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

Sahuaro Ranch

Photographed by Thomas Chris English, February 28, 2010

1. Sahuaro Ranch Marker

Inscription. National Register of Historic Places
Listed March 7, 1980
United States Department of the Interior
Sahuaro Ranch was one of the first farms in the Glendale area and a reminder of Glendale’s agricultural beginnings. Started by wealthy Illinois businessman William H. Bartlett in 1886, the ranch was a commercial operation and became known as the "Showplace of the Valley." Ranch owners, including Bartlett, produced fruit, grains and cotton, ranched cattle, raised horses and operated a dairy. As farms gave way to houses, the City of Glendale purchased the remaining parts of the ranch in 1977. The City preserved 17 acres of the original ranch along with 13 buildings and a historic landscape of trees and irrigation ditches.

Erected 1980.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is March 7, 1897.

Location. 33° 34.446′ N, 112° 11.174′ W. Marker is in Glendale, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is on West Mountain View Road 0 miles west of North 59th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Driving North on 59th Avenue, look for

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the large ornamental iron gate at West Mountain View. Turn left through the gate. The marker is at the parking lot entrance for the ranch/park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9802 North 59th Avenue, Glendale AZ 85302, 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 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: Welcome to Sahuaro Ranch (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Main House and Guest House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Irrigation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Orchards (approx. 0.2 miles away); Adobe House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sahuaro Ranch Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fruit Packing Shed (approx. 0.2 miles away); Water & Power (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Sahuaro Ranch image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Chris English, February 28, 2010

2. Sahuaro Ranch

of all markers in Glendale.

Regarding Sahuaro Ranch. The ranch was a showpiece in its day, a model farm. The farmstead and barns were built of brick, the main irrigation ditches lined with concrete, the date grove in front of the main house laid out to complement the architecture. The City of Glendale showed a lot of foresight in preserving this ranch/farm. It is part of the city library and park complex and is a pleasant and peaceful place to visit - and let the children chase chickens, peacocks, guinea fowl and the other denizens of the park area.

One of Several Sahuaro Ranch Barns and Outbuildings image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Chris English, February 28, 2010

3. One of Several Sahuaro Ranch Barns and Outbuildings

Small-sized Guardians of Sahuaro Ranch Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Chris English, February 28, 2010

4. Small-sized Guardians of Sahuaro Ranch Park

Irrigators Statue, Glendale Library, adjacent to Sahuaro Ranch image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Chris English, February 28, 2010

5. Irrigators Statue, Glendale Library, adjacent to Sahuaro Ranch

The library is built on land formerly part of Sahuaro Ranch and helps people learn how to plant desert landscaping but not forget that Glendale was built by hard working farmers and their hands.

Photographed by Michael D Martin, December 28, 2010

6. Sahuaro Ranch

Entrance to Sahuaro Ranch Park off 59th Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2010

7. Entrance to Sahuaro Ranch Park off 59th Avenue

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2010, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,694 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 1, 2010, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. 6. submitted on January 14, 2011, by Michael D Martin of Gig Harbor, Washington. 7. submitted on March 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.