For real proximity to downtown Phoenix, head for the Encanto-Palmcroft Historic District, but know that this proximity comes at a price. Smaller houses and fixer-uppers in Encanto-Palmcroft fetch about $250,000, while statelier homes attract urban professionals who shell out $500,000 and up. This is one of the priciest historic districts in downtown Phoenix. Even after [...]
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Today the Encanto-Palmcroft Historic District is significant for its excellent representation of an early design philosophy, which successfully integrated landscape and building. Architecturally, the district is one of the most important because it is an intact collection of the finest historic homes in the city. Well appointed, designed by prominent early architects, built of high [...]
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