Fairview Place Affordable Historic Living

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Fairview Place is one of the more affordable historic home districts in the downtown Phoenix areas in the downtown Phoenix area. There are trade offs in that it resides to the west of Encanto/Palmcroft and not easy walking distance to light rail and many downtown venues. Grand Ave is close by, as is Encanto Park [...]

Phoenix Historic Preservation Office Update

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It appears a lot of people have made their opinion on the future of the Historic Preservation Office in Phoenix heard. In a past post we asked people to take action and let Deputy City Manager David Krietor know how important the Historic Preservation Office is and will be to the future of Phoenix. I [...]

1930 Spanish Home in Willo For Sale

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Broadmore in the Willo Historic Disctrict is home to many fine homes and this is one of them. It was built in 1930 so it reflects more of the roaring twenties style than later FHA influences. We really like the early homes as they tend to have more charm and character. This home has both. [...]

1916 Classic Bungalow in Roosevelt Historic District

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A practically perfectly preserved 1916 classic bungalow with incredible original features like wood floors, dark wood paneling in the living and formal dining rooms, beveled glass front door, leaded glass built-ins, and great windows and panel doors. Combine that with compatible cabinetry in the kitchen, laundry, and pantries, well placed skylights, and exquisite travertine floors and [...]

Exquisite 2 story Craftsman with basement

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This is a truly exquisite home in the Roosevelt Historic District of Downtown Phoenix. A 3 yr remodel project resulted in an exceptional 4 bdrm 3 ba w/dbl masters, family room, basement, home with 4000 + sq ft of living space. All of the original charm of original windows, doors, built-ins, and hardware remain while [...]

Mid-Century Modern in FQ Story Historic District

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Incredible mid-century modern home, 4600 + sq ft original floor plan with 8 bedrooms and 5 baths.  The home has a great floorplan, does not feel overly huge and is in great shape with custom stained, polished concrete floors on the first floor and finished basement, oak floors on the second floor.  The kitchen has [...]

Historic Neighborhoods of Phoenix

There are currently 35 neighborhoods in the Downtown Phoenix area that the City of Phoenix has deemed as “Historic”. Phoenix voters approved monies both in 1989 and 2001 to fund the Historic Preservation Program.  The city’s Historic Preservation Office works to protect and enhance Historic neighborhoods, buildings and sites. They work closely with the city’s [...]