Tovrea Castle is a hotel in Tempe, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “historic house in Arizona, United States”. It opened in 1929. It stands about 4.2 km from the centre of Tempe.[3]

Overview

Tovrea Castle is a historic structure and landmark at 5041 East Van Buren Street in Phoenix, Arizona, on 44 acres (18 ha) bounded by the Red Mountain Freeway (State Route 202) to the east, Washington Street to the south, Van Buren Street to the north and the Main Post Office to the west. Locally known as the "Wedding Cake Castle," it was built from 1929 to 1931 in a vernacular Italianate Architectural Style by Alessio Carraro, and was originally intended as the hotel centerpiece of a planned destination resort. It became a private residence after its purchase in 1931 by E.A. and Della Tovrea.

From “Tovrea Castle” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1929. It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 4.2 km from the centre of Tempe. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), about 6 km from the centre of Tempe.[4]

It is one of 8 hotels in and around Tempe recorded in Wikidata, 2 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] See Hotels in Tempe.

See also

References

  1. ^ Tovrea Castle (Q7829500). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Tovrea Castle. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-06.
  3. ^ Tempe (Q51685). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Tempe. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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