There are 25 designated Historic Landmarks in the city (Local Landmarks)

Local Landmarks also on the National Register of Historic Places are: Jordan Ranch, Sedona Ranger Station and Pumphouse, Hart Store, and the Chapel of the Holy Cross.

The criteria for designation is listed in Land Development Code Section 8.7, Historic Preservation Procedures.

A summary of landmarks is available in the Historic Landmarks Inventory. (Note: The Historic Landmarks Inventory was last updated in 2014. Changes since 2014, including new landmarks, may not be reflected in the inventory.)

Sedona Historic Landmarks

Publicly Accessible or Commercial Buildings

Chapel of the Holy Cross, 1956, 780 Chapel Road, National Register (Pictured to the Right)

• The Chapel is owned and maintained by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix and St. John Vianney Catholic Church of Sedona. 
• The Chapel is located on leased U.S. Forest Service land.
• Open to the public.

Chapel at Tlaquepaque, early 1970's, 366 SR 179

• Created by Abe Miller, the design, aesthetics and symbolism reflect the artisans of the Mexican Culture that he observed in his travels.
• The Chapel is within the Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village and privately owned, but open to the public for special events.

Cook Cemetery, 1918, 115 Airport Road

• First used circa 1918 and established as a formal cemetery by Henry Cook in 1930.
• Sedona Schnebly and her family are buried here along with other pioneer families including Brewer, Cook, Hedges, Parker, Pirtle, Purtyman, Smith, Thomas and Van Deren.

Hart Store, 1926, 100 Brewer Road, National Register

• First store in Sedona, built for L. E. "Dad" Hart by Frank Jackson.
• Part of the original commercial center of Sedona.
• Now the Mi Amore gift shop.

George Jordan’s Sales Building, 1939, 470 N SR 89A (Pictured to the Right)

• Part of farm and orchard development in Sedona
• Now the Gateway Cottage Wellness Center. 

Jordan Ranch, 1931-1947, 735 Jordan Road, National Register

• Consists of 3 separate landmarked buildings - the House, the Packing Shed, and the Tractor Shed.
• Early farm and orchard development in Sedona.
• Now the Sedona Heritage Museum and Park. 

Pumphouse, USFS, 1935, 251 SR 179, National Register

• Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps to serve the Ranger Station, Hart Ranch and others.

Pushmataha Building, 1957 or 1960, 360 Brewer Road

• Built in the Old-West style for a museum and named after a Choctaw Chief.
• Now offices for Keep Sedona Beautiful (not open to public).

Ranger Station, 1917/1934, 250 Brewer Road, National Register

• Consists of 2 separate landmarked buildings - the House and the Barn.
• The house was home and office for Forest Service rangers (1917).
• The barn was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1934.
• Now owned by the city and being used with the Ranger Station Park.

Privately Owned Homes or on Private Property (Not Open to the Public, Please Do Not Disturb Residents/Occupants). 

Bennett-Purtyman Cabin, 1922, Kachina Drive.

• Cabin built by Marvin Bennett on his Grasshopper Flat homestead and moved in 1963 when the Harmony Hills subdivision was built.
• Now located at the Sedona Charter School.

Da Voss-Hawley House, 1940s, 100 El Camino Grande

• One of the first homes in this part of Grasshopper Flat and is built with indigenous materials.

Doodlebug Ranch, 1936, 10 Ranch House Circle

• This land was homesteaded in the late 1800’s by the Chavez family and then by Ira Owenby.
• The ranch house was built with local river rock in a low, rambling ranch-style form.
• Tony and Marguerite Staude acquired the ranch in 1941 (Marguerite commissioned the Chapel of the Holy Cross).

Farley Homestead, 1925/1932, 100 Schnebly Hill Road

• Portion of original 1908 homestead.
• The original house burned, but a later house and cabin remain.

Gassaway House, c. 1937, 35 Gassaway Place

• A remarkable example of vernacular red rock construction and architecture with Arts & Crafts and Art Deco influences.

Kiva House, 1978, 56 Lynx Drive

• A Frank-Lloyd Wright inspired pueblo-style home, thought to be the first of its kind built in Sedona.
• Known as the "Kiva House" due to the round tower-like structure in the front portion of the home.

Madole House-Pony Soldier, 1962, 130 Pony Soldier Road

• Designed by Howard Madole
• One of the first homes built in the Sedona West subdivision and was featured in their marketing.

Nininger House, 1959-60, 39 Meteor Drive

• Designed by Howard Madole
• One of the first homes built in the Oak Creek Knolls subdivision.

Owenby Ditch, c. 1880s-early 1900s, multiple

• Frank and Nancy Owenby were the first settlers to patent a homestead in Sedona and began work on the Owenby Ditch in 1893.
• The Owenby Ditch Association was founded in 1904.
• Nine individual properties have been landmarked and the ditch is active.

Philips, Dorothy House, 1955, 400 Color Cove Road

• Designed by the Phoenix architectural firm Weaver and Drover and influenced by the Sedona environment.

Saddlerock Ranch, c. 1950, 255 Rockridge Drive

• Movie stars and directors stayed at Ellinger's Saddlerock Ranch during the filming of many 1940s and 1950s Westerns.

Van Ess House, 1964, 280 Zane Grey Drive

• Designed by Donald Theodore Van Ess
• Featured in the Sedona West subdivision's marketing.

Williamson House, 1953 or 1955, 340 Smith Road

• One of the first homes built in the “Sedona Subdivision” developed by Earl and Leah Van Deren and recognized as Sedona’s first subdivision.