List of historic properties in Phoenix

List of historic properties in Phoenix, Arizona
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This is a list, which includes photographic galleries, of some of the remaining historic structures and monuments, of historic significance, in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Included are photographs of properties identified by the African, Asian and Hispanic historic property surveys of the City of Phoenix, focusing on the themes of history in Phoenix from 1870 to 1975.

This list however, is not limited to historical structures and monuments. Also listed are historical landmarks, some of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places such as the Pueblo Grande Ruin and Irrigation Sites and the Deer Valley Rock Art Center. These contain the ruins of structures and artifacts of the Hohokams who lived within the modern Phoenix city area before the arrival of the settlers of non-Native American origin.

The abandoned Joint Head Dam and the early canals built by the early pioneers of European descent played an important role in the irrigation and development of Phoenix and its surrounding areas. Pictured is the ruins of the abandoned Joint Head Dam built in 1884. Also, pictured is the Grand Canal, the oldest canal in Phoenix which was built by the pioneers in 1877, and the Old Crosscut Canal, built in 1888.

Included in this list are the photographs of the final resting place of various notable people who are interred in Phoenix's historic cemeteries who were of historical importance to Phoenix and Arizona. According to the definition by the "Pioneers' Cemetery Association (PCA)" a "historic cemetery" is one which has been in existence for more than fifty years. Among the cemeteries listed is the abandoned Crosscut Cemetery which was established in 1870 and therefore, Phoenix's oldest cemetery and the Pioneer and Military Memorial Park, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Listed are some museums in Phoenix with the images of artifacts of historical importance. Such is the case of the Phoenix Trolley Museum where the historic Trolley Car #116 is showcased. Among the museums are the Martin Auto Museum, which showcases automobiles from 1886 onward and the Musical Instrument Museum.

Laveen and the Sunnyslope District are listed separately because these were two areas whose citizens wanted to proclaim the areas as independent towns, but whose areas were instead merged into the city of Phoenix.

Phoenix

Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona.^[1] Phoenix was incorporated as a city in 1881, after being founded in 1867 near the Salt River close to its confluence with the Gila River. The city has numerous historic properties which have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. There are also 33 landmarks and attractions within Phoenix that are claimed to represent the best features of the city. These have been designated as "Phoenix Points of Pride"^[2] and/or are listed in the Phoenix Historic Property Register. The Phoenix Historic Property Register, was established in 1986. It is the city's official listing of the historic and prehistoric properties that have been deemed worthy of preservation. Some of these properties are listed in both the National Register of Historic Places and in the Phoenix Historic Property Register.^[3][4][5][6]

Historic Heritage Square is part of the Heritage and Science Park on the east end of downtown. It encompasses the only remaining group of residential structures from the original town site of Phoenix.^[7] The images of these properties with a short description of the same are included.

Vanishing Phoenix

According to Robert A. Melikian, author of the book Vanishing Phoenix, Phoenix's preservation office does not have the ability to deny a demolition permit. Therefore, the owner of a property, listed either in the National Register of Historic Places or the Phoenix Historic Property Register, may demolish the historical property.^[8] Entire neighborhoods, such as Golden Gate, where members of the minority communities lived have been razed. Both the residence of former Territorial Governor Joseph Kibbey located at 1334 E. Jefferson St. which served as the home and medical practice of Dr. Winston C. Hackett, the first African-American physician in Arizona and the building located at 1342 E. Jefferson St. where Hackett founded the Booker T. Washington Memorial Hospital were demolished.^[9][10] The historic St. James Hotel is an example of a building listed in the National Register of Historic Places which will be demolished, despite the protests of preservation groups, to make way for a VIP parking lot for the Phoenix Suns season ticket holders. Among the properties which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and which have been demolished are the following:^[11]

• Arizona Citrus Growers Association Warehouse-601 E. Jackson Street.
• Concrete Block House – 618-620 N. 4th Avenue.
• Higuera Grocery – 923 S. 2nd Avenue.
• Lightning Delivery Co. Warehouse-425 E. Jackson Street.
• Overland Arizona Co. – 12 N. 4th Avenue.
• Judge W. H. Stillwell House – 2039 W. Monroe Street.
• Clinton Campbell House – 361 N. 4th Avenue.

Some of the historic houses and buildings which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and/ or the Phoenix Historic Property Register are also listed in the "enDangered Dozen Historic Places List," released by the Phoenix Historic Neighborhoods Coalition. These structures are prone to vandalism and the elements. Among the structures which are neglected and are at the highest risk of disappearing in the near future are the following:^[12]

• The Steinegger Lodge, built in 1889 and located at 27 E. Monroe St.
• The William R. Norton House, built in 1895 and located at 2222 W. Washington St.
• The Charles Pugh House, built in 1897 and located at 356 N. Second Avenue / 362 N. Second Avenue. (The 356 address is how the records show the house today. It was listed as 362 in older records.)
• The Louis Emerson House, built in 1902 and located at 623 N. Fourth St.
• The Concrete Block Bungalow, built in 1908 and located at 606 N. 9th St.
• The Leighton G. Knipe House, built in 1909 and located at 1025 N. 2nd Avenue.
• The Sach's-Webster Farmstead House, built in 1909 and located in the Northwest corner of 75th Avenue and Baseline.
• The Sarah Pemberton House, built in 1920 and located at 1121 N. 2nd St.
• Mrs. Neal House, built in 1920 and located at 102 East Willetta Street.

Pueblo Grande Ruin

The Pueblo Grande Ruin is the remains of a 450 BC prehistoric Hohokam village. For unknown reasons the site was abandoned by 1450 AD. These are some of the ruins of the Hohokam structures which were unearthed and which are situated in the Pueblo Grande Museum & Archaeological Park.

The Joint Head Dam and canals

When the pioneers of European descent settled in Phoenix, the area was mainly desert. Settlers such as Jack Swilling were inspired by the ancient canals of the Hohokam. The pioneers soon began to dig ditches to carry water from the Salt River which would irrigate their farms. Eventually, canal building companies, such as the Arizona Canal Company, which was formed in December 1882, were organized and built the current canals in the area. The Joint Head Dam was built in 1884, where Jack Swilling dug his ditch, known as the "Swillings Ditch", and where the Salt River are located. The dam served the Grand Canal (built 1878) and eventually the Old Crosscut Canal (built 1888). The abandoned Joint Head Dam has been determined to be eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places under criterion "A" because of its association with the locally important history of reclamation and therefore, is a Section 4 (f) resource.^[13]

Heritage Square

Phoenix's Heritage Square is located in what once was block 14 of the original townsite of Phoenix. The square dates back to the Victorian era of the late 1800s. The townsite was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1978, reference: #78000550. The Dr. Roland Lee Rosson House (1895), now a Victorian-period historic house museum, and Baird Machine Shop (1920), which are individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places, are also located in the historic square.^[14]

Buildings and structures

This section includes historical buildings which are listed either in the National Register of Historic Places or in the Phoenix Historic Property Register. The oldest of these, which is still standing and in use, is the "Fry's Building" which was built in 1885. The oldest hotel, which was completed in 1893, and is still in use today is the "Windsor Hotel".

