South Scottsdale in Maricopa County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Farmers State Bank

1921

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 20, 2019

1. 1921 - Farmers State Bank Marker

Inscription.
1921 - 1931 Farmers State Bank
1931 - Present Rusty Spur Cafe

Opened January 21, 1921, the Farmers State was the town's first bank. The building also served as the town library and the first office of the Chamber of Commerce. Closed during the depression, never to reopen as a bank, the building housed a currency exchange, an insurance agency, the Scottsdale Coffee Shop, and for over twenty five years the Rusty Spur Cafe.

Erected by Scottsdale Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is January 21, 1921.

Location. 33° 29.581′ N, 111° 55.496′ W. Marker is in Scottsdale, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is in South Scottsdale. It can be reached from East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7245 East Main Street, Scottsdale AZ 85251, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert,

in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area,

and in the Tohono O’odham Nation.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the

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Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Gadsden Purchase,

and Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1921 - Sterling Drug Store (within shouting distance of this marker); 1929 - U.S. Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scottsdale Grammar School / The Little Red Schoolhouse (about 400 feet away); Winfield Scott Memorial (about 400 feet away); Permanent Home of the "Beavers" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Herbert "Herb" R. Drinkwater (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Chaplain (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scottsdale.

Also see . . . Rusty Spur Saloon. (Submitted on October 20, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 20, 2019

2. 1921 - Farmers State Bank Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 17 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week January 26, 2025. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.