North Central Corridor Estate Survey, Phoenix, Arizona

Woodward Architectural Group

From summary: "In September, 1992, the City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Office contracted with the Woodward Architectural Group to conduct Phase II of the Phoenix: Rural and Estate Architecture Survey. The Woodward Architectural Group completed Phase I of this project in August, 1991. Phase I entailed identifying and documenting early farmsteads, ranches and their associated structures, as well as rural estate development associated with late nineteenth and early twentieth century agricultural development in Phoenix. The geographic area for Phase I included the 422 square miles included within the present city limits of Phoenix... The purpose of Phase II was to update the Historic Property Inventory Forms generated in Phase I. This task was to be accomplished by conducting historic research designed to uncover site specific information (i.e. original owner, architect/contractor, and date of construction) on the previously identified properties. This research included reading and indexing the Development Section of the Sunday editions of the Arizona Republic from 1925 to 1940, in addition to utilizing Phoenix City Directories, historic land ownership maps, and Maricopa County Tax Assessment Rolls and Deed Books. Of the original inventory of 158 properties, a minimum of 40 selected buildings were to be revised and updated to a level sufficient to determine eligibility for listing on the Phoenix Historic Property Register and the National Register of Historic Places. The Woodward Architectural Group in consultation with the Phoenix Historic Preservation Office, determined these buildings would come from an area of Phoenix called the North Central Corridor. For the purposes of this study, the historic North Central Corridor is defined as the area bounded by the Arizona Canal to the north, Camelback Road to the south, 19th A venue to the west, and 24th Street to the east. Forty-three buildings, documented on inventory forms, along with related historic context information, are presented in this report. It is recommended that 41 of those buildings are potentially eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places and the Phoenix Historic Property Register. The Nick· Diana House (0- 10), is recommended not eligible for the National Register because it fails to met the minimum age requirements for listing on the National Register. The Kaler/Stevenson House (0-14) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. The North Central Corridor area was targeted for three reasons. First, due to continuing redevelopment activities, many of the historic resources located in this area have been destroyed in the past 10 years. For example, midway through the current project, a significant rural estate property located at 30 East Glendale A venue was demolished. Consequently, it has become a priority to document the historic resources in this area. Second, the North Central Corridor contains historic resources which represent most phases of the agricultural development of the central Salt River Valley. These include rural estate development in the Orangewood Subdivision both before and after the completion of the Roosevelt Dam as well as buildings associated with large and small farmsteads and ranches. Lastly, most of the detailed and pertinent historic information uncovered in the newspaper research related to buildings located in the North Central Corridor, particularly the Orangewood Subdivision." Funding was provided in part by a 1992 Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (04-92-70050) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

North Central Corridor Estate Survey, Phoenix, Arizona

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