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By Bill Kirchner, September 24, 2010
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1 Arizona, Apache County, Eagar — 11 — Benjamin B. Crosby Home
An early 1900s adobe home built by the son of Eagar's first Mormon Bishop. Crosby, a major sheep & cattle rancher, was a railroad contractor who in 1917 laid the track for the Santa Fe Railroad north of here.Map (db m36626) HM
2 Arizona, Apache County, Eagar — 15 — Harry Colter Home
Completed in 1912 by J.P. LeSueur manager of the Eagar ACMI, this frame house with a skin of pressed metal wall sheathing is best known as home to one of the Colter Bros. important Round Valley Ranchers.Map (db m36643) HM
3 Arizona, Apache County, Eagar — 12 — Oscar Jepson Home
Built c.1892, this adobe structure once housed the Eagar School & later a bootlegger's still. Jepson purchased & enlarged the home in 1925 & moved his family from Alpine so his daughters could attend Round Valley High School.Map (db m36627) HM
4 Arizona, Apache County, Eagar — 10 — Rencher Home
On July 24, 1900, the Peter P. Rencher family arrived from Texas in four wagons & set about building their place in Eagar. Completed in 1913, this 5 bedroom, red brick Colonial Revival home was the crown jewel of their labors.Map (db m36618) HM
5 Arizona, Apache County, Eagar — 16 — William LeSueur Home — 1913
This handsome example of Colonial Revival architecture was home to the manager of Round Valley's ACMIs. His wife, the area's first registered nurse, boarded expectant mothers & teachers from the high school.Map (db m36645) HM
6 Arizona, Apache County, Springerville — 22 — Baca Home
Gregorio Baca bought this house from G. Becker in 1907 for his bride, Chona Ortega. It's walls are 16" thick adobe. The wealthy Bacas & Ortegas ran large herds of cattle & sheep on vast tracts of land in Concho, St. Johns & The R.V. area.Map (db m36383) HM
7 Arizona, Apache County, Springerville — 21 — Baldonado Home
Part of the Spanish migration from northern New Mexico to Round Valley, Faustin Baldonado & his son Pedro bought this adobe home w/1 foot thick walls in the 1890's. Originally a cantina, Pedro added rooms when he married in 1900.Map (db m36382) HM
8 Arizona, Apache County, Springerville — 4 — Brawley Boarding House
H.T. Brawley, teacher and principal of R.V.H.S. began construction on this house in approximately 1925. The unfinished shell sold to the M.J. Wiltbank Family in 1935. M.J. & son Clive completed the home. Through the years teachers, newlyweds & . . . Map (db m36595) HM
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9 Arizona, Apache County, Springerville — 20 — El Rio Theatre
Built c.1915 & originally called the Apache Theatre, this adobe movie house once showed silent flickers with a hand-cranked projector. Renamed the El Rio in 1937, Round Valley's first theatre is still operating with its original popcorn machine.Map (db m36381) HM
10 Arizona, Apache County, Springerville — 24 — Peter Thompson Home & Blacksmith Shop
These log structures built by Thompson, a Danish convert to Mormonism, are Round Valley's oldest surviving buildings (1879). The cabin hosted the first Mormon services in Springerville.Map (db m36385) HM
11 Arizona, Apache County, Springerville — 18 — White Mountain Hospital
Built during the great depression using native stone & W.P.A. labor, this twenty-bed facility finally opened in 1939 when a doctor agreed to come to Round Valley to finish, lease & run the hospital for 10 years.Map (db m36649) HM
12 Arizona, Cochise County, Benson — Benson Jail — 1938 - 2006
These doors and windows were used to build a jail on the Northwest corner of Huachuca & 5th Street during April – May 1938. Needing jail material, Benson obtained approval to remove cell doors & windows from the no longer used jail in . . . Map (db m48508) HM
13 Arizona, Cochise County, Bisbee — Calumet and Arizona Mining Company Office Building — Reported missing
The Calumet and Arizona Mining Company developed a new town site in this area in 1905 to ensure the continued success of its mining interests. Using the "City Beautiful" model, the new town site – Warren – provided affordable housing. In . . . Map (db m48574) HM
14 Arizona, Cochise County, Bisbee — Copper Queen Plaza
The extent of the power and influence of the copper mining industry in Bisbee's early history is evident here in the Copper Queen Plaza. The buildings were built by the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company, later to become Phelps Dodge . . . Map (db m28276) HM
15 Arizona, Cochise County, Bisbee — United States Border Station — Naco, Arizona
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m28258) HM
