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

F.Q. Story Addition

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, December 26, 2010

1. F.Q. Story Addition Marker

Inscription. Land that was to become the Story Neighborhood (bounded by McDowell Road, Roosevelt Street, 7th Avenue, and Grand Avenue) was purchased in 1887 and 1906 by Francis Q. Story, a horticulturist known as the "father of the Sunkist Orange." Serious development began in 1923, after the construction of Kenilworth School and Cave Creek Dam. The architectural character of the district is dominated by bungalows, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Tudor Revival houses. Other styles include English Cottage, Norman Cottage, Mediterranean, Pueblo Mission, Neoclassical, Colonial and Art Moderne.

Erected 1989 by Story Preservation Association and Arizona Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 33° 27.75′ N, 112° 5.483′ W. Marker is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is in Central City. It is at the intersection of North 15th Avenue and West Culver Street, on the right when traveling south on North 15th Avenue. Marker is located on the southwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post

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office area: Phoenix AZ 85007, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Arizona Copper Company's Locomotive #2 (approx. one mile away); Boras Headframe (approx. one mile away); The Arizona Korean War Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Jewish War Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Arizona's U.S.S. Arizona Memorial - In Memory of the Gallant Men (approx. one mile away); Father Albert Braun O.F.M. (approx. one mile away); The Evans House (approx. one mile away); U.S.S. Arizona Signal Mast (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenix.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Memorial to Arizona Confederate Troops (was approx.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, December 26, 2010

2. F.Q. Story Addition Marker

one mile away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . History of the F.Q. Storey Historic District. In 1887, Francis Quarles Story, a Boston wool merchant whose ill health had taken him to California a decade before, purchased the acreage that is today the F.Q. Story Historic District. (Submitted on January 2, 2011.)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, December 26, 2010

3. F.Q. Story Addition Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, December 26, 2010

4. F.Q. Story Addition Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,148 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 2, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.