Mesa Historical Museum

The Mesa Historical Museum (Mesa Historical Museum in English) is a historical museum in Mesa (Arizona), Arizona, United States. 1 2 The Mesa Historical Society established it in 1987 to preserve the town's history. The museum's exhibits include a complete history of Mesa, a one-room replica of an early adobe schoolhouse, and three additional exhibit changing rooms. A large collection of historic farm machinery is also on display at the museum. The museum buildings are the museum's largest artifacts.

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The Mesa Historical Museum, which began in the 1940s, was incorporated in 1966 by citizens concerned about the preservation of Mesa's rich history. The museum's original location was in downtown Mesa's old City Hall building. The Arizona Museum of Natural History now occupies this space. The Arizona Museum of Natural History, as the names suggest, focuses on the region's natural history (including archaeology and paleontology), whereas the Mesa Historical Museum is dedicated to exploring and preserving regional heritage.

History of the Museum

The Mesa Historical Museum, which began in the 1940s, was incorporated in 1966 by citizens concerned about the preservation of Mesa's rich history. The museum's original location was in downtown Mesa's old City Hall building. The Arizona Museum of Natural History now occupies this space. The Arizona Museum of Natural History, as the names suggest, focuses on the region's natural history (including archaeology and paleontology), whereas the Mesa Historical Museum is dedicated to exploring and preserving regional heritage. The Mesa Historical Museum is housed in the Old Lehi School. The original Lehi School was a one-room adobe structure built on land donated to the Lehi Settlers by the Rogers family in the 1880s. was a one-room adobe structure (similar to the replica in front of the museum). By the early 1910s, the small community had outgrown the adobe schoolhouse. The current structure was built in 1913, and the adobe schoolhouse was demolished. In the 1920s, the building was expanded with the addition of two new classrooms. During the 1930s Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration added additional improvements, including the auditorium. During the Cold War, the auditorium was so well built that it was designated as the community bomb shelter. In the 1950s, the school's first mechanical cooling system was installed in the main building.

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