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

1897 Smurthwaite House

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, December 26, 2010

1. 1897 Smurthwaite House Marker

Inscription.
The 1897 Smurthwaite House is an excellent example of Shingle Style Architecture. It is one of fewer than one hundred 19th century buildings of this age left in Phoenix. It was donated to the City of Phoenix Park, Recreation and Library Department by the Phoenix Art Museum, The Heard Museum, and the Museum of Northern Arizona for the purpose of being enjoyed by the public. This home made a landmark journey down 26 city blocks to its current location. It has been restored and will serve as a visitor's center for Pioneer and Military Memorial Park and a research source for state historic cemeteries.

Erected by City of Phoenix.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 33° 26.8′ N, 112° 5.383′ W. Marker is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is in Central City. It can be reached from West Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted on the fence on the east side of the property. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1313 West Jefferson Street, 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 walking distance of this marker: Jacob Waltz (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rehabilitation of the Carnegie Library

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); The Evans House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Arizona Copper Company's Locomotive #2 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Boras Headframe (approx. 0.2 miles away); Arizona's U.S.S. Arizona Memorial - In Memory of the Gallant Men (approx. ¼ mile away); Arizona World War II Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); U.S.S. Arizona Signal Mast (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenix.

Smurthwaite House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wyndfire, February 11, 2012

2. Smurthwaite House

1897
Has been placed on the Phoenix Historic
Property Register and the National
Register of Historic Places

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, December 26, 2010

3. 1897 Smurthwaite House Marker

1897 Smurthwaite House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, December 26, 2010

4. 1897 Smurthwaite House and Marker

The Smurthwaite House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, December 26, 2010

5. The Smurthwaite House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 3,646 times since then and 204 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 2, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 2. submitted on March 29, 2012, by Jennifer W. of Las Cruces, New Mexico. 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 2, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.