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These are pictures of the historical structures of Phoenix. Also included are miscellaneous items such as historic monuments, memorials and objects of historical interest.

Contents: Top - Pueblo Grande Ruins, Joint Head Dam, Heritage Square, 19th century houses, 20th century houses, Buildings, Houses of religious worship, Educational institutions, William Crosscut Cemetery, The Pioneer and Military Memorial Park, St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery, Arizona Biltmore Hotel , Arizona State Capitol Museum , Bennitt Mansion , Mystery Castle, Phoenix Municipal Stadium , Scorpion Gulch , Squaw Peak Inn, Westward Ho Hotel , Wrigley Mansion, African-American Properties , Asian-American Properties, Hispanic-American Properties, Central Avenue Corridor, Laveen, Sunnyslope, Winnie Ruth Judd “The Trunk Murderess”, Deer Valley Rock Art Center, Deer Valley Airport, Musical Instrument Museum, Papago Park, Phoenix Police Museum , Trolley Car #116, Martin Auto Museum, Wells Fargo Museum , Monroe School, Miscellaneous.


The area known as the Pueblo Grande Ruin was settled around 450 BC. by the prehistoric Hohokams. For unknown reasons the site was abandoned by 1450 AD. This are some of the ruins of the Hohokam structures which were uncovered and which are situated in the Pueblo Grande Ruin Museum .

When the pioneers of European descent settled in Phoenix, the area was mainly desert. Settlers such Jack Swilling inspired by the ancient canals of the Hohokam, began to dig ditches to irrigate their farms. The Joint Head Dam was built in 1884 by the Salt River in the area where "Swillings Ditch" was located. It served the Crosscut and Grand Canals. ==Joint Head Dam

Phoenix's Heritage Square is located in what once was block 14 of the original townsite of Phoenix. The square dates back to the Victorian era of the late 1800s.

The Phoenix Crosscut Cemetery a.k.a. The William Crosscut Cemetery was established in 1870. The historic cemetery, which at the time was located in the desert far from central Phoenix, may be the oldest cemetery in Phoenix. It is located in what is now the corner of 48th St. and East. Van Buren St. Many of the headstones are missing and some of the graves vandalized. The cemetery has a chained-linked fence with barbered wire surrounding it.

The Pioneer and Military Memorial Park is the official name given to seven historic cemeteries in Phoenix, Arizona. The cemeteries were founded in 1884 in what was known as "Block 32". On February 1, 2007, "Block 32" was renamed Pioneer and Military Memorial Park.

St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, established in 1897, is one of the oldest in the city. Its inhabitants represent pioneer families, community and business leaders, miners, those who succumbed to tuberculosis, and others who helped write the history of Phoenix and Arizona. Margaret Geare of Dublin, Ireland, who was buried on Oct. 12, 1897, is believed to be the first to be buried in the cemetery. The cemetery is located at 2033 N. 48th Street.

Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery is the final resting place of various notable people. Among them are three Arizona Territory Governors, six Arizona State Governors, a Secretary of Arizona Territory, the founder of Glendale, Arizona, the 1958 Indianapolis 500 winner and a journalist.

The Geographic galleries of the museum is a collection of instruments and exhibits that focuses on the five major world regions.

My uploaded pictures of Historic Structures, Part I
  • To see Part I of "My pictures of historic Structures" which includes Adamsville (Ghost town), Agua Caliente (Ghost town), Anthem, Apache Grove, Apache Junction, Arlington, Ash Fork, Avondale, Bellemont, Benson, Bisbee, Black Canyon City, Bouse, Brigham City (Ghost town), Buckeye, Bullhead City, Bylas, Cameron, Camp Verde, Carefree, Casa Grande, Cave Creek, Chandler, Chino Valley, Clarkdale, Claypool, Clifton, Cochise, Cocopah Indian Reservation. Cool Springs, Coolidge, Cornville, Cottonwood, Dateland, Dewey-Humboldt, Dos Cabezas (Ghost town), Douglas, Dragoon, Eagar, Ehrenberg, El Mirage, Elfrida, Eloy, Fairbank (Ghost town), Flagstaff, Florence, Fort Apache, Fort Huachuca, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Fort Thomas, Fort Tyson, Fountain Hills, Gadsden, Geronimo, Gila Bend, Gila County, Gila River Indian Reservation, Gilbert, Gillett (Ghost town), Glendale, Globe, Goldfield (Ghost town), Goodyear, Grand Canyon Village, Guadalupe, Hackberry, Hayden, Hereford, Holbrook, Hyder (Ghost town), Indian Gardens, Jerome, Joseph City, Kearny, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Litchfield Park, Mammoth, Mayer, McNary, Mesa, Miami, Morristown, New River and Nogales, click Here.
My uploaded pictures of Historic Structures, etc. Part II
  • To view Part II of "My Pictures of Historic Properties which include Oatman, Oracle, Paradise Valley, Parker, Patagonia, Payson, Peach Springs, Pearce, Peoria, Picacho, Pima, Pinal County, Pine-Strawberry, Prescott, Prescott Valley, Quartzsite, Queen Creek, Roll, Sacaton, Safford, Sahuarita, Salome, San Carlos, San Jose, San Luis. Santan, Scottsdale, Sedona, Seligman, Sentinel (Ghost town), Shumway, Snowflake, Solomon, Somerton, Sonoita, Sun City, Superior, Surprise, Taylor, Thatcher, Tempe, Tombstone, Tonalea, Tonopah, Topock, Tortilla Flat, Tuba City, Tubac, Tucson, Tumacacori, Twin Arrows (Ghost town), Two Guns (Ghost town), Valentine, Valle, Vulture City (Ghost town), Vulture Mine, Wellton, Whiteriver, Wickenburg, Wikieup, Willcox, Williams, Winkelman, Winslow, Wintersburg, Wittmann, Yavapai-Prescott Tribe Reservation, Yuma, Puerto Rico and other places, plus some images which are important, but not historical, click Here



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