Central City in Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Hotel San Carlos

1928

San Carlos Hotel Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, February 13, 2010

1. San Carlos Hotel Marker

Inscription.
Hotel San Carlos
1928
Has been placed on the Phoenix Historic
Property Register and the National
Register of Historic Places.

[An additional marker is mounted indoors between the elevators:]
San Carlos Hotel The first schoolhouse in North central Phoenix - - a one-room, dirt-floored adobe building - - was constructed on this site in 1874. Expanded into a two-story brick structure in 1879, the Central School was enlarged several times before it closed in 1916.
Construction of the Italian-style San Carlos Hotel was begun in 1927 and completed in 1928. It originally included a penthouse, sun room, card rooms, ballroom and hand-operated elevators, and became a popular mid-town gathering spot for motion picture stars and other celebrities.

Erected by Phoenix Historic Preservation Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 33° 27.029′ N, 112° 4.441′ W. Marker is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is in Central City. It is at the intersection of North Central Avenue and West Monroe Street, on

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the right when traveling south on North Central Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 North Central Street, Phoenix AZ 85004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert

and in the Tohono O’odham 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Orpheum Theatre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Maricopa County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint Mary's Basilica (approx. ¼ mile away); Pope John Paul II (approx. ¼ mile away); J. W. Walker/Central Arizona Light & Power Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Father Edouard Gerard (approx. ¼ mile away); Phoenix Union High School World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenix.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Rosson House (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Hotel San Carlos (Phoenix). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 17, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, February 13, 2010

2. San Carlos Hotel Marker

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3. Hotel San Carlos

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San Carlos Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, February 13, 2010

4. San Carlos Hotel

This marker is located inside at the elevators.

San Carlos Hotel Lobby image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, February 13, 2010

5. San Carlos Hotel Lobby

Marker is on wall between elevators

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, February 13, 2010

6. San Carlos Hotel

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, February 13, 2010

7. San Carlos Hotel

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 1,899 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 3. submitted on June 1, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 17, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.