16 Arizona, Cochise County, Bisbee — Walter Douglas House — Architect: Henry C. Trost
Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. Built 1907Map (db m48562) HM
17 Arizona, Cochise County, Douglas — Douglas Police Headquarters — Douglas, Arizona
Elizabeth W. Ames, Mayor City Council Hector M. Salinas, Ward 1 Richard A. Arzate, Ward 2 Ramon H. Jordan, Ward 3 Harry F. Ames , Ward 4 Margaret Shannon, Ward 5 Rudy Quinonez, Ward 6 R. Delbert Self, City Manager . . . Map (db m28295) HM
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18 Arizona, Cochise county, Douglas — Library Hall - The Douglas Public Library
Library Hall was built in 1901 and has served as a Town Hall, a Church, a School and a Library. The building was given to the City of Douglas in March, 1973, by the Phelps Dodge Corporation.Map (db m28298) HM
19 Arizona, Cochise County, Gleeson — Historic Gleeson Jail — 1910 - Jail — Gleeson, Arizona —
This jail, built in 1910, replaced a tiny wooden jail which once stood nearby. Constructed entirely of reinforced concrete, it has withstood a hundred years of weather, escape attempts, vandals, neglect, and pillagers (official and otherwise): It . . . Map (db m64206) HM
20 Arizona, Cochise County, Naco — Bisbee Golf Club
* USA * Work Program WPA Bisbee Golf Club Club House Erected A.D. 1936 In Cooperation With The City of Bisbee O.P. No. 65-2-81 Map (db m48576) HM
21 Arizona, Cochise County, Sierra Vista — La Casita Restaurant — 465 East Fry Boulevard — Built in 1937 —
This site is within the Oliver Fry 280-acre homestead, which was filed August 11, 1912; the patent (or deed) was received August 11, 1916. Erwin Fry, the second oldest of Oliver and Elizabeth Fry's ten children, became the owner of this site. In . . . Map (db m27892) HM
22 Arizona, Cochise County, Sierra Vista — USO Club / NCO Annex / Army Service Club — Landmark Restaurant
400 W. Fry Blvd. Built in 1942 Originally constructed as a USO Club on land purchased by the U.S. Government from Mrs. Margaret Carmichael for the sum of $1.00, this facility served military personnel during World War II. It was closed . . . Map (db m27893) HM
23 Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — Bird Cage Theatre
This structure has been recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey of the United States Department of the Interior for its archives at the Library of Congress.Map (db m48526) HM
24 Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — 18 — Campbell & Hatch Saloon and Billiard Parlor — 1881
Bob Hatch and John Campbell opened a billiard parlor in 1880. Bob Hatch was a colorful character and an amateur thespian. It was said he kept a jar of frogs on the counter as their croaking helped him predict the weather. He followed the Earps to . . . Map (db m48516) HM
25 Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — 14 — Can Can Restaurant — 1879
The Can Can Restaurant was established in 1879 by Quong Kee. It was one of Tombstone's best known restaurants. In 1886 it was purchased by John Henninger who turned it into a first class eating establishment. It had a number of proprietors until . . . Map (db m48513) HM
26 Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — 15 — Cochise County Bank — 1881
The first business in Tombstone was opened on this corner by J.B. Allen. In 1879 it was purchased by Phillip Smith who opened the Pioneer Store and an agency of the Pima County Bank within the store. When Cochise County was established, Smith . . . Map (db m48514) HM
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27 Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — 31 — M. Calisher General Store — 1879
M. Calisher was a California company that opened a store in Tombstone in 1879. They sold general merchandise as well as lumber. Eighteen year old David Calisher managed the store. He was a member of a grand jury that indicted William Claiborne for a . . . Map (db m48528) HM
28 Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — 28 — Owl Cafe and Tourist Hotel
On December 28th of 1881 while crossing 5th St., Virgil Earp was ambushed and shot. Would be assassins hidden in a new building under construction opened fire with shotguns. Virgil was severely wounded. He survived, but lost the use of his left arm. . . . Map (db m48517) HM
29 Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — St. Paul's Episcopal Church — Built on this site 1882
The First Protestant Church in Arizona Territory under the direction of Endicott Peabody who conducted the first services in this building on June 18, 1882. The structure is of hand formed adobe brick, stuccoed in 1970 to protect the adobe. The . . . Map (db m27920) HM