Also, included in this section are historic structures such as the "Heard Ranch Grain Silos", listed in the PHPR plus, the Arizona State Fair Grandstand which was built in the early 1900s, the "17th Avenue Underpass" and the "Central Avenue Underpass", both which are eligible to be included in the National Register of Historic Places.^[15]

Houses of religious worship

Many of the historic houses of religious worship, such as the "First Presbyterian Church" (1892), are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Others, such as the "Tanner Chapel A.M.E. Church" (1929), have been designated historic by the Phoenix Historic Property Register. The Tanner Chapel A.M.E. Church, one of the oldest African-American churches in the state, is the only Arizona church where civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is known to have given a sermon. Houses of religious worship such as the "First Mexican Baptist Church" (1920), Phoenix's oldest Hispanic church, are recognized as historic by surveys, as in the case of the Hispanic American Historic Property Survey of the City of Phoenix.

Educational institutions

The first school in Phoenix was established in 1873. It was known as the Little Adobe School and it was located in 202 N. Central Avenue where the San Carlos Hotel currently stands. Schools were segregated then and therefore, so were many of the historic schools on this list. The Phoenix Indian School was established in 1891 under the federal "assimilation" policy which sought to regimentalize and culturally exterminate Native American students.^[26] African-American students were only allowed to attend racially segregated schools such as the Dunbar School which was built in 1925, the Phoenix Union Colored High School (Later renamed George Washington Carver High School) built in 1926, and the Booker T. Washington Elementary School built in 1928.

19th century historic houses

Some of these houses meet the National Register criteria for evaluation. The quality of significance in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture is present in districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association and that are associated with the lives of persons significant in Phoenix's past. The following prominent people who at one time or another lived in Phoenix and whose houses are listed here are:

• Clinton Campbell, a locally prominent builder who worked in Phoenix. His house however, was demolished in 2017.
• Phillip "Lord" Darrell Duppa. Duppa is credited with naming "Phoenix" and "Tempe" and the founding of the town of New River.
• Burgess A. Hadsell, Hadsell, together with William J. Murphy, promoted the temperance colony of Glendale, Arizona in the western Salt River Valley.
• William John Murphy. Murphy created the Arizona Improvement Company in 1887 and bought land in areas that would eventually become the towns of Peoria and Glendale of Arizona.
• William R. Norton. Norton founded the Sunnyslope subdivision of Phoenix and designed the Carnegie Library, the city's first library, and the Gila County Courthouse in Globe, Arizona.
• William Osborn, one of Phoenix's first homesteaders.
• Judge Charles A. Tweed. Judge Tweed was appointed an Associate Justice to the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court. Tweed then moved to Arizona Territory and was appointed to serve two terms as an Associate Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court.

20th century historic houses

The following prominent people who at one time or another lived in Phoenix and whose houses are listed here are:

• Dr. Charles "Charley" Borah, an American athlete, who won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[29]
• Jorgine Slettede Boomer, the widow of Lucius Boomer, a successful hotelier. Her house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
• Dr. George Brockway, a physician who served as the Pinal County Superintendent of Public Health as well as two terms as Mayor of Florence.
• L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of the Church of Scientology religion.
• John McCain, a statesman who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from January 1987 until his death. He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election.
• Colonel James McClintock, whose full name was "James Henry McClintock", was a veteran of the United States Army who served in the Spanish–American War. He moved to Arizona and served as state historian from 1917 through 1922. He was also one of the founders of the Arizona Republican newspaper, now The Arizona Republic.
• Dr. James C. Norton, the territorial veterinarian.
• Wing F. Ong, the first person born in China to be elected to a state legislative house.
• Henry E. Pierce, who served as County Assessor during the 1920s and was secretary to Governor John C. Phillips from 1929 until 1932. He was chairperson of the Maricopa County Republican Central Committee. In addition to his political activities, Pierce was a partner in the real estate firm of Jacobs & Pierce.
• Aubrey and Winstona Aldridge. Winstona Hackett was the daughter of Dr. Winston Hackett the first African-American doctor in the area, and her husband Aubrey Aldridge.
• William Wrigley, Jr., the Chewing-gum magnate whose mansion in Phoenix is known by some people as "La Colina Solana".

Historic African, Asian and Hispanic properties

External videos
You can watch and listen to a video (documentary) about the Hispanic American Historic Property Survey in Phoenix here

The City of Phoenix conducted various historic property surveys focusing on the themes of African, Asian and Hispanic history in Phoenix from 1870 to 1975. The purpose of the surveys was to identify the number and locations of minority associated historic properties citywide and to document their significance to their community. The surveys were funded by the Phoenix Historic Preservation Bonds funds as well as a Certified Local Government grant received from the National Park Service through the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office. While the National Register of Historic Places Criteria is only concentrated on the properties of these communities prior to 1955, the study included in the surveys take into consideration the significance of the struggle for civil rights and equality. Therefore, the properties which were involved in ending segregation in Phoenix are also included.^[32][33][34]

The areas covered in the African American Historic Property Survey are 1. East – the region south of Van Buren Avenue to the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks, east of Central Avenue to 24th Street; 2. West – the region south of Grant Avenue to the Salt River, west of 7th Avenue to 19th Avenue; and 3. South – the region south of the Salt River to Southern Avenue, east of 16th Street to 28th Street.^[32]

The areas covered in the Asian American Historic Property Survey are spread throughout Phoenix and not concentrated in one area. The concentration of the areas depends on the nationality from which they are descended, such as Chinese, Japanese, Filipino and Asian Indian.^[33]

The areas covered in the Hispanic American Historic Property Survey are the regions south of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks to the Salt River, east of Central Avenue to 24th Street; west of Central Avenue to 27th Avenue and south of the Salt River to Baseline, east to 48th Street and west to 35th Avenue. One of the structures considered as iconic is the Sacred Heart Church which is located in 920 S. 17th St. The church was built in 1900 in what was once a Hispanic neighborhood called "Golden Gate". The City of Phoenix forced the residents of the community in question to move and demolished the entire neighborhood. The reason given for this act was that the city needed the land to expand Sky Harbor Airport. The church was added to National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 2012. Reference number 12000124.^[35][34]

The following prominent people who at one time or another lived in Phoenix and whose houses are listed here are:

• Judge Hazel Burton Daniels – Daniels was the first African American elected to the Arizona legislature and was the first African-American municipal judge in Phoenix, serving as such from 1965 to 1971.
• Dr. Lincoln Johnson Ragsdale Sr. and Eleanor D. Ragsdale – The Ragsdales were influential leader in the Phoenix Civil Rights Movement. They played an instrumental role in the reforms made of voting rights and the desegregation of schools, neighborhoods and public housing.
• Charles Smith – Smith was the only African-American blacksmith in Phoenix in the early 1920s.
• John Ford Smith – Smith is the only Arizonan known to have played in the national Negro Baseball Leagues. In 1941 Smith joined the Kansas City Monarchs, a team that won its third straight pennant in the Negro American League that year. Smith worked for Phoenix Union High School, served as director of Eastlake Park, and eventually became assistant vice president of human resources at the Arizona Bank. He was active in civil rights issues and served as director of the Arizona Civil Rights Commission.^[36]
• Travis L. Williams – Williams was one of the founders of Williams and Jones Construction Company which built homes primarily in South Phoenix. From 1964 to 1989 he worked for the City of Phoenix where he retired as the head of the Human Resources Department. He was a member of several service and civic organizations including the NAACP and Southminster Presbyterian Church.^[37]

• Dea Hong Toy – Toy was born in China and moved to Phoenix in 1923. He was a successful merchant. Toy was among those in the Asian community of Phoenix who in 1938 founded the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to protect and promote their businesses.
• Wing F. Ong – Ong lived in a house in the rear of his grocery store which is listed here. He ran for the state House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1946 and was elected, the first Chinese American in the country to achieve such status. Over the course of his career, he was elected twice to the state House and once to the state Senate.
• Lee Jew – Jew was a Chinese merchant who owned the "Lee Jew Market" on E. Jefferson St. He was influential as a leader in the Phoenix Chinese community.

