Taliesin West
Built 1937 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | N of jct. of Shea Blvd. and 108th St., Scottsdale, AZ |
| County | Maricopa County |
| Listed | Feb 12, 1974 |
| Listed for | Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Taliesin in the Desert; Taliesin on the Maricopa Mesa |
| Reference number | 74000457 |
| Built | 1937 · more from the 1930s |
| Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | N of jct. of Shea Blvd. and 108th St., Scottsdale, AZ |
| Coordinates | 33.6064° N, 111.8453° W · Directions ↗ |
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Public land around it
| Tonto National Forest ↗National Forest, U.S. Forest Service | Inside the boundary2,966,417 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Taliesin West listed on the National Register?
Feb 12, 1974. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Taliesin West built?
1937, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Taliesin West?
N of jct. of Shea Blvd. and 108th St., Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Taliesin West?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74000457. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.