Where the city's adobe stands
Three houses to start with
If you read only three entries before walking Holbrook, read these — the highest-tier landmarks in the catalog and the foundation for everything else.
AZ-H-001 · NRHP Agate House Pueblo is a small ancestral Puebloan ruin standing on a low ridge inside Petrified Forest National Park, in northeastern Arizona near Holbrook. The structure is unusual within the regional record because it…
AZ-H-002 · NRHP The Arizona Rancho stands on the high plateau country east of Holbrook, in the Little Colorado River drainage of Navajo and Apache counties. The property is a Pueblo Revival ranch complex built in the early twentieth…
Holbrook's adobe character
Holbrook holds 2 documented adobe properties in the catalog. The catalog mix: 1 vernacular adobe, 1 Pueblo Revival.
Registry status: 2 National Register listings.
Entries in this catalog
- Agate House Pueblo — vernacular adobe; ruins (NRHP).
- Arizona Rancho — Pueblo Revival; private residence (NRHP).
Suggested walking tour
A route through the documented adobe of Holbrook — 2 stops, measured at a researcher's unhurried pace.
A field tour of Holbrook
Stops chosen from the catalog and ordered to make a coherent walk. Each stop links to the full catalog entry — addresses, dates, and photographs.
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Agate House Pueblo
Petrified Forest National ParkAgate House Pueblo is a small ancestral Puebloan ruin standing on a low ridge inside Petrified Forest National Park, in northeastern Arizona near Holbrook. The structure is unusual within the regional record because it was built almost entirely of petrified…
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Arizona Rancho
Jct. of Tovar and Apache Sts.The Arizona Rancho stands on the high plateau country east of Holbrook, in the Little Colorado River drainage of Navajo and Apache counties. The property is a Pueblo Revival ranch complex built in the early twentieth century, when stock operations in the…
All 2 entries in Holbrook
Documented properties in Holbrook, listed alphabetically. Each plate carries the entry's reference number, registry status, address, and date of construction.
Nearby cities
Other adobe centers within reach of Holbrook. Each links to its own chapter of the Atlas.