Roughly bounded by 7th and 15th Avenues, and Glenrosa Avenue and Indian School Road. There are just over 140 historic homes in the lovely Woodlea district, which you’ll find just west of the shops at Melrose on Seventh Avenue. (In the gridlike streets of central Phoenix, you can’t miss Melrose on Seventh– where 7th Avenue [...]
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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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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 [...]
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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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