The opportunity to relocate both the home and the spirit of Sandra Day O’Connor to a spectacular setting in Tempe Papago Park resulted from a broad-based community effort. Although the Tempe Historic Preservation Plan recognizes preservation "in place" as the preferred strategy for the long-term management of historic properties, when this is not possible, relocation is a recommended alternative to preserve the historic characteristics of the property. The landmark Sandra Day O’Connor House was relocated from its original 1959 site on Denton Lane in Paradise Valley to an area in Tempe Papago Park dedicated to the development of the Center for Civic Discourse. Today it is difficult to imagine a better personification of the spirit of Arizona than the so-called “Daughter of Arizona”, United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The landmark Sandra Day O’Connor House is significant primarily as the surviving property most importantly associated with a life of distinguished public service spent building consensus with a style rich in Western pragmatism that has incrementally shaped the law, unified a divided Court, and helped a polarized nation coalesce. The property is considered eligible for this action by the Historic Preservation Office. The property located at 1230 North College Avenue in Tempe Papago Park has been nominated for landmark designation and listing in the Tempe Historic Property Register. The landmark home of retired United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and the new Center for Civic Discourse at the Carl Hayden Campus for Sustainability was relocated to Tempe Papago Park in 2009 through the efforts of a grassroots group of civic-minded citizens who enthusiastically endorsed Justice O'Connor's wish to re-purpose the house as the "Camp David" of the Southwest.
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