• Vincente Canalez – In 1945 Canalez was selected to serve as Maricopa County chairman to fight infantile paralysis, and served on the City of Phoenix's planning commission in the 1950s. He moved to the Arizona town of Buckeye in 1957, and served as mayor of Buckeye in 1960.
• Valdemar Aguirre Cordova – Cordova served as the first Mexican American Maricopa County Superior Court judge, from 1965 to 1967, and then appointed to a second term in 1976 by Governor Raul Castro.
• Jesus Franco – The Spanish-language newspaper, El Sol, emerged in 1938 under the leadership of Jesús Franco, who became a very well-known individual in the Mexican community.
• Albert and Mary Garcia – Albert Garcia was Arizona's first Hispanic Assistant Attorney General. María García was an activist for social issues.
• Placida Garcia Smith – Placida Garcia Smith founded the "Friendly House" in the mid-1920s as a two-room "community house" where classes in English, citizenship, hygiene and homemaking were taught to Mexican residents.
• Rudolf Zepeda – Zepeda was the first Hispanic official at Valley National Bank in the 1950s, serving as the vice-president for foreign trade.
• Adam Perez Diaz – In 1954, Diaz became the first Hispanic elected to the Phoenix City Council and also served as Vice-Mayor. President Bill Clinton appointed Diaz to the National Council on Aging

Arizona Biltmore Hotel

Arizona Biltmore Hotel
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

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  Hotel street entrance
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  Arizona Biltmore Hotel bridge
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  Stylized bricks by architect, Albert Chase McArthur.
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  Inside view of the main entrance of the Arizona Biltmore Hotel.
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  The lobby of the Arizona Biltmore Hotel.
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  The Paradise Wing of the Arizona Biltmore Hotel built in 1929 and located at 2400 Missouri Avenue.
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  Mystery Room secret passageway.
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  The fireplace inside the Mystery Room.
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  Stained glass ceiling in the Mystery Room.
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  Spotlight on top of the hotel tower
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  Room 1201, Clark Gables room.
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  Inside the Arizona Biltmore Hotel Aztec Room.
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  Inside the Biltmore History Room
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  The Wooden key on display above the fireplace in the History Room.
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  Furnishings inside the Biltmore History Room.
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  The Gold Room.
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  The "Legend of the Sun" painting.
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  Large chess board on the grounds of the Arizona Biltmore Hotel. According to the Arizona Biltmore Hotel historians, American actress Martha Raye played there.
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  The Arizona Biltmore Hotel Catalina Pool was built in the 1930s. The pool was often used by actress Marilyn Monroe and allegedly the site where American composer Irving Berlin wrote "White Christmas".
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  Paradise Pool three story water slide
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  The Reagan honeymoon cottage, Cottage I.
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  The Frank Lloyd Wright "Sprites" are statues that were made in 1914 and adorned the Midway Gardens in Chicago. After World War II, the "Sprites" were in a state of abandonment and in pieces. They were restored and became part of the adornment of the Arizona Biltmore Hotel gardens in 1985.

Arizona State Capitol Museum

Arizona State Capitol Museum
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

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  Another view of the Arizona State Capitol built in 1901 which is now the Arizona State Capital Museum.
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  The rotunda floor of the Arizona State Capitol Building.
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  Part of the USS Arizona superstructure which was salvaged and which is on display at the Arizona State Capitol Museum.
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  The U.S. flag that flew on the battleship USS Arizona when it sank during the Pearl Harbor. The flag is on display in the first floor of the Arizona State Capitol Museum.
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  The Arizona Capitol Museum is home to the silver service (silverware) that was donated to the USS Arizona by the citizens of Arizona in 1919. This service is composed of 59 distinct pieces on display at the Capitol Museum.
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  Additional silver service (silverware) that was donated to the USS Arizona by the citizens of Arizona in 1919. on display at the Arizona Capitol Museum.
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  Model of the USS Arizona at the Arizona State Capitol Museum.
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  The Governor's office on the second floor has a wax figure of Arizona's First State Governor, George W. P. Hunt.
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  The sword and scabbard which Alexander Oswald Brodie, who served as the Governor of the Territory of Arizona from 1902 to 1905, used during his service with the Rough Riders during the Spanish–American War. The exhibit is located in the second floor of the Arizona State Capitol Museum.
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  Inside the historic House Chamber. The Chamber is located on the third floor of the Arizona State Capitol Museum.
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  Replica of the original Office of the Secretary of State. The office is located on the third floor of the Arizona State Capitol Museum.
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  On the fourth floor of the Arizona State Capitol Museum you can look down into the original House Chamber from the gallery.
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  On the fourth floor of the Arizona State Capitol Museum you can look down into the original House of Representatives from the gallery.

Bennitt Mansion

The Bennitt Mansion
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

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  The Bennitt Mansion was built in 1928 and is located at 126 E. Country Club Drive. The mansion is a good example of Spanish Colonial Revival Style residential architecture by master architect, Herbert Harmon Green. E.J. Bennitt was among the investors who in November 1882, organized the First National Bank of Phoenix, which later was reorganized as Valley Bank, which became the largest bank in Arizona. In March 1892, he organized the Phoenix National Bank. He organized the Phoenix Commandery No. 3, K.T., in 1891; was appointed gereneralissimo, elected eminent commander in 1893 and grand commander of the Grand Commandery of Arizona in 1895. The mansion was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 2009, reference #09000609.
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  The focal point of the Bennitt Mansion is its arched doorway. The arch is articulated by the use of natural finish concrete formed to replicate cut stone jamb blocks and voussoirs with raked joints. Special craftsmanship is found in the milled door casing, which follows the curve of the semicircular arched opening. The heavy, stained wood door has 11 recessed panel delineated by high-relief moldings. The mansion was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 2009, reference #09000609.
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  Different view of the Bennitt Mansion
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  Back of the Bennitt Mansion

Mystery Castle

Scorpion Gulch

Squaw Peak Inn

Squaw Peak Inn
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

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  Squaw Peak Mountain
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  The first building built in 1929 by William Eugene D'Allemund in what became Squaw Peak Ranch and later Squaw Peak Inn.
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  Another view of the first adobe building built in 1929 by William Eugene D’Allemund. The building was the first property of what was to become Squaw Peak Ranch and later Squaw Peak Inn.
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  Main entrance to the historic Inn. The Water fountain was added after the Epley's purchased the property.
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  A gazebo on the property of Squaw Peak Inn built by William "Bill" Epley.
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  Room of the original 1937 Squaw Peak Inn building constructed by the Stopford family.
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  Another room of the original 1937 Squaw Peak Inn building constructed by the Stopford family.
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  One of the rooms inside the historic Squaw Peak Inn.
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  Restored and modernized bathroom inside the historic Squaw Peak Inn.
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  Early 19th-century organ in the main room of Squaw Peak Inn.
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  Wall decoration created by Ann Epley in the Squaw Peak Inn.
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  View of the outside of second floor of the Squaw Peak Inn
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  Room in the second floor of the Squaw Peak Inn.
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  The stairs leading downstairs from the second floor of the Squaw Peak Inn.

