Roughly bounded by McDowell Road and Roosevelt Street, 7th and 17th avenues. “If you just let your mind kind of wander, it’s easy to imagine that we’re near the beach,” says Sally McCarty of her sprawling hacienda on Moreland Avenue in the heart of the FQ Story Historic District. “I know they’re actually cars on [...]
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 [...]
District boundaries are roughly: Virginia Avenue to Encanto Blvd, 17th Avenue to 15th Avenue The Encanto Municipal Golf Course wraps around the northern and western edges of this roughly 1/4 mile historic district, while beautiful Encanto Park cradles the neighborhood on the eastern edge. Ad agencies originally sold Del Norte Place as “the countryside west [...]
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 [...]
The History of Encanto Palmcroft Historic District
Sep 25th, 2010
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 [...]
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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