Historic Phoenix

The Phoenix Light Rail may seem new, but its really a rebirth of a mode of transportation which used to exist in Phoenix. Central Phoenix used to have an extensive trolley system which was removed with the advent of the automobile. It's too bad that that happened, but at lease some people had the foresight and fortitude to preserve what was left. This was done by The Phoenix Trolley project.

The historic district of Phoenix are really special as are the homes. We've put together a short video presentation of the types of historic homes you can view in some of the 35 district through out Central Phoenix. 

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inPhoenix Realty Group represented the buyer in the purchase of this wonderful bungalow home in the Coronado historic neighborhood. The home was originally built in 1925 with extensive remodeling in the interim. An additional room was made in the attic: a nice feature for a small home as this. It is located really close to Coronado Park. 

Other Recent Sales in Coronado (From July 1st-October 5th 2011)

When I visited Coronado Park in the Coronado historic district the tennis courts were full, there were people doing Thai chi on the tree shaded grass, a family was feeding pigeons and several people were exercising and stretching. The public pool was empty closed for season.

The main field was filled with water, the irrigation had filled it full and it looked like a lake, maybe a shallow swamp with wild grasses strewn throughout it. If you can narrow your vision like the photo below, you could be somewhere else, but this is the middle of the city, the middle of one of the older Phoenix historic districts with home from the early 20th century: homes over 100 years sold still standing and full of life, in fact invigorated by a new influx of…

The Coronado historic district is only historic in it's home type. In everything else it is a contemporary neighborhood occupied by creative and professional people, many of whom have make this little home rather beautiful and bountiful. It take a lot of talent to make a small home work, to nurture and bloom these homes and for the most part, people are succeeding. 

Beige is the color most difficut to find in Coronado: beige takes back stage role in favor of color and personality: beige is the for the suburbs of neo tuscan, modified ranch, and newer HOA restricted homes. 

[ Photo: Artur Ciesielski ]

Each house is different and unlike the beige dipped homes of the suburb, these historic houses tend to have many colors with green, blue,…

APS wants you to know about its Shade Tree Program 

Where:

Rio Salado Audubon Center 3131 S. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85040

When:

July 23, 2011 - 8:30 A.M. or 10:00 A.M.

This is a great opportunity for historic home owners to get and add shade to their homes.

Shade trees conserve energy without altering windows or other historic features of homes, they add a natural beauty to the surroundings and increase property values.

What You Get:

APS will give qualified Maricopa County residents up to three free five-gallon shade trees after attending the free one-hour Shade Tree workshop, either at 8:30 A.M. or 10:00 A.M.

You can receive up to two Palo Verde, Mesquite, Desert Willow or Chaste (Vitex) trees for homes built 1980 or…

When I look at the beautiful homes of La Hacienda historic district my heart begins to beat a little faster, my eyes open up and I feel a tingle in the brain.

La Hacienda is located just north of Thomas and west of 7th Street and is comprised of 2 streets from 3rd Street to 7th Street.

It's one of those communities without sidewalks and that's part of the charm and character which makes this little community so special. That and of course the amazing architecture.

The streets with no sidewalks, ironically, create a sense of exclusivity and a rural feel to what is an are in midtown urban Phoenix. The yards are lush with plants and mature trees creating striking contrasts of shade, dark bark and white stucco as in the photo below.

In the…

Do you want to know what type of architecture styles are prevalent in Central Phoenix?

Then we've got the guide for you. This architectural guide presents many of the prominent styles common in the historic districts of Phoenix as well as Phoenix in general. 

We go into a history of a particular style, it's roots and sources with references in many cases.

In each description you'll be able explore further the neighborhoods where each style can be found.

We have many photos coming and are expanding the list as more articles are completed.

18 styles are now available: anything from Cape Cod Revival, to the Normal Revival Style, Tudor, Transitional Ranch and coming soon we'll expand the modern and contemporary sections as well as attempt…

The Willo Historic District in Midtown Phoenix is amongst the most favorite and popular of the 35 historic districts due to the very well attended annual home tour and related advertising and also due to the charming, often story book homes.

Willo is actually some 20 different subdivisions built over several decades in which much happened. 

The first homes were mostly from the revival period. 

The Tudor is a very common style seen in Willo as is the Spanish Colonial Revival and Hacienda style homes.

Later after much turmoil in the world the ranch and modern era arrived.

The ranch style homes dominates the newer Northern section of Willo where streets are wider and all the homes are single story except for a few homes. The ranch is…

Central Phoenix and especially the Phoenix Historic Districts were not hit as hard by the Great Recession. Foreclosures in these areas generally were below 10% of the stock compared to over 25% in some of the other areas in the west valley. 

That's really not surprising for established neighborhoods.

Sales in the first quarter of 2011 from January 1st to March 31st have been brisk and that's before the usualy Spring upswing begins.

Quick Statistics.

The Top 5 Sales

1. $510,000 A remodeled historic…