Westward Ho Hotel

Historic Westward Ho Hotel
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

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  Different view of Westward Ho Hotel. The Westward Ho Hotel was built in 1928 and is located at 618 N. Central Avenue. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 19, 1982. ref. #82002082.
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  Main entrance of the Westward Ho Hotel. The hotel was built in 1928 and is located at 618 N. Central Avenue. On November 3, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy made a campaign speech during a Westward Ho Hotel Democratic Breakfast.^[39]
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  The lobby of the Westward Ho Hotel. The hotel was built in 1928 and is located at 618 N. Central Avenue. Among the notable people who have passed through this lobby are John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Nicky Hilton, Roy Rogers, Jackie Gleason, Myrna Loy, Amelia Earhart, Esther Williams, Danny Thomas, Gary Cooper, Lucille Ball, Clark Gable, Henry Fonda, Bob Hope, Liberace, Lee Marvin, Tyrone Power, Eleanor Roosevelt, Shirley Temple, Al Capone, Spencer Tracy, John Wayne, and Robert Wagner married Natalie Wood on the hotel Patio.^[40]
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  The Grand Dining Room of the Westward Ho Hotel. The hotel was built in 1928 and is located at 618 N. Central Avenue. On November 3, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy made a campaign speech during a Westward Ho Hotel Democratic Breakfast.^[41] The hotel was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1983, reference #83002993.
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  Side entrance of the Westward Ho Hotel.

Wrigley Mansion

Wrigley Mansion
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

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  Pedestrian entrance of the Wrigley Mansion.
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  View from the top of the pedestrian entrance of the Wrigley Mansion.
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  The main entrance of the Wrigley Mansion.
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  Telephone operator's booth in the Wrigley Mansion
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  Wrigley Mansion living room.
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  Inside the main entrance of the Wrigley Mansion.
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  View from the top of the staircase inside the Wrigley Mansion.
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  Different view from the top of the staircase inside the Wrigley Mansion.
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  Wrigley Mansion hallway.
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  Room in the second floor of the Wrigley Mansion.
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  Another room in the second floor of the Wrigley Mansion.
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  This was once the bedroom in the Wrigley Mansion where, according to the owners, Elvis Presley stayed.
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  Bathroom adjacent to the room where, according to the owners, Elvis Presley stayed in the Wrigley Mansion.
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  View from the second floor balcony of the Wrigley Mansion.
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  View of another staircase in the Wrigley Mansion.
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  Different view of the Wrigley Mansion.

Central Avenue Corridor

The north and south sides of the Central Avenue Corridor of Phoenix are lined with historical houses and buildings. These are the images of those properties. Some are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and some are listed in the Phoenix Historic Properties Register. There are also some historic properties which are listed in both registers.

Historic properties in Central Avenue Corridor
Listed in the Phoenix Historic Property Register-July 2004

(NRHP = National Register of Historic Places)
(PHPR = Phoenix Historic Property Register)