30 Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — 20 — The Grand Hotel — Opened in 1880
In September of 1880 a new adobe structure, the Grand Hotel, opened for business. It boasted all the luxury and comfort that 1880 had to offer. It displayed Brussels carpets, a black walnut baluster, walnut furniture and rare oil paintings. John . . . Map (db m48515) HM
31 Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — 27 — The Oriental Saloon — 1880
The Oriental Saloon was opened in 1880 by Milton Joyce with the gaming concessions run by Lou Rickenbaugh. The Epitaph News described it as "the most elegantly furnished saloon this side of the Golden Gate". Wyatt Earp bought a share of the gaming . . . Map (db m48524) HM
32 Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — Tombstone City Hall — Opened in 1882
Architect Frank Walker designed this building in Victorian style adapted to Western Territorial. It is constructed of fired red brick. It has been in continuous service since 1882 for Mayors, Marshals and official city offices. In the 1880s it . . . Map (db m27918) HM
33 Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — 36 — Tombstone Engine Co. No. 1 — 1881
The devastating fires of 1881 and 1882 brought major changes to the Tombstone Fire Department. A new fire station was completed in 1881, a new Rescue Hook and Ladder Co. was formed, and a new water source was obtained. Thirty six miles of fifteen . . . Map (db m53403) HM
34 Arizona, Cochise County, Willcox — Headquarters Saloon
It was at this location the Headquarters Saloon stood from the 1890's until it burned down in 1940. Warren Earp was shot and killed at the Saloon on July 6, 1900.Map (db m28179) HM
35 Arizona, Cochise County, Willcox — 6 — Palace Saloon and Pool Hall, 1905
Earliest panel brick style commercial building in Willcox. Was a meat market during prohibition. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Map (db m28175) HM
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36 Arizona, Cochise County, Willcox — 1 — The Schwertner House, 1880
Built by Delso Smith as an Army Officer reception center during the Indian wars. Bought by Mr. Schwertner in 1893 and donated to the local Historic Society in 1980. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Map (db m28418) HM
37 Arizona, Cochise County, Willcox — The Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, 1880
This is the only remaining original redwood frame Southern Pacific R.R. Station in Arizona. It is also the only known, original, on site, passenger depot still extant on the Southern – Trans – Continental Railroad route, between Los . . . Map (db m28180) HM
38 Arizona, Cochise County, Willcox — The Toggery, 1925
Built by Thomas A. Huffman. The Toggery was originally constructed as a single unit and later Mr. Huffman built the adjacent building. Huffman's Toggery was established in 1916 as part of the Commercial Development of Willcox. Listed on the . . . Map (db m28200) HM
39 Arizona, Cochise County, Willcox — 8 — Willcox Commercial Hotel, 1916
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40 Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Aubineau / Andreatos Building — 1893/1952
Aubineau Building: The earliest buildings on this site were wood frame saloons, which burned in 1886 and 1888 and 1892. In 1892, ownership passed to Julius Aubineau, who later became Mayor of Flagstaff and is credited with installing the . . . Map (db m33267) HM
41 Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Aubineau Building — 1912
Because of its prime location, this corner, containing two lots, was one of the earliest in Flagstaff to be developed. Pioneer merchant J. R. Kilpatrick built New Town's sixth building here in December 1883. This wooden store building burned in the . . . Map (db m119945) HM
42 Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Babbitt Brothers Building — 1888
In 1888, David Babbitt, who had been running a lumber yard on this site, decided to construct a general store. Starting in late summer, he built a 35 X 70 foot structure on this corner, with the long side of the building running west along Aspen . . . Map (db m59504) HM
43 Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Church of the Nativity — 1888-1930
In 1888, at the insistence of a group of Catholic Laymen, The First Catholic Church in Flagstaff was built of brick on the south side of town. It was moved in 1911 to a temporary site just west of and across the street from the present permanent . . . Map (db m33336) HM
44 Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Coconino Chop House — 1898
