Pioneer Living History Village, Historical open-air museum in North Phoenix, United States.
The Pioneer Living History Village is an open-air museum spanning roughly 90 acres with about 30 original and reconstructed buildings from the 1880s and early 1900s. Paved pathways connect the structures throughout the grounds, creating a walkable representation of a historical settlement.
The museum was founded in 1969 to preserve buildings from the 1870s to 1910s that faced demolition due to urban growth. These structures came from various locations across Arizona and were relocated to this site.
The Stage Stop is a replica of Phillip Darrell Duppa's stage station, which served the Phoenix to Wickenburg road from 1871 to 1873; Duppa is credited with naming Phoenix. The Mercantile, an 1890s store reconstruction, now holds the museum's gift shop. The Opera House, built in Prescott in the early 1870s, hosted performers John Drew Jr. and Lillie Langtry before it stopped operating as an opera house in 1899.
The museum sits at 3901 W. Pioneer Road in north Phoenix, on a 90-acre site where buildings are grouped as a ranch complex, a farm and a town street. Ten structures are original and fifteen are reconstructions, so allow time to walk between them. The Mercantile, an 1890s store, now holds the gift shop.
The Stage Stop is an exact replica of the Darrell Duppa Stage Station, which served the old Phoenix to Wickenburg road from 1871 to 1873. It was run by Phillip Darrell Duppa, the pioneer credited with giving Phoenix its name.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 92,775 contributors worldwide.