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Commerce in Phoenix, 1870-1942 : a context for preserving historic properties
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![]() | [...]1870-1942 A Component of the Arizona Historic Preservation Plan Prepared for: Arizona State Historic Preservation Office Arizona State Parks Board 800 West[...]15 Phoenix, Arizona 85007[...]Phoenix, Arizona[...] |
![]() | [...]Phoenix, 1870 to 1942 A Context for Preserving Historic Properties Prepared For. The State Historic Preservation Office Arizona State Parks Board 800 West Washington[...]Phoenix, AZ. This historic context study has been funded with the assistance[...]l Park Service, under provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, and as administered in Arizona by the Arizona State Parks Board through the State Historic Preservation Officer. 1 |
![]() | [...]15 Historic Locational Pattern Maps (follow page 16)[...]1906 1919 1930 Historic Commercial Property Types Category: Centra[...]tegrity 30 Preservation Goals The Need for Preservation 31[...] |
![]() | [...]f the Valley. The completion of the 44-mile long Arizona Canal in 1885 marked the culmination of th[...] |
![]() | [...]of this period is marked by the completion of the Arizona Canal in 1885. Capitalized primarily by ou[...] |
![]() | [...]when Phoenix was made the territorial capital of Arizona. The act of the Fifteenth Territorial Legislature[...]Railroad's transcontinental line through northern Arizona was completed in 1895. It extended from Ph[...] |
![]() | [...]ne exchanges were under the ownership of Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph Company. In 1914 P[...] |
![]() | [...]I YEARS (1919-1930) The First World War affected Arizona in two ways. As a result of the war effort, Arizona emerged as the nation's leading copper producer.[...]ng the war years also provided Phoenix as well as Arizona with a major economic boom. Between 1915 a[...] |
![]() | [...]n the late 19th century at five, most notably the Arizona Bank, First National Bank and Valley Bank.[...] |
![]() | [...]lion four years earlier. From 1933 through 1941, Arizona's strong congressional delegation, led by[...] |
![]() | [...]trip commercial groceries, single use retail, and office buildings. Part of the automobile-related[...] |
![]() | HISTORIC COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TYPES Identification of historic commercial buildings and an evaluation of their s[...]those buildings. Those characteristics relate to historic period, design, style, methods of construction, a[...]erce in Phoenix a~ illustrated through the city's historic commercial architecture can conveniently be categorized based on common characteristics. Organization of historic buildings by their common characteristics results in the identification of specific historic property types. A property type is a group[...] |
![]() | [...]presented similar exterior appearances as retail/office commercial architecture. Functions on the[...] |
![]() | [...]s well as initially embracing regional and intra -state markets. Professionals in business locally[...] |
![]() | [...]1920s, peaked in 1929, and collapsed by 1931. All historic commercial high rise buildings in the city[...] |
![]() | [...]nia as the model for its development. All of the historic commercial high rise buildings still exist. Typic[...]al history, combined with an association with the historic development of all neighborhoods, citywide[...] |
![]() | [...]and Feed Warehouse (411 S. Second Street) 1908 Arizona Orange Association (Packing House 520 W. J[...] |
![]() | [...]od still exist. Typical examples include: 1922 Arizona Compress and Warehouse Company (251 S. 13t[...] |
![]() | [...]rs Market Warehouse (430 S. Second Avenue) 1937 Arizona Citrus Growers (616 E. Jackson) 1938 Western Se[...]e development of the isolated strip commercial or office building property type. As the success of[...] |
![]() | PROPERTY TYPE: POST-WORLD WAR I STRIP COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE BUILDINGS '1919-1942) As the earliest examples of[...]this somewhat rare property type include: 1917 Arizona Cornice Works (1217 W. Jefferson) 1924 Cargill[...]Pharmacy Building (1000 E. Pierce) 1930 Central Arizona Light & Power Co. Sub-Station (749 S. 17th[...] |
![]() | [...]fares that also served as part of the national or state highway system through the Valley: Van Buren, 17t[...]. Roper Building (402 N. Central) 1920 Overland Arizona Company (12 N. Fourth Avenue) 1921 Metro[...] |
