Armory Park Neighborhood

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• The many Victorian homes built along the wide streets in the Armory Park Neighborhood are a must see for any one interested in territorial architecture. The neighborhood just north east of downtown Tucson derives its name from a former Army post abandoned before the turn of the century.  Easily walkable, there are many examples of Victorian-era homes that became popular once the railroad was built and building materials from the east became available. Armory Park has been on the Registrar of National Historic Places since the 1950's when it was saved from demolition to make way for a freeway. The area features the old Carnagie Library, the Masonic Temple, the Temple of Music and Art and over four hundred homes built soon after the turn of the century. -Ted Parks 
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