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The Phoenix Museum of History was a history museum located in Phoenix, Arizona's Heritage and Science Park. The museum opened in the 1920s and its first home was on 10th Avenue and Van Buren where it remained until it moved to the rebranded Heritage & Science Park in 1996 in tandem with the Arizona Science Center thanks to a city bond.
Peoria Arizona Historical Society Museum, also known as Peoria Central School Museum, closed in 2017 due to a dispute over control. [17] Phoenix Museum of History, Phoenix, [18] closed in 2009; West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, building closed in 2009 but hosting exhibits in Peoria, website
The majority of Heritage Square was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 under the name "Phoenix Townsite". [ 1 ] In 1996-97 the Arizona Science Center and the Phoenix Museum of History moved next to the site of Heritage Square from their prior locations, and the expanded campus was given the name "Heritage and Science Park".
After the adjacent Phoenix Museum of History at 105 North 5th Street closed in 2009, the Science Center reached an agreement to continue to display some of that museum's collection in the building. It also uses it for "CREATE at Arizona Science Center", a science, engineering and technology community workshop.
The City of Phoenix conducted various historic property surveys focusing on the themes of African, Asian and Hispanic history in Phoenix from 1870 to 1975. The purpose of the surveys was to identify the number and locations of minority associated historic properties citywide and to document their significance to their community.
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In 1984, the building was restored at a cost of $1.3 million, and the state leased it from the city in 1985. In 1987, the building was reopened as the Arizona Hall of Fame Museum. Due to safety concerns, it was closed in 2001. It reopened in 2003 and has since been used as administrative and museum space for the Arizona State Library. [5]