![]() | [...]important in discussing the current condition of historic commercial property types.[...]rior. Changes in physical appearance can affect a historic building's historic integrity, or its ability to convey visually its historic authenticity. Generally facade modifications alt[...]ons will detract sufficiently from the building's historic integrity to cause the building not to be eligibl[...]building is considered significant and worthy of preservation. However, such modifications are likely to have occurred in the majority of historic buildings, especially those built in the · first[...]changes through time have adversely affected its historic integrity. The second factor relative to the current condition of historic commercial property types is contemporary use patterns. Larger buildings, such as historic high rise office buildings, are likely to continue to same use, wh[...]n use is not a detrimental factor to a building's preservation, some trends or patterns in contemporary use can[...]tive contemporary use pattern is connected to the historic versus curr~nt land use pattern. Central city historic buildings are the most likely to be affect[...] |
![]() | historic buildings. As the center city continues to experi[...]ry backbone of which is a change in land use) the preservation of historic commercial buildings will continue to be affected[...]planning that integrates new development with the historic fabric of the community will do much to preserve[...]often have a dramatic effect on the condition of historic commercial architecture. Most vulnerable are the[...]the strip marketing center property types. Their historic locational patterns along major streets and at pr[...]on of those property types and planning for their preservation as the city's infrastructure continues to change[...]--~- PRESERVATION GOALS The Need for Preservation The preservation of historic commercial properties in Phoenix has been a conce[...]or League of Phoenix, Inc. sponsored .a survey of historic commercial properties in central Phoenix. The goa[...]omination and listing on the National Register of Historic Places of over 50 historic commercial buildings in Phoenix. The project spo[...]to Harrison, and 19th Avenue to 16th Street. Many historic commercial buildings were, therefore, not identified or evaluated. Second, the historic context of commerce in Phoenix was developed with[...]buildings within the survey area. A definition of historic property types and ·their characteristics helps to identify the kinds of historic commercial properties expected to be found anywhere in the city's historic development area. An understanding of the different property types that illustrate the historic context helps planners identify which historic buildings are most useful in representing important historic trends. Third, the survey report was not intended to address comprehensive or long term preservation policies or goals for historic commercial properties in Phoenix. The City of Phoenix Planning Department has, since 1985, been involved in historic preservation as a result of the adoption of the "Phoenix Historic Property Zoning Ordinance:. The ordinance established a historic preservation overlay zoning procedure,[...] |
![]() | a design review process, and the Phoenix Historic Property Register. The growth of the programs and policies of the planning department in the area of historic preservation has been apparent over the last four years. The city government's role in the protection and preservation of historic buildings in the future is expected to be even mo[...]d in favor of a $15 million bond issue creating a historic preservation fund. The fund is intended to be self- sustaining[...]ix should be viewed as a major participant in the preservation of its historic commercial buildings. The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), is the agency responsible for administering state and federal historic preservation programs, policies and regulations. The SHPO is also actively interested in the preservation of commercial architecture in the City of Phoenix[...]SHPO as a part of the development of a statewide preservation plan. This is one of the first in a series of rep[...]O will produce which will examine the contexts of historic and prehistoric resources in Arizona. The SHPO has assigned a high priority to developing a preservation plan for commercial properties in Phoenix because[...]redevelopment efforts by the City of Phoenix, the state, and private enterprise have reached all-time hig[...]uildings. Expansion of the Government Mall by the state, development of a downtown sports arena, and large scale high rise office, commercial and ·retail canters are a few exampl[...]with these worthwhile projects, the need for the preservation of its past also becomes more critical. The goal[...]policies that the SHPO can implement to encourage preservation of historic commercial properties by the public and private s[...]tivity, toward achieving a goal." Obviously, once preservation goals are established, many objectives can be def[...]possible protection of properties relating to the historic commercial development of Phoenix. The ob[...] |