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  The David Morgan-Earl A. Bronson House was built in 1927 and is located at 8030 N. Central Avenue. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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  The Asbury-Salmon House was built in 1934 and is located at 7801 N. Central Avenue. This house was built by Cline Asbury who managed the Crystal Ice and Cold Storage in Phoenix, founded by his brother Harry. Cline died in 1942 and in 1945 his wife Delia sold the house to Riney Salmon. The Salmon family lived in the house until 1970, when Mr. Salmon died of injuries received in an auto accident. At the time of his death, his firm was said to be the largest law firm in the state. The house was listed in the Phoenix Historic Properties Register in March 2003. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 2010.
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  The Dr. Jean S. Holloway House was built in 1928 and is located 7215 N. Central Avenue. It was listed in the Phoenix Historic Properties Register in November 2005.
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  The John and Cindy McCain House built in 1951 and located at 7110 N. Central Avenue.
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  The George M. Halm and Mary Alverda Howard House was built in 1906 and is located at 6850 N. Central Avenue. It was listed in the Phoenix Historic Properties Register in November 2005 and in the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 2011, reference #10001161.
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  The Olney-Ellinwood House was built in 1912 and is located at 6810 N. Central Avenue. It was listed in the Phoenix Historic Properties Register in March 2003. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 2010. reference #10000155.
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  The John M. Ross House was built in 1926 and is located at 6722 N. Central Avenue. John Mason Ross was a partner with the successful and well-known law firm of Ellinwood and Ross. The firm represented large clients such as the Phelps-Dodge (mining) Corporation. In addition, Ross also participated in many Arizona civic and political affairs. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 2000, reference #00000145.
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  The Ralph Converse House was built in 1935 and is located at 6617 N. Central Avenue. It was listed in the Phoenix Historic Properties Register in March 2003. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 2010, reference #10000153.
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  The Mrs. Leonard George House was built in 1929 and is located at 6611 N. Central Avenue. It was listed in the Phoenix Historic Properties Register in March 2003.
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  The Abner Elliot England-Guy Hidden Lawrence House was built in 1929 and is located at 6234 N. Central Avenue. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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  The Judge Fred C. Jacobs House was built in 1928 and is located at 6224 N. Central Avenue. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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  The E. Payne Palmer House was built in 1929 and is located at 6012 N. Central Avenue. Dr. Errol Payne Palmer was a significant member of the medical community at local, national and international levels. He made tremendous contributions to advance hospital standardization and administration in the United States. Additionally, his contributions in surgical techniques, cancer research and patient care coincide with the advancements in medicine in the early 20th century. Dr. Palmer was also a prominent member and contributor to his community giving selflessly of his time and money to religious, arts and social organizations in order to improve the quality of life for others in Phoenix. It was listed in the Phoenix Historic Properties Register in June 1999. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 2002, reference #02000420.
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  The Murphy Bridle Path begins at Bethany Homes Road and ends two and half miles north at the Arizona Canal. This particular landscape or streetscape history is significant in telling the story of how Phoenix developed in the late 1880s and the early years of the 20th century. William John Murphy, who moved from Illinois to Phoenix in 1883, built the Arizona Canal and established the Valley citrus industry in the northern extension of Central Avenue in 1895. The roadway cut through the Orangewood subdivision he developed and was first paved in 1920. The earliest reference to the Murphy Bridle Path that the city's historic preservation office discovered was in 1948 when the bridle path was dedicated by the "Arizona Horse Lover's Club." The North Central Avenue streetscape is now on the Phoenix Historic Property Register and has been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places.
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  The Brophy College Chapel was built in 1928 and is located at 4701 N. Central Avenue. The Chapel was donated by Mrs. William Henry Brophy in memory of her husband. The Spanish Colonial chapel was built by the students of Brophy College. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 1993, reference #93000747.
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  The front entrance of the Heard Museum building, which was built in 1929 and is located at 2301 N. Central Avenue. / 22 E. Monte Vista Road. It was listed in the Phoenix Historic Property Register in August 1992.
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  The Heard Museum building was built in 1929 and is located at 2301 N. Central Avenue. / 22 E. Monte Vista Road. Maie Heard added quality artworks to the collection and worked closely with the board of trustees to direct the activities of the museum. She also oversaw the programming activities of the museum, approving speakers and insuring appropriate publicity was available. It was listed in the Phoenix Historic Property Register in August 1992.
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  Different view of the Heard Museum
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  The Regency House was built in 1964 and is located at 2323 North Central Avenue. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 26, 2016, reference # 16000630.
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  The Phoenix Towers were built in 1957 and are located at 2201 N. Central Avenue. Phoenix Towers was built as a resident-owned cooperative community, Phoenix Towers is now considered an outstanding example of mid-century architecture and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 2008, reference #07001334.
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  Front view of the Phoenix Towers. The towers were built in 1957 and are located at 2201 N. Central Avenue. Phoenix Towers was built as a resident-owned cooperative community, Phoenix Towers is now considered an outstanding example of mid-century architecture and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 2008, reference #07001334.
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  The El Encanto Apartment Building was built in 1939 and is located at 2214 N. Central Avenue. The El Encanto Apartment Building was the largest apartment complex in Phoenix at the time. The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona Inc. is oversaw the renovation of the complex. It was listed in the Phoenix Historic Properties Register in December 1990.
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  The Dr. Shackelford Dental Office Building which currently houses a small exhibit of the Arizona Street Railway Museum and is located at 1242 N. Central Avenue. It is listed in the Phoenix Historic Property Register.
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  The Dr. Ellis-Shackelford House was built in 1917 and is located at 1242 N. Central Avenue. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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  Living room of the Dr. Ellis-Shackelford House. The house was built in 1917 and is located in 1242 N. Central Avenue. On November 30, 1983, the house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, ref.: #83003475.
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  The C. P. Stephans De Soto Six Motor Cars building was built in 1927 and is located at 915 N. Central Avenue. On February 20, 2013, the property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, reference: #13000019.
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  The Westward Ho Hotel was built in 1928 and is located at 618 N. Central Avenue. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 19, 1982, reference: #82002082.
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  The U.S. Post Office / Federal Building was built 1932–1936 and is located at 522 N. Central Avenue. The building was listed in the Historic Properties in Phoenix Historic Property Register in October 1990. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1983, reference #83002993.
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  Different view of The U.S. Post Office/Federal Building, which was built 1932–1936 which is located at 522 N. Central Avenue. The building was listed in the Phoenix Historic Property Register in October 1990. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1983, reference #83002993.
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  The A.E. England Motors Building was built in 1926 and is located at 424 N. Central Avenue. It is listed in the Phoenix Historic Property Register.
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  The Security Building was built in 1925 and is located at 234 N. Central Avenue. The property is Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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  The San Carlos Hotel, also known as Hotel San Carlos, was built in 1925 and is located at 202 N. Central Avenue. Mae West, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Marilyn Monroe and Gene Autry are among the celebrities who at one time stayed at the San Carlos. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Reference number 83003498.
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  The Professional Building built in 1931 and located at 137 N. Central Avenue. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, reference: #85003563.
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  The Heard Building was built in 1920 and is located at 112 N. Central Avenue. It was Phoenix's first skyscraper. The building, which was listed in the National register of Historic Places on September 4, 1985, reference: #85002059, was featured in Alfred Hitchcocks 1960 film "Psycho".
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  The Central Avenue Underpass was built in 1940. The above bridge was originally built for the ATSF railway.
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  The Jefferson Hotel was built in 1915 and is located at 101 S. Central Avenue in Phoenix. It is no longer a hotel and is called the Barrister Place Building. The building is owned by the city of Phoenix and is currently the home to the Phoenix Police Museum. It is listed in the Phoenix Historic Property Register.
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  The Pratt-Gilbert Building was built in 1913 and is located at 200 S. Central Avenue / 1 W. Madison Street. It was listed in the Phoenix Historic Properties Register in October 2001.
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  The Anchor Manufacturing Co., also known as 41-3, was built in 1925. It is located at 525 (525-551) S. Central Avenue. The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, reference: #85002042.
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  The South Phoenix Market building was built in 1948 and is located at 4341 S. Central Avenue. This property is recognized as historic by the Asian American Historic Property Survey of the City of Phoenix.
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  The Scorpion Gulch store was built in 1936 by William Lunsford. It is located at 10225 S. Central Avenue in South Mountain Park. It was listed in the Phoenix Historic Property Register in October 1990.

Cemeteries

The Pioneers' Cemetery Association (PCA) defines an "historic cemetery" as one which has been in existence for more than fifty years.^[42] There are various historic cemeteries which were established in the late 19th century. These cemeteries serve as the final resting place of various notable citizens of Arizona. Among which can be found pioneers, governors, congressman, government officials, journalists, race car drivers, soldiers, actors and actresses.

The four historic cemeteries listed are:

• Crosscut Cemetery sometimes referred to the Williams Crosscut Cemetery – Established in 1870.
• Pioneer and Military Memorial Park – Seven historic cemeteries founded in 1884.
• St. Francis Catholic Cemetery – Established in 1897
• Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery – Established in 1906.

Crosscut Cemetery

The Crosscut Cemetery, a.k.a. the Williams Crosscut Cemetery, was established in 1870 by John Wesley and Amanda "Manda" Williams. The historic cemetery, which at the time was located in the desert far from central Phoenix, is the oldest pioneer cemetery in Phoenix.^[43] It is located in what is now the corner of 48th St. and East. Van Buren St. Many of the headstones are missing and some of the graves vandalized. The cemetery, which continues to belong to the Williams family, has a locked gate and a chained-linked fence with barbered wire surrounding it.^[44]

Graves and headstones in the Crosscut Cemetery

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  Chained and locked entrance of the Phoenix Crosscut Cemetery.
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  Grave of John Wesley Williams (1836–1912) and Manda W. Williams (1856–1934). John and Manda (Amanda) were the owners of a large farm. They established the cemetery in their property.
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  Grave of J. W. Williams (1872–1947), son of John and Manda.
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  Grave of Allen Preston Hill (1859–1940). Mr. Hill served as superintendent of the Arizona State Hospital Farm.
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  Grave of Christian Christopher Cline (1810–1898) and his wife Margaret Cline (1814–1898). The Clines brought the first cattle into the Tonto Basin in 1876.
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  Grave of James Ansley Young (1822–1877). Young was the first Justice of Peace of Phoenix.
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  Grave of Harrison Monroe "Harry" Hill (1864–1925)
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  Lula Davis (1875–1941) and William Davis (1872–1901). William Davis worked in the wholesale department of the Wakelin Grocery Company. He died from Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
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  Vandalized grave.

Pioneer and Military Memorial Park

The Pioneer and Military Memorial Park is the official name given to seven historic cemeteries in Phoenix. The cemeteries were founded in 1884 in what was known as "Block 32". On February 1, 2007, "Block 32" was renamed Pioneer and Military Memorial Park.