The Hoxworth family was the first to develop this lot, when H. H. Hoxworth built a hardware and furniture store here in January 1884. The property was owned by his father, George Hoxworth, a wounded Union veteran of the Battle of Shiloh. Like . . . Map (db m33268) HM
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45 Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Donahue Building — 1888
This building for many years was the home of J. J. "Sandy" Donahue's famous Senate Saloon. After earlier frame buildings on the site had been destroyed by fire, Donahue built the present brick structure in 1888. An important figure in . . . Map (db m33266) HM
46 Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Federal Building / Flagstaff's Fifth Post Office
The City of Flagstaff City Council & Historic Sites Commission recognize this property for its Historic & Architectural Significance cited 1988Map (db m157599) HM
47 Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Flagstaff Presbyterian, Federated Community, Mexican Methodist Mission and United Methodist Churches
Flagstaff Presbyterian Church 1892 - 1916 Flagstaff Federated Community Church 1916-1927 Mexican Methodist Mission – El Divino Redentor United Methodist Church 1927-present The First Presbyterian congregation of Flagstaff . . . Map (db m33364) HM
48 Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Flagstaff's Third Post Office — Est. 1917
Original proprietors T.A. Riordan David Babbit Architect J. Kennedy Construction by Edivaros & Wiley Los Angeles National Registery of Historic Places Number FHR 107Map (db m157598) HM
49 Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — McMillan Building — 1887
Thomas F. McMillan (also spelled McMillon) was the father of Flagstaff. Born in Tennessee, he sought gold in California and raised sheep in Australia before moving to northern Arizona in 1876. Here he established a sheep ranch and farm just north of . . . Map (db m33271) HM
50 Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — McMillan Building
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51 Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Railroad Depot — 1926
The facility was originally constructed in 1925-1926 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad as the passenger station for the Flagstaff stop. The City of Flagstaff acquired the building in 1992 using city of Flagstaff Bed, Board & Booze tax . . . Map (db m78739) HM
52 Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Ricket & Brooks Bldg. — 1911
The first building on this site was a wooden structure located at 22 N. San Francisco Street dating from the early 1890s. It was the home of a saloon with a cute name, The Office. (“Honey I can’t come home just yet, I’m still at The . . . Map (db m59510) HM
53 Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Telephone Exchange — 1909
This building was constructed in 1909 by John W. Weatherford, the man who earlier built the adjacent Weatherford Hotel. It was the headquarters for the Arizona Overland Telephone Company, housing its offices and physical plant. Construction . . . Map (db m59966) HM
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54 Arizona, Coconino County, Fredonia — Historic Log Cabin
Owned by Billie McMurry Griffiths Built about 1930 Donated by the McMurry Sisters Map (db m94926) HM
55 Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — Blacksmith Shop — Constructed in 1908
In the early days of Grand Canyon Village, the blacksmith shop served as a focal point of activity. The blacksmith was a highly skilled craftsman who welded the machinery, sharpened the tools, built water tanks, repaired the wagon wheels and shod . . . Map (db m39582) HM
56 Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — Bright Angel Lodge
Bright Angel Hotel (below) was built around 1895 to serve stagecoach passengers. In 1905 the hotel became Bright Angel Camp, which eventually included cabins and an adjoining tent village. In 1935 the Fred Harvey Company replaced the camp . . . Map (db m39510) HM
57 Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — Bright Angel Lodge — First Constructed in 1885
The Bright Angel Lodge, as it is known today, began as a cabin and several tents on this site in 1896. The central unit designed by Mary Jane Colter, was built in 1935. This lodge contains some of the oldest buildings in the Grand Canyon Village, . . . Map (db m39565) HM
58 Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — Historic Kolb Studio
Established in 1904 by the Kolb Brothers as a photographic studio and operated by Emery Kolb until his death in 1976. Kolb is now operated as a book store and information center by the Grand Canyon Association, a non-profit organization. Proceeds . . . Map (db m39546) HM