![]() | GOAL: All Significant Historic Commercial Properties In Phoenix that Are Worthy of Preservation Should be Identified and Recognized. Objectives;[...]ation, evaluation, and registration of the city's historic commercial properties. This should be accomplishe[...]the City of Phoenix Planning Department's ongoing historic property survey program. Such support should come principally through the Historic Preservation Planning Grant-in-Aid program administered by the[...]the Identification, evaluation, registration, and preservation of the city's historic commercial properties. It should be noted that wi[...]ent would greatly broaden the base of support for historic preservation in Phoenix. The SHPO should encourage such groups' interest in preservation activities by assisting their sponsorship of survey and planning projects through the Historic Preservation Grant-in-Aid Program. Such groups may include the Junior League of Phoenix, Inc., the Arizona Museum, the City of Phoenix and Valley of the Sun[...]ys should be placed on specific geographic areas, historic themes, or particular property types of interest[...]cant commercial properties on the City of Phoenix Historic Property Register. - 5.[...]ation, evaluation, and registration of the city's historic commercial properties should be accomplished with[...]y, and adjustments made for unforeseen threats to historic properties, emerging new property types, a[...] |
![]() | GPAL: The Values of Preservation of the City's Historic Commercial Properties Should be Broadened Through[...]greater understanding of the value of the city's historic commercial properties to the tourism and conventi[...]ic Impact that conservation and rehabilitation of historic commercial properties can have on the tourism and[...]to include Information about Phoenix history and historic commercial architecture in their literature, and[...]g the potential development and rehabilitation of historic commercial buildings. 2. The SHPO should s[...]ongoing seminars and workshops that encourage the preservation treatment of historic commercial properties that have been identified,[...]ave an influence or effect on the conservation of historic commercial properties. Such participants should i[...]ould stress rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of historic commercial properties. Emphasis should be placed[...]ity, development strategies, and the economics of historic preservation. Speakers and workshop coordinators should be mem[...]nted at the seminars and should be experienced in historic preservation related to their discipline. 3. The SHPO sh[...]a presentations aimed at broadening the values of preservation of historic commercial properties to the community at large.[...]television) to produce video programs concerning historic preservation and the City's commercial architecture. The SHPO[...]al architectural legacy and the importance of its preservation. Different levels of Interpretive and educational[...]l canters, and hotels. The exhibits should stress historic trends and patterns of development, people Influe[...]on of a demonstration rehabilitation project of a historic commercial building.[...] |
![]() | [...]uld Initiate and sponsor or co-sponsor, an annual preservation/restoration awards program specifically for comme[...]private sector groups In supporting the values of historic preservation of commercial properties Is a high priority. The[...]ncies who influence or affect the conservation of historic commercial properties. · Such public sector agen[...]ment, and Traffic Engineering Department, and the State. of Arizona Departments of Administration and Transportation.[...]sistance, a comprehensive typological analysis of historic commercial properties that have been Identified,[...]ies. The typological analysis should evaluate all historic commercial buildings by property type relative to[...]construction, size, location, condition, level of historic Integrity, and current use. The analysis should t[...]ning tool for prospective developers and city and state planners. For example, If such an analysis were a[...]exposure to proposed planning projects affecting historic commercial buildings. Typological analysis of historic buildings is best accomplished once compre[...] |
![]() | [...]References The Arjzona Republican, Phoenix, Arizona, 1890-1942, various issues. Barney, James M., Ba[...]na, City of Phoenix Planning Department, Phoenix, Arizona, 1975. Davis, Kenneth Sydney. EPR, The[...], Junior League of Phoenix, Inc., 1984. Historic Resources Survey of the Capitol, Government Mall,[...]City of Phoenix Planning Department, Phoenix, Arizona, 1987. Horton, Arthur G., An Economic, Po[...]ney of the Sun, Southside Progress, Tempe, Arizona, 1941. Luckingham, Bradford,The Urban Southwest,[...]Paso, 1982. Phoenix City Directories, Phoenix, Arizona, 1892-1942. Reps, John w., Cities of the[...] |
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Commerce in Phoenix, 1870-1942 : a context for preserving historic properties. Arizona Memory Project, accessed 19/02/2025, https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/108347