Central City in Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
The Carriage House
Circa 1881
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, February 13, 2010
1. The Carriage House Marker
To the city of Phoenix
November, 1976
This carriage house, originally located at 130 East Taylor, was owned by Forest Burgess and is all that remains of the Francis Marion Mognett Ranch which was established in Phoenix in 1881. The ranch was bounded on the south by Van Buren, on the north by Roosevelt, on the west by Central and on the east by the alley between 3rd and 4th Streets.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1976.
Location. 33° 27.003′ N, 112° 3.963′ W. Marker is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is in Central City. It can be reached from North 6th Street near East Monroe Street. Marker and building are located at Historic Heritage Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 North 6th Street, Phoenix AZ 85004, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert and in the Tohono Oodham 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, the Gadsden Purchase, and Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Latter-day Saint Chapel in Phoenix (within shouting distance of this marker); Phoenix Union High School World War I Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Father Edouard Gerard (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pope John Paul II (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint Mary's Basilica (approx. Ό mile away); Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hotel San Carlos (approx. half a mile away); Maricopa County Courthouse (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenix.
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More about this marker. Marker is mounted on the wall of the Carriage House.
Regarding The Carriage House. This building today serves as the Rosson House Museum's Ticket Office and the Heritage Square Gift Shop.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, February 13, 2010
2. The Carriage House Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, February 13, 2010
3. The Carriage House
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,188 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
