National Register of Historic Places Listed June 9, 1992 United States Department of the Interior. , . Catlin Court was one of Glendale's early fashionable neighborhoods where mayors, merchants, doctors, ministers, builders and educators lived in homes that represented the Craftsman Bungalow and other popular building styles of the time. The neighborhood began in the fall of 1914, as Glendale entered a time of growth and prosperity, when Glendale State Bank President Lafayette Myers convinced Otto Hansen, a Wisconsin investor, to develop an 80-acre tract of land within the city limits. Myers formed a real estate agency with A. A. Carrick to promote the sale of lots in the subdivision called Catlin Court (Catlin was the maiden name of Hansen's wife). Both speculative and custom homes were constructed from copy-book house plans provided by G. W. Protzman, owner of the Glendale Lumber Company., The Glendale Townsite/Catlin Court Historic District is the area bounded by 59th Avenue, Gardenia Avenue, 58th Avenue, Myrtle Avenue, 57th Avenue, and Palmaire Avenue., Glendale Townsite 1892, Amended 1895; Park addition 1908; Catlin court 1914
National Register
of Historic Places
Listed June 9, 1992
United States
Department of the Interior.
Catlin Court was one of Glendale's early fashionable neighborhoods where mayors, merchants, doctors, ministers, builders and educators lived in homes that represented the Craftsman Bungalow and other popular building styles of the time. The neighborhood began in the fall of 1914, as Glendale entered a time of growth and prosperity, when Glendale State Bank President Lafayette Myers convinced Otto Hansen, a Wisconsin investor, to develop an 80-acre tract of land within the city limits. Myers formed a real estate agency with A. A. Carrick to promote the sale of lots in the subdivision called Catlin Court (Catlin was the maiden name of Hansen's wife). Both speculative and custom homes were constructed from copy-book house plans provided by G. W. Protzman, owner of the Glendale Lumber Company.
The Glendale Townsite/Catlin Court Historic District is the area bounded by 59th Avenue, Gardenia Avenue, 58th Avenue, Myrtle Avenue, 57th Avenue, and Palmaire Avenue.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical date for this entry is June 9, 1914.
Location.
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33° 32.469′ N, 112° 11.027′ W. Marker is in Glendale, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is in the Catlin Court Historic District. It is at the intersection of North 58th Avenue and West Palmaire Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North 58th Avenue. Marker is on northwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glendale AZ 85301, 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 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,205 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
