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English: The Monroe School, also known as Monroe High School, is a historic former school at 215 North 7th Street at the intersection of Monroe Street in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It was designed by Norman Foote Marsh in the Neoclassical style and was an elementary school and then a high school from 1914 to 1972.
The renovation of the building began in 2006. The school became the new home of the Phoenix Family Museum which was renamed "Children's Museum of Phoenix" on June 14, 2008, the same day that the museum opened to the public. [2] [3] [5] Inside the museum there were many exhibits and activities which encourage an interaction between parents and ...
Deer Valley Rock Art Center Museum. This list of museums in Arizona encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The Phoenix LDS Second Ward Church was built in 1929, and is the oldest LDS chapel in Phoenix. It was used by the "Phoenix Arts Council" for several years before being sold to the "Great Arizona Puppet Theater" in 1996. The building is located at 302 W Latham Street. It was added to the "National Register of Historic Places" in 1983.
Children's Museum of Phoenix: Phoenix: Arizona: The museum was founded in 1998 as the "Phoenix Family Museum". On June 14, 2008, the museum was renamed "Children's Museum of Phoenix" and opened its doors to the public in the newly remodeled historic (NRHP) Monroe School building where it is currently located. Children's Museum of Pittsburgh ...
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After Arizona was granted statehood in 1912, the growth of Phoenix exploded from the downtown epicenter. By the 1930s, a modern skyline composed of various commercial buildings began to take shape and Downtown was a dense, compact and pedestrian friendly city characterized by Victorian buildings and ground-floor retail. [5]
To make the Children’s Museum relocation possible, Coldwater Main Street renovated nearly 7,000 square feet of interior space in the historic Taylor’s building at 58 West Chicago St.