About us

Tempe Tavern is located at 1810 E Apache Blvd in the historic White Dairy Barn property built by E.M. White in 1918. The site has previously been home to the New Oxbow Tavern and Murphy’s Irish Pub. The building is a historical site in Tempe, AZ known as The White Dairy Barn.

Tempe Tavern is located at 1810 E Apache Blvd in the historic White Dairy Barn property built by E.M. White in 1918. The site has previously been home to the New Oxbow Tavern and Murphy’s Irish Pub. The building is a historical site in Tempe, AZ known as The White Dairy Barn.

White is best known for the large river cobble he built just across the river from Tempe, called the White House, which was demolished in the early 1980s. The White House bore many similarities in design and construction to the Dairy Barn. The Dairy Barn was converted to a commercial establishment after 1930. The building is credited as a rare example of innovative owner-built architecture using locally indigenous material.