Graves and headstones in the Pioneer and Military Memorial Park
(Listed in the National Register of Historic Places)

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  Entrance of the historic Pioneer Military and Memorial Park. The Cemetery dates back to 1884. The main entrance is located at 1317 W. Jefferson Street. The Pioneer & Military Memorial Park was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 1, 2007, reference #06001317.
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  The grave of John T. Alsap in the "Masons Cemetery" section. Alsap was the first Mayor of Phoenix.
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  Grave site of Phillip "Lord" Darrell Duppa located in the "Masons Cemetery" section. Duppa is credited with naming "Phoenix" and "Tempe" and the founding of the town of New River, Arizona.
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  Grave site of Jacob "Dutchman" Waltz located in the "City/Loosley Cemetery" section. Waltz was a German immigrant who in the 19th century discovered a gold mine in Arizona and kept its location a secret, hence the name "Lost Dutchman's Mine".
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  The grave of King S. Woolsey in the "City/Loosley Cemetery" section. Woosley founded one of the first flour mills in the Salt River Valley.
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  Grave site of Benjamin Joseph Franklin located in the "Rosedale Cemetery" section. Franklin was Arizona's 12th Territorial Governor.
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  Grave site of Czar J. Dyer located in the "Rosedale Cemetery" section. Dyer once served as City Councilman and in 1899 as the acting Mayor of Phoenix. Dyer drew the "Bird's Eye view of Phoenix" map.
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  Grave site of Noah M. Broadway located in the "Rosedale Cemetery" section. Broadway was one of the original settlers of Phoenix.

St. Francis Catholic Cemetery

St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, established in 1897, is one of the oldest in the city. Its inhabitants represent pioneer families, community and business leaders, miners, those who succumbed to tuberculosis, and others who helped write the history of Phoenix and Arizona. Margaret Geare of Dublin, Ireland, who was buried on October 12, 1897, is believed to be the first to be buried in the cemetery. The cemetery is located at 2033 N. 48th Street.

St. Francis Catholic Cemetery

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  Grave of Margaret Geare (1817–1897), also known as Mary and Marguerite was the first person buried in the cemetery. She was buried on Oct. 12, 1897
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  Grave of Joseph Geare (1854–1911), son of Hubert and Margaret who founded the Central Avenue Dairy on the land that is now Park Central Mall.
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  Grave of Governor Rose P. Moffort (1922–2016). Moffort was Arizona's first female Secretary of State (1977–88) and first female and 18th Governor of Arizona (1988–91).
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  Grave of Trinidad Escalante Swilling Shumaker (1849–1925). Known as the "Mother of Phoenix". Swilling Shumaker was the wife of Jack Swilling, who is credited with being the founding father of Phoenix.
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  Crypt of Louis J. (Lou Ambers) D’Ambrosio (1913–1995) and his wife Margaret M. D’Ambrosio (1916–2009). Ambers, was a World lightweight boxing champion from 1936 to 1940.
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  Grave of Ladimir Kwiatkowski (1928–1994), better known as Ladmo, Kwiatkowski co-hosted The Wallace and Ladmo Show, a daily children's variety show broadcast on KPHO in Phoenix, Arizona.^[45]

Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery

Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery is the final resting place of various notable people. Among them are three Arizona Territory Governors, six Arizona State Governors, a Secretary of Arizona Territory, the founder of Glendale, Arizona, the 1958 Indianapolis 500 winner and a journalist.

Historic Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery

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  Grave-site of Joseph H. Kibbey (1853–1924) and Nora Burbank Kibbey (1867–1923). J. H. Kibbey served as Associate Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court from 1889 to 1893 and as the 16th Governor of Arizona Territory from 1905 to 1909. As governor, Kibbey was a leader in the effort to prevent Arizona and New Mexico territories from being combined into a single U.S. state.
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  Grave-sight of Richard Elihu Sloan (1857–1933), the 17th and last Governor Arizona Territory. He served from 1909 to 1912.
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  Crypt of Ernest William McFarland (1894–1984). McFaland served as U.S. Senator (1941–1953), the tenth Governor of Arizona (1955–59) and Arizona Supreme Court Justice (1968).
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  Crypt of Paul Jones Fannin (1907–2002). Fannin served as U.S. Senator (1965–77) and as the 11th Governor of Arizona from 1959–65.
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  Grave-site of William John Murphy (1839–1923), founder of Glendale, Arizona.
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  Grave site of Walter Winchell (1897–1972). Winchell was a newspaper columnist who is credited with inventing the gossip column.^[46]
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  Grave site of James Ernest Bryan (1926–1960). Bryan was a racecar driver who won the 1958 Indianapolis 500.

Historic structures related to "The Trunk Murderess"

External videos
You can watch and listen to a 2007 documentary about Winnie Ruth Judd titled Winnie Ruth Judd – Arizona Stories Full Version here

Winnie Ruth Judd was a native of Indiana who worked in Phoenix as a medical secretary. Judd was accused of murdering and dismembering the bodies of her two roommates, friends Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson. The prosecutors in her trial alleged that she placed the dismembered parts of the bodies in two trunks (suitcases) and took them to Los Angeles. According to prosecutors, the murders were committed by Judd and an accomplice, Phoenix businessman John "Happy Jack" Halloran, whom she claimed was her lover. Her trial was marked by sensationalized nationwide newspaper coverage, who referred to Judd as "The Trunk Murderess". She was pronounced guilty and sentenced to death by hanging. The sentence she received raised debate about capital punishment. Days before her execution Winnie Ruth was called back to the courtroom for an insanity hearing. In 1933, she was found to be insane and moved from prison to the Arizona State Mental Hospital.^[47]

The historic properties pictured are all either directly or indirectly related to Judd and the infamous crime. Three of the buildings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, two of the houses are located in the Historic Roosevelt District which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the house where the murders took place was once listed in the "enDangered Dozen Historic Places List," released by the Phoenix Historic Neighborhoods Coalition.^[48] It is now in the process of restoration and will be used to house a law firm.

Landmarks

Among the landmarks that are pictured and included in this article are the Deer Valley Rock Art Center and Papago Park. The Deer Valley Rock Art Center, also known as the Hedgpeth Hills Petroglyph Site and the Sonoran Desert preserve, is a 47-acre archaeological site containing over 1500 Hohokam, Patayan, and Archaic petroglyphs.^[49] The petroglyphs are between 500 and 7,000 years old,^[50] and at least one source dates the petroglyphs to 10,000 years ago.^[51] The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and it was also listed with the Phoenix Points of Pride. A museum designed by Will Bruder was constructed on the site in 1994.^{[52][53][54][55]}

Papago Park is a hilly desert park covering 1200 acres in its Phoenix extent and 296 acres in its Tempe extent. It is where the Desert Botanical Garden, the Phoenix Zoo, and Hunt's Tomb, the pyramidal tomb of Arizona's first governor, George W. P. Hunt are located.

Deer Valley Rock Art Center(Hedgpeth Hills Petroglyph Site)

Papago Park

The Desert Botanical Garden, Hole-in-the-Rock and Hunt's tomb are located in Papago Park. Papago Park was listed in the Phoenix Historic Property Register in October 1989. The Desert Botanical Garden is designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride. The Webster Auditorium is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Museums

A museum is a building or place where objects of historical, artistic, or scientific interest are exhibited, preserved, or studied. There are many museums in Phoenix, among them the Heard Museum, an Art Museum which serves as a showcase for Native American culture and the Phoenix Art Museum, an Art Museum, which showcases artwork from the Renaissance to today.

This section of the list includes the Pioneer Living History Museum and the Phoenix Trolley Museum. The Pioneer Living History Museum has 30 historic original and reconstructed buildings from the 1880s and early 1900s on its 90-acre property. The main exhibit of the Phoenix Trolley Museum is the historic trolley car #116, a restored 1928 trolley which served the original Phoenix trolley system.

