several hundred campers were trapped on themountain due to the main road being closed including about 170 boy and girl scouts. Arrangements were made to smooth the back country road to allow residents and visitors alike access off the mountain. Several residence along Bear and Sabino Creek were flooded as the water filled the flood plain when leaving the mountains. Property damage included washing out several horse corrals. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $5,000,000 | A series of strong thunderstorms moving through Tucson brought widespread damage. Many power poles were knocked over with roofs torn off some buildings. As much as four inches of rain accompanied these storms. Some areas received three-quarters inch hail. Washes in the area were running near bank full. One woman attempting to drive through a wash was swept to her death. F43VE |
| July 2006 | Flood | Tucson | $3,000,000 | Several rivers running through the Tucson Metro Area flooded on July 31, 2006. The Rillito River flooded with water over the cement banks near Dodge Boulevard. Additionally, the Rillito River was over bankfull just east of the Swan Road Bridge. River Road near La Cholla Road was flooding from the Rillito River. Sabino Creek was out of its banks and houses were flooded near Sabino Canyon and Bear Canyon. Below is a listing of some of the damage, but not all, caused by the flooding and an estimate for the cost of repairs:Sabino Canyon Recreation area road and facility damaged, $100,000Forty homes and businesses flooded, $1,200,000One home destroyed due to flooding, $150,000Water main broke near the Mt. Lemmon highway, $20,000Catalina Highway road washed away, $50,000Agricultural irrigation system damaged, $500,000Cement plant flooded, $400,000Gravel pit flooded, $30,000General infrastructure damage, $500,000 |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $2,500,000 | Extensive wind damage occurred on the north side of Tucson due to a microburst. Damage reported included 28 power poles knocked down including a dozen at River Road and Dodge Blvd resulting in 35,000 customers without power, some for an extended period as much as two days. Damage was also reported at the Jewish Community Center near River Road and Alvernon Way. There was also roof damage to numerous businesses and hundreds of trees knocked down. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $1,000,000 | Multiple reports from just east of the University of Arizona campus to near River Road and Campbell of large trees uprooted, limbs snapped, and power lines down. The roof of Covenant Generations church on Tucson Blvd was severely damaged. Trees fell on carports and homes in the Winterhaven area of town. Severe damage was sustained at the Campbell Ranch Apartments as trees fell on buildings and vehicles. Major tree damage occurred at Himmel Park. For some residents, power was not restored until noon on June 27th. One person was electrocuted after coming in contact with a live downed wire but survived. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Tucson | $750,000 | Lots of flash flooding throughout the Tucson Metro Area due to saturated grounds and extremely heavy rainfall. Numerous road were closed due to flooding throughout the entire Metro Area for many hours. A United States Geological Society stream gage was destroyed by flood waters in Rincon Creek. Additionally, there were numerous swift water rescues and car stranded in flooded roadways. It was estimated that nearly 100 vehicles were flooded. Below is a list of some, but not all, of the roads that were closed due to flooding:Alvernon Way south of Sahuarita RoadCamino De La Tierra north of Valencia RoadCamino Loma Alta north of Old Spanish TrailEl Tiro Road west of Cocio RoadFort Lowell Road at the Agua Caleinte WashHartman Lane from Linda Vista Boulevard to Cortaro Farms RoadLa Cholla Boulevard at the Canada Del Oro WashLimberlost Road at the Agua Caleinta WashLinda Vista Boulevard from Hartman Lane to Camino De MananaManville Road between Reservation Road and Avra Valley RoadManville Road west of Sandario Road east of Reservation RoadOld Spanish Trail at Thunderhead Ranch Road east of Colossal CaveOverton Road at the Canada Del Oro WashPump Station Road between Avra Valley Road and El Tiro RoadPump Station Road between Silvebell Road and Avra Valley RoadRiver Road west of Alvernon WaySahuarita Road from Alvernon Way to Houghton RoadSandario Road from Ajo Highway to Manville RoadSilvebell Road west of Cocio RoadSnyder Road between Kolb Road and Sabino Canyon RoadSoliders Trail at the Agua Calienta WashSpeedway Boulevard at Wentworth Road to Tanque Verde Guest RanchSpeedway Boulevard east of Houghton RoadTanque Verde Loop at the Tanque Verde CreekWilds Road in Catalina at the Canada Del Oro Wash |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Tucson | $500,000 | Torrential rainfall across portions of eastern Pima county resulted in numerous reports of flash flooding in the Tucson metro area. Flash flooding was observed on Tanque Verde Creek. The flow of the creek peeked at 11.69 feet at Tanque Verde Guest Ranch, resulting in the flooding of approximately 30 homes on Barbary Coast Road, Gold Dust Road, and Kitt Carson. Additionally, numerous swift water rescues were performed in the Tucson metro area, near the county fairgrounds, in the Recon Valley area, and on the Old Spanish Trail in the Hilton Head Ranch area. |
