Seek & Find

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For a great way to learn about the park’s surroundings & for an onsite activity whether your class has made a school tour reservation or for your own self guided tour of the building’s exteriors please feel free to make copies of this sheet for your classroom. See page bottom to download.

QUESTIONS

 1.  How many buildings are in Historic Heritage Square?

 2.  The big house has a name, what is it?

 3   What are the houses at Historic Heritage Square made of?

 4.  What type of roofs do the houses at Historic Heritage Square have?

 5.  Find the time capsule, where it is buried?

 6.  Where is the Parking Garage located? How many levels do you see?

 7.  The rose garden is named after whom?

 8.  The Arizona Science Center is located where? Is there a theater inside?

 9.  What is the name of the area with the large garden that looks like a big covered porch?

10.  What museum is located in one of the historic homes at the corner of 6th St. and Adams? What type of museum is it?

11.  Where is the Phoenix Museum of History located?

ANSWERS

1. Eleven. 2. The Rosson House3. Brick and Wood. 4. Wood Shingles. 5. There are two, one is buried in the yard area in front of the Rosson House, and one is buried on the corner of 6th St. & Adams, in front of The Arizona Doll & Toy Museum. 6. The Parking Garage is located on the Southwest corner of 5th St. and Monroe- across from the Rosson House... you can see three levels. 7. There are two, one faces 7th St. and was named after the people who donated it, The Arizona Women's Federation Club, the other is facing 6th St. between the duplex and the Burgess Carriage House and was named the Benita Fennemore Memorial Rose Garden.  8. The Arizona Science Center is located on the North side of Washington between 5th and 6th Streets. The theater type is IWERKS. It is very similar to the IMAX. 9. The Lath House Pavilion. 10. The Arizona Doll & Toy Museum. 11. South of the Parking Garage.

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Teachers & Students: a .pdf file* of the Seek & Find sheet above can be downloaded by clicking on the “child with telescope” icon at left.

*If you do not have Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® on your computer to view & print .pdf files click here to get a free copy of this software from the maker’s website.

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This fun fact page brought to you by the 1895 Rosson House at Historic Heritage Square in sunny Phoenix, Arizona. For historical trivia, optical toy flip books you can download & print, early recipes and more Click Here! to visit our Historical Fun links page. Click Here! for School Tour Information.

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