Naco Border Station

Naco, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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The Naco Border Station, located at 106 D Street in Naco, Arizona, is a two-story customs and immigration facility built in 1936–1937 as part of a federally funded program to standardize and modernize border crossings during the automobile era. Designed by architects Louis A. Simon and Neal A. Melick, the stuccoed building is an exceptional example of Pueblo Revival style, distinguished by flat roofs, battered rounded walls, parapet walls, elaborate carved and painted decorations, roughly hewn rafters and cross pieces, decorative waterspouts, and a distinctive porte cochere fronting the building. Its notable features—including terraces, verandas, and a rough-hewn ladder—reflect an unusually fine degree of artistry and integrity that make it unique among southern border stations. The original structure, still in use as CBP office space, was joined by a new inspection facility built in 1994, and the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.