category : Historic Downtowns
The heart of the community, the graceful plaza was built in 1917 under the direction of John Greenway's wife Isabella. The Spanish Colonial Revival style town square features a center park surrounded by retail shops, a post office and restaurants accented with two mission-style churches. The Catholic Church was built in 1924 and the Federated Church in 1926.

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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

Ajo, AZ Monuments

Curley School

Ajo's Curley School was built in 1919

Ajo, AZ Historic Buildings

Greenway Mansion

Ajo, AZ Famous Homes

Ajo Historical Society Museum

Located in the old St. Catherine's Indian Mission (at the end of Indian Village Road), the museum houses many artifacts and mementos from Ajo's past. The displays include a complete blacksmith shop, a dentist'

Ajo, AZ Museums

Cross on 'A' Mountain

Isabella Greenway took a floral cross that the employees of the New Cornelia Mining Co. had made for her husband'

Ajo, AZ Landmarks

Things to do Historic Downtowns near Ajo, AZ

Ajo Plaza

The heart of the community, the graceful plaza was built in 1917 under the direction of John Greenway's wife Isabella. The Sp...