Because the preservation of our heritage is recognized as an important public benefit, the State of Arizona and the City of Phoenix both offer incentives to encourage the restoration and maintenance of our historic properties in Phoenix. State Historic Property Tax Reclassification (SPT) for Owner-Occupied Homes The State Historic Property Tax (SPT) program offers up [...]
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State and Federal Tax Incentives State Tax Incentives The State of Arizona maintains a property tax reduction program for non-income-producing properties listed on the National Register and a property tax incentive program for income-producing properties. The Arizona State Historic Preservation Office in conjunction with the county assessors administers this program. Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentive [...]
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Certificate of Appropriateness Process The city’s Historic Preservation Office (HPO) performs design review for exterior changes to properties listed in the Phoenix Historic Property Register to ensure changes are compatible with the historic character of the property and/or historic district. This includes properties listed on the Phoenix Historic Property Register individually or a part of [...]
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Woodland’s Significance to Phoenix As the first development to occur outside the original townsite, Woodland is historically important for its representation of the forces that shaped Phoenix at the turn of the century. The district’s location, and layout provide physical expression of the concepts and practices that transformed the early settlement into a regional center. [...]
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Windsor Square is significant as a neighborhood that provides evidence of the northern limits of the speculative land development patterns occurring in Phoenix during the late 1920s. The district contains several excellent examples of Period Revival style architecture and has unique architectural merit due to the concentration of homes built after 1939 and through World [...]
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Villa Verde Historic District’s significance is based on its association with historic residential subdivision development in Phoenix between 1912 and 1960. Although Villa Verde is noted for its unique architectural expressions and for its variety within the district, the development follows predominant trends and patterns of subdivision growth in Phoenix during this period. The district [...]
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Roosevelt Neighborhood’s Significance to Phoenix As with the other historic districts in the City, the development of the Roosevelt Neighborhood provides physical expression of the early growth of Phoenix. Within it are buildings, which are both historically and architecturally important because they represent many important milestones in the evolution of our present community. From its [...]
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The Phoenix Homesteads Association continues to operate today, making it the oldest continuously operating homeowners association in the Valley. Many aspects of its heritage remain, including the large lots, the towering Aleppo Pines and Washington Palms, and common area, which give the district a decidedly rural character and make it one of Phoenix’ most unique [...]
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Significance of the Oakland Neighborhood The Oakland Historic District is important as one of the few remaining historic neighborhoods in downtown Phoenix. Its architecture and development patterns are typical of working class neighborhoods that flourished around central Phoenix after the turn of the century. The Oakland neighborhood is historically important for its strong associations with [...]
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From the beginning, the shared ownership of the park created strong community ties in the Idylwilde Park subdivision. The park has created a sense of camaraderie that has rubbed off on the entire community. The informal ties among the subdivision’s residents were formalized in 1950, when the Idylwilde Park Club was officially incorporated. This organization [...]
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