59 Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — Lookout Studio
The Fred Harvey Company built Lookout Studio in 1914, in part to compete with the Kolb Brothers Studio located slightly west along the rim. Called "The Lookout," Fred Harvey's studio offered telescopic views, photographs, and books about the . . . Map (db m39544) HM
60 Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — Mule Barns — Constructed in 1907
The mule barn and the nearby livery stable were two of the most important buildings in the original Grand Canyon Village. In the early 1900's, when all travel within the village was by horse-drawn carriage, these huge barns were the center of all . . . Map (db m39585) HM
61 Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — The Watchtower — Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter
Build a structure that provides the widest possible view of Grand Canyon yet harmonizes with its setting: this was architect Mary Colter's goal when the Fred Harvey Company hired her in 1930 to design a gift shop and rest area here at Desert View. . . . Map (db m39616) HM
62 Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — Verkamp's Curios
John G. Verkamp rented a tent from the Bright Angel Hotel in 1898 and began selling curios and Indian crafts for Babbitt Brothers' Trading Company. After several slow weeks he closed and sold his stock to the hotel. But he sensed Grand Canyon's . . . Map (db m39571) HM
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63 Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon Village — Bright Angel Cabin 88 & 89 — Constructed in the 1890's
Originally this building stood at Red Horse, 25 miles south of the Grand Canyon, where it was possibly used as one of the stage stops between the Grand Canyon and Flagstaff. In 1902, Ralph Cameron had it moved to its present site, where, with the . . . Map (db m236357) HM
64 Arizona, Coconino County, Sedona — 1 — Jordan Farmhouse — City of Sedona Landmark No. 1
This home of Walter and Ruth Jordan began as a one-room cabin in 1931. It grew by three rooms in 1937, and grew in 1947 to its present size. It was opened as the Sedona Heritage Museum in 1998. It exemplifies early Sedona red rock construction.Map (db m94846) HM
65 Arizona, Coconino County, Sedona — 5 — Jordan Sales Building — City of Sedona Landmark No. 5
Built circa 1938 by George Jordan as a co-op retail outlet for fruit produced and marketed by local orchard farmers, including George and his brother Walter. It was a key part in the early commercial development of Uptown Sedona and is a good . . . Map (db m40921) HM
66 Arizona, Coconino County, Sedona — 15 — Pushmataha, 1960 — City of Sedona Landmark No. 15
Harold and Christine Strohm built their Old-West style building and opened 'Museum, Et Cetera.' to showcase their collection of antiques. The Strohms named the building 'Pushmataha' after a Choctaw Chief. It means “He has won all the honors of . . . Map (db m94831) HM
67 Arizona, Coconino County, Sedona — Rollie's Camera — 1948 — 297 Hwy 89A —
This was originally Bob Bradshaw's photo shop and living quarters. Bradshaw's photos appeared often in Arizona Highways, and he published several books of Arizona images. Bob was involved in Sedona's film-making business for 50 years. He sold . . . Map (db m94834) HM
68 Arizona, Coconino County, Sedona — No. 12 — The Hart Store, 1926
L.E. "Dad" Hart established Sedona's first real store in this building in 1926. The general store sold Oak Creek fruit and tourist supplies and was considered modern with gravity-drained gas pumps and the first commercial power in town. When the . . . Map (db m33202) HM
69 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Adam's Grocery
In 1926, the Old Trails Highway was officially designated U.S. Highway 66, and it became the "Main Street of America." In 1984, Williams was the last Route 66 town in America to be bypassed by the interstate highway system. Built in 1907, this . . . Map (db m33375) HM
70 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Babbitt-Polson Building
The wood framed 1894 Polson Bros. General Store burned down in the 1901 fire and was replaced by this brick building in 1907. The Babbitt and Polson families were pioneer merchants in the area. In 1930 the building was stuccoed to create the only . . . Map (db m33384) HM
71 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Black and White Cleaners
Built by C. E. Boyce in 1907, this structure was a general merchandise and hardware store and shared a common wall with the Old Post Office to the west. In 1929 it became a dry cleaners with a huge array of belt driven machinery and an adobe . . . Map (db m33366) HM
