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Encanto Manor Historic District, Phoenix, Arizona Roughly bounded by 7th &15th Avenues, Thomas Road & Edgemont Avenue Early History Encanto Manor was part of a suburban estate developed by James W. Dorris, a successful retail and wholesale grocer. Dorris came to Phoenix and purchased an interest in a small confectionery store in 1888. His business [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Roughly bounded by Missouri north to Northern, between 7th Avenue and 7th Street.  Central Avenue runs north and south straight through the center. The North Central Corridor is one of the pricier areas of central Phoenix, and with good reason. With large custom-built homes, deep irrigated lots, North Central has a decidedly rural feel despite [...]

Pierson Place Historic District boundaries are roughly: Camelback Road and the Grand Canal, Central and Seventh avenues The original mix of single family homes with small duplexes, triplexes, and quads gives Pierson Place Historic District a unique personality that feels more city-like than most of our historic districts. To that original mix, sprinkle in some [...]

Roughly bounded by 3rd and 7th avenues, and Turney and Minnezona avenues. Yaple Park can be found near the northeast corner of 7th Avenue and Indian School Road in central Phoenix. It is a small district on only 3 streets, but neighboring homes share some of the same great amenities. 7th Avenue for one. 7th [...]

The proposed Pierson Place Historic District is designed following a grid street pattern, with 60- foot wide roads and vertical curbs. Because the area was in the County when it was primarily built out between 1910 and 1956, there are no sidewalks. The neighborhood is characterized by an established traditional landscape. Turf, mature trees, and [...]

Pierson Place is quite possibly the most urban historic district that Phoenix has and it is certainly one of our most connected/walkable central neighborhoods. But history doesn’t stop. Today’s urban mix is bound to get mixed up again when high density, transit-oriented development projects get underway outside the district boundary near Central and Camelback. It’s [...]

Just minutes from downtown Phoenix yet off the beaten urban path, Encanto Vista Historic District is a quiet enclave of well-loved homes on horseshoe-shaped streets that respect the Encanto Golf Course to the west and circle around to drop cars back on Seventh Avenue. The streets were designed to provide green space and privacy from [...]

A coveted Central Avenue address between Missouri and Northern usually comes equipped with a large front yard, flood irrigation and an estate-sized home.  Private pools and large guesthouses are also a common find.  These large old homes are also included in the North Central neighborhood, but bear special mention because of their Central Avenue address. [...]