Encanto Vista Historic District, Phoenix, Arizona See Also: The History of Encanto Manor Historic District Roughly bounded by 7th Avenue, Encanto Boulevard, Windsor Avenue, and Encanto Park Municipal Golf Course DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY Encanto Vista was part of a 320-acre tract of agricultural land purchased by Phoenix merchant James W. Dorris just after the turn of [...]
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Encanto Vista Historic District boundaries are roughly: Windsor Avenue, Encanto Boulevard, 7th and 8th avenues. Encanto Manor Historic District boundaries are roughly: Thomas Road and Windsor, 7th and 15th avenues. We are cheating here and lumping two distinct historic districts together. (Neither is large and we want you to find a house when you do [...]
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