According to the City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Office, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department has a number of facilities listed on the Phoenix Historic Property Register. Those highlighted in orange are landmark properties of exceptional significance. Those highlighted in red are parks with historic properties having the most severe condition issues.
Staff in both departments have said they plan to meet regularly to discuss the status of ongoing projects. Both departments plan to track their joint City of Phoenix bond projects together during the next five year bond cycle and will continue to explore federal, state, non-profit, and private sector funding sources to leverage city funding for historic projects.
How can you help? Attend one of the public meetings to be set up in June and July by Parks and Recreation to garner feedback and ideas (now that the Phoenix Parks & Preserve Initiative passed handily by voters). Also, learn more about the Phoenix Parks and Conservation Foundation, a recognized non-profit, tax-exempt organization that raises funds to help renovate existing parks and acquire new parks and preserves.
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Historic Property Register Sites in Parks |
Key Dates |
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American Legion Post 41 (adobe structure) |
1948 (CD) |
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Coronado Park (park buildings) |
1936-1939 (PS) |
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Eastlake Park (amphitheater & pump house) |
1890-1956 (PS) |
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Encanto Park |
1935-1956 (PS) |
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Papago Park |
1932-1946 (PS) |
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Sachs-Webster Farmstead |
ca. 1909 (CD) |
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South Mountain Park & Preserve |
1933-1942 (PS) |
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Verde Park Pumphouse |
1938 (CD) |
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Carnegie Library and Park |
1908 (CD) |
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Heritage Square/Rosson House |
1895-1920 (PS) |
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Phoenix Indian School |
1891-1931 (PS) |
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Pioneer Cemetery/Smurthwaite House |
1880-1914 (PS) |
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Pueblo Grande Museum & Archeological Park |
AD 500-1941 (PS) |
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Tovrea Castle & Carraro Cactus Garden |
1928-1930 (CD) |
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Arizona Museum |
1927 (CD) |
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Duppa-Montgomery Adobe |
ca. 1895 (CD) |
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Grant Park |
1934 (CD) |
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Harmon Park |
1927 (CD) |
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Matthew Henson Public Housing Project |
1940-1941 (PS) |
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N. Central Streetscape/Murphy Bridle Path |
1895-1951 (PS) |
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Norton House |
1912-1913 (CD) |
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Rancho Ko-Mat-Ke/Circle K Park |
ca. 1935 (CD) |
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University Park Bath House & Pumphouse |
1934, 1936 (CD) |
CD = Construction Date; PS = Period of Significance.
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