This section also includes some images of cars exhibited in the Martin Auto Museum and some of the historic musical instruments on exhibit in the Musical Instrument Museum. The Martin Auto Museum is dedicated to the preservation of historical and collectible automobiles for educational purposes and the Musical Instrument Museum, which bills itself as "The World's Only Global Musical Instrument Museum", displays more than 6,500 instruments collected from around 200 of the world's countries and territories. Among the exhibits is the Steinway piano that John Lennon used to compose the song "Imagine", Elvis Presley's guitar, a 1900 Cuatro, and displays dedicated to various countries.^[56]

Pioneer Living History Museum

Phoenix Trolley Museum

Phoenix Trolley Museum

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  Historic Trolley Car #116 . The 1928 trolley served the original Phoenix trolley system from 1928 to 1947. It was restored by the Arizona Historical Society. The trolley is on exhibit in the Phoenix Trolley Museum at 25 W. Culver St.
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  Inside the historic Trolley Car #116
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  Front inside view of Trolley Car #116. Pictured is a restored farebox.
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  Different view of Trolley Car #116.

Martin Auto Museum

Martin Auto Museum

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  1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen.
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  A 1930 convertible Duesenberg "J" Boattail Speedster which once belonged to gangster John Factor, an associate of Al Capone.
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  A 1965 Shelby Cobra, once owned by Carroll Shelby. The vehicles dashboard was autographed by Shelby.
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  1990 Jeff Gordon's Ford NASCAR Race Car.

Musical Instrument Museum

Musical Instrument Museum

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  The John Lennon Steinway piano.
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  Elvis Presley's guitar.
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  A Puerto Rican Cuatro.
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  Cambodia exhibit.
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  Puerto Rico exhibit.
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  Singapore exhibit.

Laveen

Laveen, an urban village within the city of Phoenix, which was first settled by farmers and dairymen in 1884. In the early 1900s, Walter E. Laveen and his family homesteaded an area encompassing all four corners of present-day 51st Avenue and Dobbins Road, where they also built the area's first general store – the Laveen Store – on the southeast corner.^[61] Two properties in Laveen are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Historic Laveen, Arizona

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  Different view of the Laveen Village welcoming water tower.
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  The Del Monte Market built in 1908 and located at 2659 W. Dobbins Road in Southf Phoenix. It is the oldest continuously operating market in the state. Designated as a landmark with Historic Preservation-Landmark (HP-L) overlay zoning (Phoenix Historic Property Register).
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  Different view of Del Monte Market.
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  The Laveen School Auditorium was built in 1925 and is located at 5001 W. Dobbins Road. The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 2011, reference #88001601.
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  Different view of the Laveen School Auditorium.
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  The Laveen Post Office located in the corner of 51st Avenue and Dobbins Road. This is the located where the original Laveen Village post office was established in 1918.

Sunnyslope District

The Sunnyslope community is a long-established cohesive neighborhood within the borders of the city of Phoenix. It has its own "small town" identity and a sense of place that is a point of pride embraced by community members. Sunnyslope has attempted to be incorporated as its own town on four occasions but failed every time. In 1959 the City of Phoenix annexed the community of Sunnyslope. Most of the structures of historic significance have been razed.^[62][63]

Historic Sunnyslope District

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  Sunnyslope Mountain, a.k.a. "S" Mountain. In December 1954, various students from Sunnyslope High School painted an "S" on the mountain which now is in the Phoenix Historic Property Register. It is located near Central Avenue and Hatcher Street. The mountain was listed in the Phoenix Historic Property Register in October 2011.
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  This is where the trail which leads to the "S" of the historic Sunnyslope Mountain begins.
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  This is a view from the trail which leads to the "S' of Sunnyslope Mountain
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  This is where the historic Desert Mission of Sunnyslope was founded. The area in which the Desert Mission was located at 5th Street and Eva Road and its area consisted less than an acre in size. It served the community from 1927 to 1940. A plaque marking the historical site, commissioned by the Sunnyslope Historical Society and the John C. Lincoln Hospital, was placed on this site on March 7, 1992.
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  This Marker was placed on the site where the historic Desert Mission of Sunnyslope was founded in 1927. It is located on 5th Street and Eva Road, Sunnyslope, Phoenix.
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  One of the low rent cabins of what once known as Beatty's Court on Ruth Street was built in the 1940s. The Elizabeth Beatty Cabins were provided to families suffering from tuberculosis. Beatty was a retired secretary who moved to Sunnyslope in 1918. She inherited land between Ruth St. and Central Avenue where she established the low rent cabins
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  Beatty Court Cabins on Ruth Street built in the 1930s and 40s.
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  The Sage Press Building was built in 1935 and is located at 1457 E. Peoria Avenue (corner of Cave Creek Road). Sage was Sunnyslope's first newspaper. Lillian Stough was the editor and Charles Stough the promoter.^[64][65]
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  The Abandoned Sunnyslope Auto Upholstery Building, located at 742 E. Dunlap Avenue, was built in 1940.^[66]
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  This historic building once housed "Peoples Drug Store". This structure was built c. 1940s and was originally located at 111 East Dunlap Avenue. Pharmacist Bob Rice established his pharmacy there and in 1953 installed what was the first pharmacy drive through window in Arizona and the fifth in all the nation. The building was moved in 1999, to 737 E. Hatcher Road, Phoenix its current location and currently is the home of the Sunnyslope Historical Society and Museum.
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  A display of pharmacy equipment is among the many displays in the Sunnyslope Historical Society and Museum. The Sunnyslope Historical Society and Museum are housed in what once was the historic "Peoples Drug Store" building.
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  Dorothy Gunderson, of the Sunnyslope Historical Society and Museum, poses in front of the John C. Lincoln display in the historical building which once housed the "Peoples Drug Store".
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  The Dr. Kenneth E. Hall house built in 1946 and located at 9840 N. 2nd. Street. Hall moved into the house in 1954 after some renovations were made.
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  The Sunnyslope Presbyterian Church was founded in 1927 in Sunnyslope. The historic structure was built in 1949. It is located at 9317 N 2nd Street, in Sunnyslope.
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  The historic Mennonite Church Meetinghouse was built in 1946 on 9835 N. 7th Street in what was then Sunnyslope an area which later became part of Phoenix. In 1949, a new church was erected beside it. The older building was then used as a Christian day school and Sunday school.
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  The First Mennonite Church of Sunnyslope was built in 1949 alongside the older Mennonite Church Meetinghouse, which was built in 1946. It is located at 9835 N. 7th Street, in Sunnyslope.
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  The historic Lovinggood House was built in 1945, by Walter Leon Lovinggood on a lot on 8924 2nd Street in Sunnyslope. In 1999, the house became property of the Sunnyslope Historical Society, which is located at 737 E. Hatcher Street.
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  Different view of the 1945 historic Lovinggood House.
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  Inside the living room of the Lovinggood House.
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  The kitchen of the Lovinggood House.
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  The bedroom of the Lovinggood House.
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  The Sunnyslope Rock Garden created by local artist Grover Cleveland Thompson between 1952 and 1972 is located on 10023 N. 13th Place.
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  The snake created by Grover Cleveland Thompson which adorned the entrance of his house.
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  The Sunnyslope Rock Garden was created Thompson between the years of 1952 to 1972.
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  Thompson's art in the Sunnyslope Rock Garden.
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  The Charles and Eleanor Abel House was built in 1955 and is located at 11430 Cave Creek Roa. It was the first house in Sunnyslope with a bomb shelter, which also served as a basement. The residence is now used for commercial purposes.^[66]
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  Location of one of the bomb shelter windows of the Charles and Eleanor Abel House, which was covered up with cement.^[66]
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  Phoenix Fire Station #7 was built in 1966 and is located at 403 E. Hatcher Rd. in the Sunnyslope District. The fire station is considered historic by the Sunnyslope Historic Society ,
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  Area of the Phoenix Fire Station #7 located at 403 E. Hatcher Rd. which was dedicated to the people of Sunnyslope who used to gather and discuss issues regarding their community.
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  The historic "El Cid Castle" was a bowling alley that resembled a Moorish Castle. It was built by the late Dr. Kenneth Hall, a physician who served the Community of Sunnyslope in Phoenix. Construction on the structure began in 1963 and was completed in 1980. It is located at the Northwest corner of 19th Ave and West Cholla Drive, which technically is on the opposite side Sunnyslope's western boundary.^[63]
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  Different view of El Cid Castle. It is currently under restoration.
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  Side view El Cid Castle. The castle was a bowling alley that resembled a Moorish castle.
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  Different side view of El Cid Castle, located at the Northwest corner of 19th Ave and West Cholla Drive in Phoenix.
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  The John C. Lincoln Medical Center built in 1965 in Sunnyslope, Arizona. Named after John C. Lincoln (1866–1959) an American inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Miscellaneous