| September 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $500,000 | A microburst caused damage to two motels in western Tucson. The Days Inn Motel recieved about $100,000 damage when severe winds tore most of the roof off 96 rooms, and knocked a large eucalyptus tree into the corner of the motel. Some water damage from heavy rain was also involved. The Pueblo Motel, a quarter mile south of the Days Inn, sustained about $50,000 damage when a portion of the roof covering four rooms was lost. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $500,000 | Very strong winds damaged roofs and snapped power poles in the northwest part of the city. Street flooding was also reported. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $350,000 | A thunderstorm over eastern portions of the Tucson Metro area produced strong winds which downed a large (125 foot tall) tree onto an apartment complex on Speedway Boulevard near Kolb Road. There were no injuries but eight families were evacuated from the apartment complex so that repairs could be made. Damage was estimated at the time to be about 350,000 dollars. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $300,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Tucson | $250,000 | After strong winds peeled the roof off a volunteer organization, heavy rain caused ceiling tiles to collapse in the computer lab and over an office. Several computer units sustained water damage. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $225,000 | Two mobile homes were destroyed and a traditional home partially destroyed in the Ventana Section of the Tucson Foothills. There were two uprooted trees at Grant Road and Kolb Road in Tucson and an estimated 60 mph gust due to thunderstorms in Tucson. A roof also collapsed at a furniture store near 22nd street and Wilmot road. In addition, these thunderstorms knocked down about 20 power poles near Palo Verde Road and Irvington Road. There were 18,000 customers without power in the Tucson area. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $200,000 | Strong winds from a thunderstorm knocked down about 20 large power poles along North 11th Avenue south of Speedway Blvd. in Tucson. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $200,000 | Strong winds in the Tucson area caused extensive roof damage and knocked out power to a large section of north and northeast Tucson. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $150,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $150,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $120,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts (possibly a microburst) knocked down 15 power poles along Grant Road, one woman was caught in her vehicle with energized wires on top of it. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $105,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced very strong wind gusts. These wind gusts caused significant damage, with eight power poles being downed on Mission Road. Additionally, several mobile homes were damaged and some were knocked off their foundations on Ajo Way near Mission Road. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $105,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees, power poles and caused structural damage from midtown to Tucson's southwest side. Downed trees damaged car shelters near Glenn and Alvernon and a house in Winterhaven. An exotic animal farm near I-10 and Wetmore sustained major damage to its shelters and fencing. Sporadic, mainly minor, wind damage also occurred near Valencia and Camino Verde. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused damage at a church complex near Broadway and Craycroft in Tucson, blowing in one 50-foot tall stained glass window and blowing out another. An awning was damaged on the school building and the pastor's residence suffered shingle damage. A tree was also downed which damaged an iron post fence, and the church marquis was damaged. Nearby, a tree was downed damaging the wall of a house. Several other trees were downed farther north and west and a carport was destroyed near 5th St. and Alvernon Way. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed or uprooted numerous trees in midtown Tucson including several at a cemetery on Prince Rd and Oracle Blvd. One tree fell on a house near Pima St. and Columbus Blvd. and another damaged a car at River Rd. and 1st Ave. Winds also damaged a house under construction near Prince and Country Club Rd. and downed large |power poles near Tucson Mall causing the closure of 1st Ave between River and Wetmore Rds. About 6000 customers lost electricity service. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds uprooted trees near Prince and Campbell and near Fort Lowell and First Avenue. One tree fell through the roof of a residence. A storm spotter in this area measured a gust to 61 mph. Wind damage became extensive near the Tucson Mall. Numerous large wooden power poles were snapped or toppled along Oracle from Limberlost to River Road. Other poles were knocked down along Roger Road from First Avenue to Oracle Road. About 15,000 customers were left without power. These road was closed for much of the following day. In addition, thunderstorm winds blew in a door at the Tucson Mall, knocking down an interior construction wall which damaged part of JC Penney and Forever 21 stores. About 50 trees were blown over near the mall, damaging a few parked vehicles. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $100,000 | Twelve power poles were knocked down due to strong winds along Houghton Road north of Valencia Road leaving 1400 customers without power. There was also a 60 foot tree uprooted in Tucson due to a wet microburst. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Tucson | $100,000 | Numerous streets flooded in downtown Tucson including the 4th avenue shopping district with many businesses flooded. Six people were rescued at Alvernon Road and Interstate 10 in flood waters. Isolated rainfall amounts of 2-3 inches occurred from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to the South side of Tucson. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Tucson | $100,000 | After over an inch of rain fell across a large portion of the Tucson Metro Area, some locations with more than two inches, several roads became flooded, closed, and impassable. In addition to all the flooded roadways, several trailer homes located in the southern portion of the Tucson Metro Area, were flooded and surrounded by rising water. Rescue teams evacuated several people from these homes. Brawley wash was out of its banks and flooding roadways causing them to be impassable. Below is a list of some, but not all, of the roads that were closed due to flooding:Kinney Road from McCain Loop Road to north of the Desert MuseumPump Station Road from Avra Valley Road to Silverbell RoadEl Trio Road from Cocio Road to Pump Station RoadMission Road between Valencia Road and Drexel RoadOld Ajo Highway from San Joaquin Road to Ajo HighwayOverton Road at the Canada Del Oro WashBonney Avenue north of Benson HighwayAndrada Road at Wentworth RoadWilmot Road from Sahuarita Road to Andrada RoadFort Lowell Road at the Agua Caliente WashSnyder Hill Road between Sandario Road and San Joaquin RoadSoliders Trail at the Agua Caliente WashLimberlost Road at the Agua Caliente WashAvra Valley Road at Trico Road |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $100,000 | 9 power poles toppled on south side of Tucson. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Tucson | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Flash Flood | Tucson | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $90,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $80,000 | High winds blew over a mobile home and tore a roof off of a house. Large hail broke a skylight in another home. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Tucson | $75,000 | Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell in a little over an hour in parts of Tucson. Heavy rain caused the roof of part of the Tucson Mall to collapse, creating water damage in the JC Penney store. The collapse damaged an air conditioner which caused a water line leak that led to more extensive water damage in the store. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucson | $75,000 | A strong thunderstorm caused damage on the north side of Tucson. Winds caused damage at the Rillito racetrack to stable roofs and bent beams on the grandstand. Power lines were also blown over at the intersections of Campbell Road and Roger Road, Stone Road and Roger Road and at Stone Road and Country Club Road. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Tucson | $75,000 | Severe storms moved through the Tucson Metro Area starting around 7 pm MST (1900 MST). These storms dropped over an inch of rain at the Tucson International Airport. Around 8:40 pm MST (2040 MST) reports of flooded roadways became widespread. A National Weather Service Employee reported roadway flooding at the intersection of Park Avenue and 6th Street. The broadcast media reported flooding along Sahuarita Road, South of Tucson, with a couple of cars stuck in the flood waters. Additionally, another five cars became stuck in the flooded intersection of East 22nd Street and South Tyndall Avenue where the water was reported to be over a foot deep and moving very rapidly. Also, a newspaper article reported that two homes were flooded due to an over flowing wash at South 2nd Avenue. |
Newspapers printed here
44,805 digitised pages16 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 8,703 issues, 44,805 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| El Mosquito | 191? to 19?? |
| The Weekly Arizonian | 1868 to 1871 |
| The Tucson Citizen | 1901 to 1928 |
| Weekly Arizona Citizen | 1880 |
| Arizona Citizen | 1870 to 1880 |
| Arizona Weekly Citizen | 1880 to 1901 |
| El Fronterizo | 1878 to 191? |
| Las Dos Repúblicas | 1877 to 1879 |
| Arizona Daily Citizen | 1884 to 1901 |
| El Fronterizo | 1922 to 19?? |
| Arizona's Negro Journal | 1942 to 19?? |
| El Tucsonense | 1915 to 1957 |
| The Arizona Times | 1926 to 19?? |
| The Arizona Cattleman | 1917 to 1920 |
| The Arizona Post | 1946 to 1990 |
| La Voz Del Pueblo | 194? |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Don Martin Apartment House | 0.2 miles | 2010 |
 | Haynes Building | 0.2 miles | 2010 |
 | Hotel Congress | 0.2 miles | 2003 |
 | Coronado Hotel | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Sixth Avenue Underpass | 0.2 miles | 1988 |
 | Rialto Building | 0.2 miles | 2003 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100001726 in Record Group 79. |
| Pima County | All 204 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.