The Mesa Historical Museum is a historical museum in Mesa, Arizona, United States. It was opened in 1987 by the Mesa Historical Society to preserve the history of Mesa, Arizona.
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  Location within Arizona | |
| Established | 1987 |
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| Location | 2345 N. Horne St., Mesa, ArizonaMesa, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33°27′31″N 111°48′48″W / 33.4585°N 111.8132°W |
| Type | History museum |
| Website | www |
Lehi School | |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1913 |
| Built by | Works Progress Administration |
| Architectural style | Mission/spanish Revival, Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000906[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 30, 2001 |
The museum's exhibits include a comprehensive history of Mesa, a replica of an early adobe one-room schoolhouse, as well as additional galleries of changing exhibits. The museum also maintains a large collection of historic agricultural equipment.
The museum buildings are in fact the museum's largest artifacts. The main museum building was built in 1913-1914 for use as the Lehi School in what was then Lehi, Arizona. The auditorium was built in the 1930s as a Works Progress Administration project. The two-building complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as the "Lehi School".[2]
In 2008, the museum began developing a popular exhibit about Spring Training (baseball) in Arizona, called "Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience." The exhibition has since expanded to locations throughout Maricopa County.[3]
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#01000906)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lehi School". National Park Service. Retrieved January 6, 2022. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "Project leader: 'Play Ball' exhibit needs its own museum", "East Valley Tribune," September 1, 2010, accessed May 10, 2011.
External links edit
- Mesa Historical Museum – official site
- Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience