Mesa in Maricopa County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Landmark Restaurant / Mesa Community College
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 24, 2011
1. Landmark Restaurant Marker
Mormon Church 2nd Alma Chapel meeting house, 1911. Sold, 1954 to Producers Insurance Company. First Campus Mesa Community College, 1963. Converted to a restaurant in 1973.
[Lower Marker]:
This is the site of the original Campus of Mesa Community College, which first operated in this building on September 11, 1963, as an extension of Phoenix College, with 330 students under the leadership of President Dr. John D. Riggs. This plaque is placed here to honor the past, present and future faculty, staff and students, at the beginning of MCC'S 25th anniversary year. August 21, 1989
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Education • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1878.
Location. 33° 24.883′ N, 111° 50.913′ W. Marker is in Mesa, Arizona, in Maricopa County. Marker is at the intersection of South Extension Road and West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on South Extension Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 809 West Main Street, Mesa AZ 85201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Zeb Pearce Companies Building (approx. 0.7 miles away); Zebulon Pearce Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wayne C. Pomeroy
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Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 24, 2011
2. Landmark Restaurant Marker
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 24, 2011
3. Landmark Restaurant Marker
Landmark Restaurant
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 24, 2011
4. Landmark Restaurant Marker
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 24, 2011
5. Landmark Restaurant
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 855 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 27, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
