Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is a protected archaeological site in Arizona preserving the remains of an ancient Hohokam farming community and its massive Great House structure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
national monument
protected area
abandonedApproximateCentury 15th century
approximateConstructionEndCentury 14th century
approximateConstructionStartCentury 13th century
area about 1.9 square kilometers
associatedWithCulture Hohokam
linked to: Hohokam culture
contains Great House
Hohokam irrigation canals
linked to: Hohokam canals

ballcourt ruins
platform mounds
village ruins
country United States of America
earlierProtection Casa Grande Ruin Reservation
earlierProtectionDesignatedBy President Benjamin Harrison
linked to: Benjamin Harrison
earlierProtectionDesignationYear 1892
elevation approximately 430 meters
established 1918-08-03
establishedBy President Woodrow Wilson
linked to: Woodrow Wilson
governingBody U.S. National Park Service
hasFeature steel shelter roof over Great House
hasVisitorCenter true
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
heritageDesignationYear 1964
languageOfName Spanish
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Arizona
Pinal County, Arizona
managedBy National Park Service
namedAfter Casa Grande (Great House) structure
nearestCity Coolidge, Arizona
noDaylightSavingTime true
NRHPListingYear 1966
NRHPType historic district
offers guided tours
interpretive exhibits
openToPublic true
partOf Hohokam cultural area
linked to: Hohokam culture
periodOfConstruction Classic Period Hohokam
precededBy Casa Grande Reservation
primaryStructureMaterial caliche
primaryTheme Hohokam community life
ancient irrigation engineering
prehistoric agriculture
region Sonoran Desert
shelterRoofCompletionYear 1932
shelterRoofDesigner Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.
timeZone Mountain Standard Time

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Pinal County, Arizona contains Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Casa Grande, Arizona namedAfter Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Casa Grande, Arizona near Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument earlierProtection Casa Grande Ruin Reservation
linked to: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument namedAfter Casa Grande (Great House) structure
linked to: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Coolidge, Arizona isGatewayTo Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Coolidge, Arizona near Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Coolidge, Arizona hasHeritageSite Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Coolidge, Arizona hasNearbyProtectedArea Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
National Historic Landmarks in Arizona hasMember Casa Grande Ruins National Monument