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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKC0_coury-building_Glendale-AZ.html
On November 14, 1940, Tom Coury signed an agreement with building contractor, H. D. McNeely, and the Glendale Lumber Company to construct a 42' x 65' brick building at a cost of $3,911. Upon completion of the building, Smart and Final Wholesale Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKBZ_c-l-gillett-block-glendale-state-bank-building_Glendale-AZ.html
C. L. Gillett, businessman and member of the first Glendale City Council, built this two-story brick building. The first floor was used for businesses, and the second floor was used as a meeting hall. E. J. Fiock bought the building in 1910, for h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKBY_humphrey-and-davidson-building_Glendale-AZ.html
Brethren businessmen S. Humphrey and A. Davidson, the largest agricultural shipping agents in the area, built this single-story brick commercial building to house their dry goods business. This building shifted Glendale's commercial focus from the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKBX_sine-building_Glendale-AZ.html
Floyd Homes Sine, builder of the Sine Brothers Hardware Building on 58th Drive, built this distinctive two-story masonry structure in 1926. The Glendale Furniture Company was the ground floor business, and the second floor was used as meeting spac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKBW_hine-building_Glendale-AZ.html
Mrs. Alice S. Hine, an agent for the Phoenix Title and Trust Company, hired a contractor by the name of Home Builders Company to build the two-story masonry structure in 1913. In 1919, Mrs. Hine added a substantial addition to the building along 5…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKBV_robert-w-cole-building_Glendale-AZ.html
Robert W. Cole bought three lots on the east side of the park in 1919. He hired J. C. Howell, a local architect to design the two-story building, and Robert Fultz was the builder. Construction started in June of 1919, and finished in September of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKBU_william-j-murphy_Glendale-AZ.html
Born August 23, 1839 - New Harford, New YorkDied April 17, 1923 - Phoenix, ArizonaBuried Greenwood Cemetery
W. J. MurphyMurphy came to Arizona from Illinois in 1880, to build a section of the Atlantic and Pacific (Santa Fe) Railroad. In 1883, h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKBT_murphy-park_Glendale-AZ.html
Originally known as "The Park" or "City Park," Murphy Park has always been the center of downtown Glendale. The park's namesake, W. J. Murphy, established Glendale in 1892 and donated the park to the town in 1909. Residents protected the park as a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKB3_george-w-p-hunt-arizonas-first-governor_Tempe-AZ.html
[Main Marker]Entombment of George W. P. HuntBorn 1859 Died 1934Colorful Arizona pioneer and statesman. Member of various territorial legislatures. President, Arizona Constitutional Convention 1910. Elected Arizona's 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKB0_s-frenchy-sawyer_Phoenix-AZ.html
At this sitein the Spring of 1868S. (Frenchy) SawyerBuilt the first farm dwelling and harvested the first cultivated crop (barley) in the Anglo-American occupation of the Salt River Valley. These same fertile acres had been irrigated centuries bef…