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Sam Hughes in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Villa Catalina

 
 
Villa Catalina Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 25, 2010
1. Villa Catalina Marker
Inscription.
Tucson's first "own your own" apartment homes
Circa 1957
National Register of Historic Places
US Dept. of the Interior

 
Erected 2009.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1957.
 
Location. 32° 13.646′ N, 110° 55.676′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Sam Hughes. It can be reached from East 6th Street west of North County Club Road. The marker is in the center courtyard near the flag pole. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3000-3034 East 6th Street, Tucson AZ 85716, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sky Islands, in the Sonoran Desert, and in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Gadsden Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: El Conquistador Water Tower (approx. 0.7 miles away); Epes Randolph (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bicentennial Moon Tree (approx. 1.2 miles away); USS Arizona Mall Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); U.S.S. Arizona 1916 - Wilber L. "Bill" Bower U of A Outstanding Achievement Awards (approx. 1½ miles away); Old Main (approx. 1½ miles away); George E. P. Smith Residence (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cannon-Douglass Residence (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.
 
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Villa Catalina was built between 1957 and 1961 as Tucson's first "Own Your Own Luxury Apartment Home Complex." (Submitted on April 26, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.) 
 
Villa Catalina Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 25, 2010
2. Villa Catalina Marker
Villa Catalina Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 25, 2010
3. Villa Catalina Marker
Villa Catalina image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 25, 2010
4. Villa Catalina
Villa Catalina image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 25, 2010
5. Villa Catalina
Villa Catalina image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 25, 2010
6. Villa Catalina
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,529 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 26, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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