Cactus Press-Plaza Paint Building

The Cactus Press-Plaza Paint Building is a historic commercial structure in Yuma, Arizona. Constructed in 1927, it is associated with the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural tradition and features an arcade, a form historically connected with sheltered pedestrian shopping spaces in the American Southwest. The building is notable for its construction and streetscape character: it has been described as the only surviving single-story arcaded commercial structure made of poured concrete in Yuma’s Main Street area. Its significance therefore lies primarily in architecture, urban history, and historic preservation rather than in commercial branding or a continuing product business. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 24, 1987, giving it formal recognition within the United States historic-preservation system. Available reference material does not establish a current owner, operating business, restoration program, or present commercial use. It should consequently be treated as a historic place and architectural landmark, not as a conventional consumer or corporate brand.

The Cactus Press-Plaza Paint Building was constructed in 1927 in Yuma, Arizona. Its design belongs to the Spanish Colonial Revival style, an architectural mode that drew on Spanish and colonial-era forms and became especially visible in the built environment of the American Southwest. A defining feature of the property is its arcade, which creates a sheltered edge along the commercial frontage. Arcades were characteristic of traditional Southwestern shopping environments because they provided a transitional space between the public street and the building's interior. The structure is particularly important within Yuma's Main Street area because it has been identified as the only surviving single-story arcaded commercial building there made of poured concrete. This combination of scale, construction method, and arcade design gives the property a distinctive place in the local architectural record. Its importance is therefore tied to the preservation of an early twentieth-century commercial streetscape and to the representation of regional design traditions. On April 24, 1987, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. That listing formally recognized its architectural and historical value at the national preservation level. The available references do not provide verified details about the building's original occupants, later tenants, ownership history, alterations, restoration work, or current use. They also do not establish that the property currently operates under a commercial brand. The building is best understood as a documented historic place whose identity derives from its architecture and location in Yuma rather than from a product portfolio or corporate organization.

• 1987

  National Register of Historic Places listing

  [1]Cactus Press-Plaza Paint Buildingen.wikipedia.org

  The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 24, 1987, recognizing its architectural and historical significance.

• 1927

  Construction of the building

  [1]Cactus Press-Plaza Paint Buildingen.wikipedia.org

  The Cactus Press-Plaza Paint Building was constructed in Yuma, Arizona, as a single-story commercial structure with an arcade and Spanish Colonial Revival design elements.

A locally significant historic commercial building representing Spanish Colonial Revival design and the arcaded storefront tradition of Yuma's Main Street area.

1. 1Cactus Press-Plaza Paint Buildingen.wikipedia.org