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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR71_main-house-and-guest-house_Glendale-AZ.html
The large house to the right, now known as the Main House, was the home of the superintendent who managed Sahuaro Ranch for its owner, William Bartlett. The oldest section, on the right, was built in 1891 as an office. In 1895 it was expanded and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR70_the-spire_Scottsdale-AZ.html
This Frank Lloyd Wright designed Spire was originally part of the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Arizona State Capitol project from 1957. The Spire is 125 feet in height and was formally illuminated on 28 April 2004. Taliesin Architects.Arnold Roy…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR6W_frank-lloyd-wright-and-arizona_Scottsdale-AZ.html
Wright visited Arizona in 1927 when he was asked to consult on the designs for the Arizona Biltmore. In the years following that visit, Wright and draughtsmen spent time at temporary sites in Arizona including a desert camp they constructed near C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR6D_charles-miller_Scottsdale-AZ.html
An early Civic Leader of Scottsdale, Charles Miller purchased this property and the 120 acres to the North and West from Scottsdale founder Winfield Scott. He with two others Founded the Scottsdale Light and Power Company, which brought electri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR65_city-of-glendale-veterans-memorial_Glendale-AZ.html
USS Arizona (BB-39)Launched June 19, 1915Commissioned October 17, 1916This memorial honors the human sacrifice and courage of every military veteran who defends the freedom of all Americans, regardless of the battlefront. This is a tribute for the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQZA_vulture-gold-mine_Wickenburg-AZ.html
In 1863 Austrian Henry Wickenburg discovered gold, legend has it, while retrieving a vulture he had shot. The vulture mine went on to become one of Arizona's richest gold mines and sparked the development of Arizona and the city of Phoenix. In the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQNR_st-pauls-m-e-church_Phoenix-AZ.html
Enter, Rest and Pray1879 St. Paul's M.E. ChurchGlobe, Arizona TerritoryReconstructed 1968ByMr. & Mrs. Andrew P. TellandThe Tell Foundation
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQCP_1897-smurthwaite-house_Phoenix-AZ.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQCO_f-q-story-addition_Phoenix-AZ.html
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 dev…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN3H_tempe-bakery-hackett-house_Tempe-AZ.html
The construction of these two buildings is associated with the first significant phase of commercial development in Tempe. The bakery complex was owned by William Hilge, a German immigrant, who produced bread in ovens and delivered it in Tempe and…
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