Alene Dunlop Smith Garden
El Presidio Historic District
312 North Granada Avenue Tucson, Arizona
Contact: Alene Dunlop Smith Garden, PO Box 3028, Tucson, AZ 85702
Tel:(520) 882-5572
Fax:(520) 206-0692
Email: bzg@azstarnet.com

A single-artist-designed sculpture garden, owned and maintained by the City of Tucson Parks Department, this 3,500 sq.ft. pocket park is in the heart of the El Presidio National Register Historic District. Created by sculptor and public artist Barbara Grygutis in 1984, the Alene Dunlop Smith Garden commemorates the founder of Tucson's first historic district. Locally quarried volcanic rock and native plants combine with human-scale ceramic sculpture, benches, and hand-made tile to create a contemplative retreat in an active urban setting. The Commune of Faenza, Italy recognized the Alene Dunlop Smith Garden with an award for art in urban settings as part of a Quadrennial International Competition in 1988.

Open 24 hours daily, all months.

Directions to site: El Presidio Historic District, Downtown Tucson Exit I-10 at Congress, Congress two block east to Granada, Granada north two blocks to Alene Dunlop Smith Garden.

Free parking available.

A postcard with map is available.
  

Barbara Gryutis