Country Club Park Historic District boundaries are roughly: Thomas Road to Virginia Avenue, 8th Street to Dayton Street. Not to be confused with the custom-built County Club Manor neighborhood on the north side of Thomas Road, Country Club Park Historic District is a WW II-era “subdivision” with its own brand of charm and appeal. With [...]
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Generally located along Hoover, Vernon and Ashland avenues between Central Avenue and Third Street in Phoenix, Arizona. Bungalow with backdrop of city skyline, anyone? The moderately priced single-family homes of Ashland Place Historic District are just a few steps from the business and residential towers along Central Avenue to the west, creating a unique juxtaposition [...]
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Generally bounded by Osborn and Thomas roads, 15th and 19th avenues. The home style in the North Encanto Historic District is overwhelming the Transitional Ranch, with low-pitched roofs and steel casement windows. Usually at least one window magically defies window-ness by bending around a corner in these clean-lined, brick homes of the residential North Encanto [...]
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Today Country Club Park is not a museum. It is a vibrant neighborhood that draws strength and pride from its history to take its place in the fabric of a revitalizing downtown community. Eden is that old-fashioned House we dwell in every day Without suspecting our abode Until we drive away. –Emily Dickinson Our homes [...]
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Whether you want a modern remodel with stainless steel appliances and polished concrete floors or you’re looking for an original Ranch with tiling accents in now-unattainable shades of green or pink, chances are good you will find the Ranch of your dreams in North Encanto. There are almost 1-square mile of them here, and most [...]
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If you are looking for a roomier ranch-style home and a larger lot with a variety of amenities nearby, there is a lot to recommend the Campus Vista neighborhood. Campus Vista Historic District boundaries are roughly: Osborn to Thomas, 7th Avenue to 15th Avenue. Phoenix College opened its ‘new’ campus on the edge of the [...]
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