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72 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Citizens Bank
This Neo-Classical Revival style building opened with much fanfare on Armistice Day, November 11, 1918. The bank was the financial center of the lumber, ranching and railroad operations in the area until it closed in 1958. The extensive terra cotta . . . Map (db m33381) HM
73 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Crowe-McCoy Building
One-story saloon of native stone ca. 1901-03. Second story of brick added in 1904 to house prostitutes' "Cribs". Storefront distinguished by classically designed pressed metal facade. Wrought iron balcony added in later years.Map (db m185230) HM
74 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Dime Store
In 1901, a great fire swept through Williams, burning 36 business buildings, 2 hotels and 10 homes in less than an hour. Major fires in 1903 and 1908 further dictated the need for fire-resistant stone, concrete, and brick buildings. Many of those, . . . Map (db m33392) HM
75 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Duffy Brothers Grocery Store — Built 1912
Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Cormick E. Boyce built this large brick structure intending it to be used as a bank, although it served as a grocery store during . . . Map (db m33417) HM
76 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Grand Canyon Drug Company
Bill Williams Mountain was named in 1851 after fabled mountain man William S. Williams, who is said to have trapped beaver in this area. In its shadow, this building circa 1912, served local needs with a pharmacy and soda fountain at the front of . . . Map (db m33389) HM
77 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Lebsch Confectionery
The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad arrived in 1882, starting a stampede of commercial enterprise. The development of Williams as a community is indicated in part, by this ice cream and confectionery store built by Albert Lebsch in 1914. For a number . . . Map (db m33391) HM
78 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Old Parlor Pool Hall — Circa 1910
Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m33390) HM
79 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Old Post Office
Beginning in 1926, this vintage 1907 building served as the U.S. Post Office for 36 years. This was one of the many structures built by Cormick E. Boyce, who arrived in 1881 as a freight hauler and became one of the area's leading merchants and . . . Map (db m33368) HM
80 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Pollock Building
Built of locally quarried volcanic rock in 1901, this edifice housed a bank and many businesses displaced by the 1901 fire. These included the local newspaper, telegraph office, and eventually Arnold's, a famous Route 66 eatery. In 1928, the Masonic . . . Map (db m33382) HM
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81 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Red Cross Garage
Built of native rock with brick facades, this 1913 garage served travelers at the end of the wagon age and beginning of the automobile era. By 1930, automobiles carried more people to the Grand Canyon than did the railroad. The opposite end of this . . . Map (db m33380) HM
82 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Rittenhouse Haberdashery
In 1901, a 60-mile long railroad spur line to the Grand Canyon secured Williams the title "Gateway to the Grand Canyon." Train tickets at that time cost $3.95 serving world travelers and locals alike, this pre-1910 structure was home to a men's . . . Map (db m33388) HM
83 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Santa Fe Railway Freight Depot
Built in 1901, this brick structure was the first train depot in Williams. After the Fray Marcos depot was built in 1908, this building took on freight arriving to and departing from Williams. It was moved here from across the railroad tracks in . . . Map (db m33379) HM
84 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Sultana Theater
This entertainment center opened in 1912 and boasted a theater and room for dances and other events. It featured silent movies until 1930 when the first "talkies" in northern Arizona were shown, drawing notadle visitors like Will Rodgers. The . . . Map (db m33385) HM
85 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Telegraph Office
Telegraph service came to Williams in 1894. The Postal Telegraph Co. was located here in 1910, when this office was built, until the 1940's. At some time the building was divided to share space with Ziriax Photo Shop. The town bandstand was located . . . Map (db m33387) HM
