Del E. Webb Construction Company

History Adventuring: Del Webb in Phoenix, and Sun City, Arizona

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The Del E. Webb Construction Company built many works. It was founded in 1928 and developed by Del Webb (1899-1974). It was headquartered out of Phoenix Arizona It eventually became the Del Webb Corporation and was purchased in 2001 by Pulte Homes. Pulte Homes since merged with Centex Corp. and is now PulteGroup. Del Webb continues as a brand of PulteGroup.

A number of works by the firm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Works on the Williams Air Force Base that are NRHP-listed include

Ammo Bunker (S-1007), SW of Alaska Dr., Williams AFB Mesa, AZ (Webb, Del E., Construction Company), NRHP-listed
Ammo Bunker (S-1008), SW of Alaska Dr., Williams AFB Mesa, AZ (Webb, Del E., Construction Company), NRHP-listed
Civil Engineering Maintenance Shop, Jct. of 11th and A Sts., NE corner, Williams AFB Mesa, AZ (Webb, Del E., Construction Company), NRHP-listed
Demountable Hangar, North Apron, Williams AFB Mesa, AZ (Webb, Del E., Construction Company), NRHP-listed
Flagpole, 10 St. between D and E Sts., Williams AFB Mesa, AZ (Webb, Del E., Construction Company), NRHP-listed
Housing Storage Supply Warehouse, Jct. of 11th and A Sts., NW corner, Williams AFB Mesa, AZ (Webb, Del E., Construction Company), NRHP-listed
Water Pump Station and Water Tower, Jct. of 12th and B Sts., NE corner, Williams AFB Mesa, AZ (Webb, Del E., Construction Company), NRHP-listed

Other works listed on the National Register include:

Hunt's Tomb, 625 N. Galvin Pkwy Phoenix, AZ (Webb, Del E.), NRHP-listed
Phoenix Towers, 2201 N Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ (Webb, Del E.), NRHP-listed 1957

Other works include:

Many buildings of the Hiway House, a motor hotel chain founded in 1956 by Del Webb
Hiram Clarke Transit Center, in Hiram Clarke, Houston
Thunderbird Field No. 1, airfield used for flight training of World War II pilots, with construction by contractor Del Webb Construction of a hexagonal barracks, administrative building, mess hall and four hangars on the site, and more
Pinal Airpark, built in 1942 by the Sundt & Del Webb Construction Companies and opened in March, 1943, then known as Marana Army Air Field.
Luke Air Force Base, buildings constructed by Del Webb Construction Co., with first building begun in March 1941.
Kansas City Municipal Stadium, remodeled to meet major league specifications to accommodate the Kansas City Athletics(Demolished)
Hughes Missile Plant (now Raytheon Missile Systems), in Tucson, Arizona
Flamingo Las Vegas, opened in 1947 at cost of $6 million on December 26, 1946; Del Webb Construction was the prime contractor and Richard Stadelman was the architect.
Sahara Hotel and Casino, built 1952 with Del Webb as main contractor
JC Penny Department Store, Phoenix, Arizona, 1952 (Demolished)
Saint Joseph's Hospital Phoenix Arizona 1953
San Manuel, Arizona was established in 1953. The entire town was built by Webb (along with M.O.W. Homes Inc.) for The Magma Copper Company to house San Manuel Copper Mine employees.
Uptown Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona, 1955
Texaco building Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles CA 1957
Pacific Northwest pipeline Building Salt Lake City Utah 1957
Union Oil Center Los Angeles, CA 1958
Mountain Shadows Resort, Paradise Valley, Arizona 1958 (Demolished)
Sun City, a large retirement community in Arizona. 1960 completely built out in 1978
Sun City Menifee, California, 1960
Del Webb's Towne House (Trinity Plaza) San Francisco, CA, 1960 (Demolished)
Sun City Center, Florida, 1961
Christown Spectrum Mall, Phoenix Arizona 1961
Phoenix City Square, Phoenix Arizona 1962-1964 (included the company's corporate headquarters building and Del Webb's Towne House)
Bank of the West Tower Albuquerque New Mexico, 1963
United States Pavilion constructed in 1963 for the 1964-1965 New York's World Fair
Del Webb's Towne House (now Golden State County Plaza) Fresno, CA, 1964
Los Angeles County Art Museum, 1964
Westfield Century City, Century City, CA 1964
Pacific Plaza apartment building, Santa Monica California, 1964
Memorial Towers Senior Apartments Phoenix, AZ 1964
Phoenix Municipal Stadium, 1964
The Mint, tower Las Vegas, Nevada, 1965
Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Nevada, 1966
Anaheim Stadium, built 1966 as the new home of Major League Baseball's California Angels
Manzanita Hall ASU Tempe, AZ, 1967
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, 1968
Phoenix Civic Center 1972 (Demolished)
Turtle Bay Resort, Kahuku Oahu, HI 1972
Sun City West, Arizona, 1978-1998
Horizon High School, Scottsdale AZ, 1980
Sun City Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV, 1989-1999
Sun City Palm Desert, California 1992-2002
Sun City Grand, Arizona 1996-2005
Anthem, Arizona, 1999