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 NERFINISHED
contains Great House NERFINISHED
Hohokam irrigation canals NERFINISHED
ballcourt ruins
platform mounds
village ruins
country United States of America
earlierProtection Casa Grande Ruin Reservation NERFINISHED
earlierProtectionDesignatedBy President Benjamin Harrison NERFINISHED
earlierProtectionDesignationYear 1892
elevation approximately 430 meters
established 1918-08-03
establishedBy President Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED
governingBody National Park Service
surface form: 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 NERFINISHED
Pinal County, Arizona NERFINISHED
managedBy National Park Service
namedAfter Casa Grande (Great House) structure NERFINISHED
nearestCity Coolidge, Arizona NERFINISHED
noDaylightSavingTime true
NRHPListingYear 1966
NRHPType historic district
offers guided tours
interpretive exhibits
openToPublic true
partOf Hohokam cultural area NERFINISHED
periodOfConstruction Classic Period Hohokam
precededBy Casa Grande Reservation NERFINISHED
primaryStructureMaterial caliche
primaryTheme Hohokam community life
ancient irrigation engineering
prehistoric agriculture
region Sonoran Desert NERFINISHED
shelterRoofCompletionYear 1932
shelterRoofDesigner Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. NERFINISHED
timeZone Mountain Standard Time

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Pinal County, Arizona contains Casa Grande Ruins National Monument