Historic monuments, memorials and historical related objects of interest

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  The Jail Rock. Jack Swilling, the founder of Phoenix, was named constable. This river rock was used as a temporary jail before the first wooden jail house was built. It served as a leg iron to shackle prisoners. On display in the Phoenix Police Museum.
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  1879 Wells Fargo Stagecoach used in Phoenix on exhibit in the Wells Fargo Museum.
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  1919 Ford Model T Phoenix Police Cruiser. It had a 20 horsepower engine and ran a maximum speed of 45 mph. On display in the Phoenix Police Museum.
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  USS Arizona Signal Mast
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  The Anchor from the USS Arizona located at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza on the grounds of Arizona's State Capital.
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  The restored gun barrel from the USS Missouri on display in Wesley Bolin Plaza.
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  Different view of the restored gun barrel from the USS Missouri. It is on display in Wesley Bolin Plaza.
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  Airport Inn is located at 2501 East Van Buren St. on the land where Phoenix's first airport, the Van Buren Airport, once stood.
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  The main entrance of the Phoenix Municipal Stadium. The Phoenix Municipal Stadium was built in 1964 and is located at 5999 E. Van Buren Street in Phoenix. The stadiums’ light poles are the original light poles which were installed in New York's Polo Grounds Stadium in 1940. They served the stadium until 1964, when the stadium was demolished. Horace Stoneham, owner of the San Francisco Giants, whose club started spring training at the previous iteration of the Phoenix Municipal in 1947, had the poles shipped here. The San Francisco Giants played at the ballpark during the spring training of 1964.
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  One of the Phoenix Municipal Stadium light pole . The light pole once served the Polo Grounds Stadium in New York. They were shipped to Phoenix after the Polo Grounds Stadium was demolished in 1964 and placed in the Phoenix Municipal Stadium where they still stand today.^[67]
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  South Mountain Park & Preserves located south of Baseline Road extends as far as the alignment of Chandler Boulevard, between 48th Street on the east and 47th Avenue on the west. It was listed in the South Mountain Park & Preserves located south of Baseline Road extending as far as the alignment of Chandler Boulevard, between 48th Street on the east and 47th Avenue on the west. It was listed in the Phoenix Historic Property Register in October 1989.
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  Dreamy Draw Dam is a compacted earthfill flood control dam and was the first of four dams built under the Phoenix, Arizona, and Vicinity plan. According to local legend Dreamy Draw Dam is supposedly a UFO crash site where in 1947 the Army Corps of Eng. used rock to cover up the crash site. Dreamy Draw Dam is located in the Phoenix Mountain Reserves at approximate 24th Street alignment, just east of Northern Avenue.
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  The chimney of the Rose Paulson House is the only thing that remains. The house was built in 1940 by Frank Lloyd Wright and was located on a hill by Camelback Road and Stanford Dr. The house caught fire in 1945 and what remains is the chimney that serves as part of the entrance to the Alta Vista Estates community.
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  Different angle of the Rose Paulson House ruins – 1940
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  This is the SPAD XIII flown by Arizona native Frank Luke, Jr., the first aviator awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration in the United States, in World War I. The plane has 80% of its original parts. The other 20% have been restored. It is one of five surviving today and is on display in the 44th Street Sky Train Station of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
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  L. Ron Hubbard's car, a 1947 Buick Super 8 . Hubbard founded the Church of Scientology. His house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, ref: #09000953. The car is parked in the back of the property.
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  The Hotel Clarendon (now Clarendon Hotel) where on June 2, 1976, Arizona Republic journalist Don Bolles was supposed to meet with a prospective informant named John Harvey Adamson. The meeting never took place and instead Adamson placed six sticks of dynamite under Bolles car in the parking lot blowing the journalist to pieces. The hotel is located 401 W. Clarendon Dr.^[68]
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  Parking space in the south parking area on 4th Avenue of the Hotel Clarendon (now called the Clarendon Hotel) where on June 2, 1976, Arizona Republic journalist Don Bolles was murdered. The parking space is now a covered parking.
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  Hall in the Clarendon Hotel dedicated to Don Bolles.
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  Grave site of Evan Mecham (1924–2008) and Florence L. Mecham (1925–2012). Evan Mechem served as the 17th Governor of Arizona from 1987 to 1988 when he was impeached. He is buried in the Section 53, site 505 of the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona located at 23024 N. Cave Creek Road.
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  Grave site of Nathan Edward Cook (1855–1992) and his wife Elizabeth Cook (1887–1982). Cook was a sailor in the United States Navy during the Philippine-American War whose naval service continued through WWII. When he died at the age of 106, he was the oldest surviving American war veteran. He is buried in Section 11; Plot 2023.
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  The grave of Bil and Thel Keane in the Holy Redeemer Cemetery. Bil was the creator of the cartoon "Family Circus".

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Phoenix, Arizona
• Phoenix Historic Property Register
• Pioneer and Military Memorial Park
• USS Arizona salvaged artifacts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Maricopa County, Arizona
• Martin Auto Museum

Historic structures in Phoenix with articles

• Smurthwaite House
• El Cid Castle
• Windsor Hotel
• Squaw Peak Inn

References

Further reading

• Robert A. Melikian, Vanishing Phoenix. Arcadia Publishing; ISBN 978-0738578811.
• Paul Scharbach and John H. Akers, Phoenix Then and Now. Thunder Bay Press; ISBN 978-1592233021
• Reba Wells Grandrud, Sunnyslope (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing (July 29, 2013); ISBN 978-0738599571
• City of Phoenix Historic Preservation and Ryden Architects, Midcentury Marvels: Commercial Architecture of Phoenix, 1945–1975. City of Phoenix; ISBN 978-0615409894