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

Chambers Transfer & Storage Company Building

Photographed by Wyndfire, April 13, 2014

1. Chambers Transfer & Storage Company Building Marker

Inscription. The Chambers Transfer & Storage Company is significant in the history of commerce in Phoenix. As the railroads developed, support warehouses were constructed on each side of the railroad tracks. Phoenix is the only location in Arizona where the Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe railroads connect, making it the natural location for major warehousing functions. The Spanish Colonial Revival style building was designed and constructed in 1923 by T.B. Stewart Construction for the O'Malley Lumber Company as a speculative property. The Chambers Transfer & Storage Company occupied the building in 1924. Maricopa County purchased the building in 2006.
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
and the
Phoenix Historic Property Register.

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Fulton Brock • Don Stapley • Andrew Kunasek • Max W. Wilson • Mary Rose Garrido Wilcox
County Manager David R. Smith
Preserving Arizona's Heritage

Erected by Maricopa County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 33° 26.698′ N, 112° 4.729′ W. Marker is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is

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in Central City. It is at the intersection of West Jackson Street and 4th Avenue when traveling south on West Jackson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 391 West Jackson Street, Phoenix AZ 85003, 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: Santa Fe Freight Depot (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); J. W. Walker/Central Arizona Light & Power Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Maricopa County Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Orpheum Theatre (approx. 0.3 miles away); Duppa Homestead (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hotel San Carlos (approx. half a mile away); Rehabilitation of the Carnegie Library (approx. half a mile away); The Evans House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenix.

Regarding Chambers Transfer & Storage Company Building. Building now houses Maricopa County offices.

Photographed by Wyndfire, April 13, 2014

2. Chambers Transfer & Storage Company Building Marker

Old Union Station building in the background,which is now a Sprint Communications building. (And lacks a historical marker!)

Chambers Transfer & Storage Company Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wyndfire, April 13, 2014

3. Chambers Transfer & Storage Company Building

Photographed by Wyndfire, April 13, 2014

4. Chambers Transfer & Storage Company Building

As seen looking from the east

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2014, by Jennifer W. of Las Cruces, New Mexico. This page has been viewed 1,343 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 18, 2014, by Jennifer W. of Las Cruces, New Mexico. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.