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East 1st Avenue in Old Town Scottsdale.
Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona
Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona

This is a list of historic properties in Scottsdale, Arizona, which includes a photographic gallery of some of the towns historic structures. Some of these structures are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Others are listed by the Scottsdale Historic Register. Also included are the photographs of other items of historic value.

Scottsdale

Winfield & Helen Scott, 1900
Winfield & Helen Scott, 1900

Present day Scottsdale was founded by U.S. Army Chaplain Winfield Scott, who in 1888, moved to the area with his wife Helen and brother George Washington Scott (he is not to be confused with the Florida plantation owner and Confederate Army officer with the same name). Winfield Scott believed in the agricultural potential of the area. He therefore, purchased 640 acres for the sum of $3.50 (equivalent to $114 in 2022) an acre for a stretch of land where Downtown Scottsdale is now located. The Scotts and other residents first named the small town Orangedale. The reason behind this was that the Scott brothers had planted large citrus groves. The brothers also cultivated citrus fruits, figs, potatoes, peanuts and almonds in the desert town. In 1894, the citizens of the town changed the town's name to Scottsdale after its founder. The town was incorporation in 1951 and its population continued to rapidly grow. There are some buildings of historic significance still remaining in the area known as "Old Town Scottsdale". Old Town Scottsdale houses many local businesses and is located on the original townsite of Scottsdale.

Scottsdale-Scottsdale Spire-1957-2007
The Scottsdale Spire, located in the southeast corner of Bell and Scottsdale Avenues in Scottsdale, Arizona, was an Arizona State Capital Project designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Its construction began in 1957, but due to Wrights death, it wasn’t until 2007, that it was adopted and finished by the Taliesin Associated Architects.

One of Scottsdales prominent winter residents was architect Frank Lloyd Wright. In 1931, Wright built Taliesin West, located at 12345 N. Taliesin Drive. Taliesin West was the winter home and school of Wright. While building his home, contractors discovered ancient Hohokam petrographs. Some of these adorn the property. Wright lived there from 1931 to 1959, year of his death. The property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1974, reference: 74000457.

The City Council of Scottsdale established the Scottsdale Historic Preservation Program. According to the Scottsdale Historic Preservation Program, their aim is to "increase public awareness of Scottsdale's heritage; identify historic and cultural resources; designate and recognize significant local resources; and assist in protecting, preserving and enhancing the buildings and structures that best represent Scottsdale's past." The Scottsdale Historic Preservation Program has recognized the following as historic districts:.

  • Village Grove 1-6 Historic District (1957) – N 68th Street & E Oak Street.
  • Town and Country Scottsdale Historic District (1959) – N 74th Street & E Oak Street.
  • Villa Monterey Units 1-7 Historic District (1961-1969) – E Chaparral Road & N Miller Road.

The Scottsdale Historic Preservation Program requires that the Historic Preservation Commission review and approve exterior alterations and/or demolition requests for buildings on the Scottsdale Historic Register. Therefore, the listing if a historic property on the register does not mean that the same may someday be demolished by the owner.

Old Town Scottsdale

Old Town Scottsdale is located on the original townsite of Scottsdale.

Listings in historic registers

The following photographs are of some of the historic structures in Scottsdale listed in the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places.

McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park

The McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park houses the Roald Amundsen Pullman Private Railroad Car which was built in 1928. On different occasions the Roald Amundsen Pullman Private Railroad Car reportedly carried Presidents Hoover, Roosevelt (FDR), Truman and Eisenhower. The Roald Amundsen Pullman Private Railroad Car was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 2009, reference: #09000582.

Taliesin West

Taliesin West was built in 1931 and is located at 12345 N. Taliesin Drive. Taliesin West was the winter home and school of architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the desert from 1931 until his death in 1959. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1974, reference: 74000457.

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