Globe in Gila County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Amster Building

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 10, 2014

1. Amster Building Marker

Inscription. Built: 1909

Original use:
Drug Store / Saloon

Donated to
City of Globe Nov. 24, 1997
By Weller Family

Erected 1997 by City of Globe Arizona.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 33° 23.764′ N, 110° 47.246′ W. Marker is in Globe, Arizona, in Gila County. It is on North Broad Street north of West Oak Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is a metal plaque mounted at eye level on the Amster Building center pillar, facing broad street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 North Broad Street, Globe AZ 85501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Arizona’s Mogollon Rim,

in the San Carlos Apache Nation,

and specifically in the White Mountain Apache Nation.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: City of Globe (within shouting distance of this marker); Cobre Valley Center for the Arts (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of John W. Wentworth (within shouting distance of this marker); Hon. George W. P. Hunt (within shouting distance of this marker); St. John's Espiscopal Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Sheriff Thompson's Home (about 800 feet away); From Globe to Governor (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Hanging Tree (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Globe.

Also see . . .
1. Amster Building Included in Globe Downtown Historic District.
The Globe Downtown Historic District encompasses a group of commercial, religious, and governmental buildings related to the status of Globe as the economic and governmental center of Gila County. Globe was designated as the County Seat of Gila County and grew into the primary economic and commercial center of the Globe mining region. Primary growth of the community occurred between 1880 and 1935, which is considered the period of significance for

Amster Building (<i>marker is visible on pillar near center</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 10, 2014

2. Amster Building (marker is visible on pillar near center)

the district. (Submitted on April 8, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Arizona's first female attorney argued before Supreme Court.
There are those who believe the ghost of Arizona’s first woman attorney hovers around Globe’s ornate old Amster Building, where she once practiced law. Sarah Inslee Herring Sorin may still haunt the rooms above the first floor Palace Pharmacy, where she ran one of the first female law practices in the territory, but it was her appearance before the nation’s highest court that opened doors for women in the legal field. (Submitted on April 8, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 662 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.