Isabella Greenway built this Tucson hotel, the Arizona Inn, in 1930–31. Built in 1930–31 by Isabella Greenway — who became Arizona's first female representative to the U.S. Congress in 1932 — the property centers on a Spanish Colonial Revival main building designed by Tucson architect Merritt Starkweather. The entire 14-acre complex comprises 25 structures, 21 of which contribute to the historic district.
The buildings are pink stuccoed masonry with blue details, arranged among landscaped gardens designed by James Oliphant; small structures surround those gardens, which are mainly planted with native Arizona species. Greenway first set the tone here when she built a house in 1928 at the northwest corner, its stuccoed walls and tiled roof establishing the character of the hotel. The hotel proper was built in 1930 with its lobby, reception rooms, dining room, kitchen, and offices; in that year four casitas were also built, housing 23 rooms.
The following year six individual residences and five villas were added. Over time the Rockefellers, the Roosevelts, and the Kennedys have stayed here numerous times. Notice the pink stucco walls, blue details, tiled roofs, and gardens planted with native Arizona species.