As the cultural hub of downtown Tucson, the Tucson Presidio District houses several of the city's most notable museums, including the Tucson Museum of Art and the Presidio San Agustín del Tucsón ...

The historic Tucson Presidio District encompasses the site where the City of Tucson was established as a Spanish military fort in 1775. With three-foot-thick adobe brick walls, 10-to-12 feet tall, ...

gave a rich ethnic diversity to Tucson. With the arrival of the Transcontinental Railroad in the 1880s, the Presidio district became affluent and was populated by city leaders and aristocrats.