86 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Tetzlaff Building
This Victorian-Romanesque style building, designed as a saloon and bordello was built in 1897 by German tailor August Tetzlaff. Offering female company in eight cribs and an elegant parlor, it also boasted a two-story outhouse. Whiskey, pool tables . . . Map (db m33377) HM
87 Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — The Cabinet Saloon — Built 1893
Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior The Cabinet Saloon was a boisterous spot along "Saloon Row." Here railroaders, cowboys, loggers, and rowdy local residents came to . . . Map (db m33378) HM
88 Arizona, Gila County, Globe — Cobre Valley Center for the Arts
You are standing next to the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts, located in the Old Gila County Courthouse. In 1905, stone masons working on Roosevelt Dam were contracted to build this imposing structure which is on the National Register of . . . Map (db m28193) HM
89 Arizona, Gila County, Globe — International House — Built in 1902
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior Map (db m67464) HM
90 Arizona, Gila County, Miami — Soderman Building
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior Soderman Building 1917 -1921 Map (db m67474) HM
91 Arizona, Gila County, Payson — Ox Bow Inn — 607 W. Main
In 1932 a log building named the Payson Hotel was built on this site. In 1954 it was remodeled, together with the building to the west, as the Ox Bow Inn and Saloon. The name comes from Oxbow Hill, the gateway to Payson, named when soldiers in the . . . Map (db m67403) HM
92 Arizona, Gila County, Payson — Site of Rock Store — "Payson's Commercial" — 608 W. Main —
On this strategic site, J.W. Boardman built a rock building and constructed a mercantile business. McLane Road, going north along the property, was the road to Pine and points north and west. The store was gutted by fire in 1938. Refrigerator . . . Map (db m67405) HM
93 Arizona, Gila County, Payson — Site of the Herron Hotel — 602, 604, 606 W. Main
The two-story Herron Hotel burned down in 1918 at this location. Subsequently a series of businesses were established on this block. Among them were Payson's first gasoline station, an ice cream parlor, barber shop, mercantile store, and finally the . . . Map (db m67404) HM
94 Arizona, Graham County, Safford — Arizona Bank & Trust Company — 1921
A well-known Tucson architect, H. O. Jaastad, designed this imposing neo-classical revival structure in 1920. Snell & Harvey of Phoenix erected the building for around $50,000. The concrete foundation is capped by brick construction. Two terra cotta . . . Map (db m61511) HM
95 Arizona, Graham county, Safford — Graham County Courthouse — 1916
Since Graham County's formation in 1881 the courthouse had been relocated four times. It had been housed in an adobe structure in Safford, two sites in Solomonville, and the Rig's Building on Main Street when the county seat was returned to Safford. . . . Map (db m36370) HM
96 Arizona, Graham County, Safford — Safford City Hall — 1898
Safford City Hall started life as a school building. Safford School System bids for the North Ward School were opened in February 1898. The contract was awarded to R. A. Smith Jr. and John Morris. The new building was ready for the fall term in . . . Map (db m36369) HM
97 Arizona, Greenlee County, Clifton — Fermin Palicio Home
Clifton Historic District Fermin Palicio Home Built in 1917 Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m36250) HM
98 Arizona, Maricopa County, Chandler, Downtown — Anderson Building — 72 San Marcos Place
Anderson Building, 1914 Chandler Historic Commercial District on the National Register of Historic Places Built by local Chandler rancher and early business investor John Anderson, this structure was home to Curry and Frye's Pool Hall, . . . Map (db m72037) HM
99 Arizona, Maricopa County, Chandler, Downtown — Bank of Chandler — 8 South San Marcos Place
Bank of Chandler, 1912Dr. A. J. Chandler built the original structure on this site to serve as the main office for his Chandler Improvement Company. The Bank of Chandler shared this building until 1925. Bogle Farms and other offices operated . . . Map (db m71000) HM
100 Arizona, Maricopa County, Chandler, Downtown — Dougherty Building — 58 South San Marcos Place
Dougherty Building, 1914 Chandler Historic Commercial District on the National Register of Historic Places This building, constructed by Michael F. Dougherty, has been home to a number of businesses, including the Charles Karp Clothing . . . Map (db m71008) HM

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