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2201
North 9th Street
Phoenix,
AZ 85006
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Developers and
Speculators
While initial settlement
of Phoenix originated along the bank of the Salt River
in the 1870's, the residential expansion and rapid
growth of the city is a story of investment and land
development in the twentieth century. In 1903 prominent
leaders and investors began negotiation with the federal
government to control the flow of the Salt River in
order to resolve concerns of seasonal flooding and to
provide a source of water for the city. Prominent
businessmen, including Benjamin A. Fowler, Patrick
Hurley, E.J. Bennett and Dwight B. Heard, induced the
federal government to begin development of the Theodore
Roosevelt Dam on the Salt River. The prospect of a
consistent supply of water assured the prosperity of
Phoenix and the Valley. A real estate speculation boom
ensued which led to the development of several
residential areas around the Phoenix town site over the
next few decades.
On March 9, 1908, Dwight B. Heard, President of the
Suburban Realty Company, petitioned for the subdivision
of a quarter section of property bounded by 7th Street,
McDowell Road, 12th Street and the canal that, at the
time, ran down Oak Street. This was the first
subdivision of property in what would become known as
the
Coronado Neighborhood.
Between the years 1906 and 1908, thirty subdivision
plats were filed with the Maricopa County Recorder's
office, three of those being in the Coronado district:
Homewood Tract, Syndicate Place, and Rancheros Bonitos.
These three new subdivisions on the northern edge of
Phoenix would, by 1935, comprise part of the largest
residential section of the city.
The initial intent of the speculators was to build a
prestigious "streetcar suburb" such as the
Encanto-Palmcroft
and
Roosevelt Historic
Neighborhoods
which were
established during the same period. However, land values
at the time were determined by a home site's proximity
to Central Avenue.
Coronado's
comparative distance to the east of Central Avenue and
downtown resulted in more modest building restrictions
than in other neighborhoods of the city. At that time,
restrictions that regulated the minimum cost of houses
built on a particular lot were the common means of
determining the range of house size in a development. As
a result, the Coronado area evolved into a more modest
working-class neighborhood than the original investors
had envisioned.
Growth Years
The prosperity in Phoenix
after World War I brought hundreds of the Valley's new
residents; mostly middle class, white and blue collar
workers, into the subdivisions in the Coronado area. In
1920 alone, over 800 building permits were issued by the
City of Phoenix, with contractors purchasing whole
blocks and building several "spec" houses at a time.
Building homes on speculation, without any financial
commitment from a buyer, was a relatively progressive
idea for its day. As residential construction in central
Phoenix boomed,
Coronado and its homes
emerged as a desirable and affordable area. The average
price of a residence was $1,973 in 1920. Lots were
provided with city water and sewer connections,
electricity and graveled streets. Other facilities in
and around the Coronado area influenced its growth. The
Brill Street trolley car line was extended north of
McDowell Road to 10th Street and Sheridan in 1914. A
small commercial node developed at that corner; the New
Deal Grocery (ca. 1934), still stands to reflect the
commercial activity. Good Samaritan Hospital, originally
called Deaconess Hospital, was built in 1917.
The construction of Emerson School in 1921 and the
location of Coronado Park encouraged young families to
move into the area. Most residents were hard working,
service industry workers. Workingwomen were salesclerks
or clerical office workers. Men's occupations covered
the spectrum of employment available in the early part
of the century: firemen, policemen, bank tellers,
railroad engineers, and other types of service sector
employees.
Decline and Recovery
As in the rest of the
community, the Great Depression significantly slowed
development in Coronado. Many homeowners were forced to
sell, while others converted their backyard garages into
living quarters and rented out the main house. Although
done out of necessity, this practice turned out to be a
very positive economic strategy. Many residents were
able to move back into their homes and retain the
converted living quarters as rental property. The first
city zoning code enacted in 1930 reflected the
widespread application of this practice and it is still
evident in Coronado today. As the economy began to turn
itself around, Coronado became the site of the first
planned, mass-produced subdivision in Phoenix. Andy
Womack, who would become a prominent developer in
Phoenix, built the Womack Subdivision in 1939 in the
area bordered by Monte Vista, 14th Street, Palm Lane and
13th Street. Womack took the idea of 46 spec" homes one
step further, by building homes on the lots,
constructing what would become a tract home development.
With the success of the Womack Subdivision, various
developers quickly subdivided the remaining tracts in
the portions of the Coronado Neighborhood east of 12th
Street.
Architectural Perspective
The impact of the
Depression significantly influenced the architecture of
Coronado Historical
because it slowed the development. By the time
construction activity resumed, architectural styles had
shifted. As a result, there are two distinct areas
within the district. The area between 7th and 12th
Streets dates back to the 1920's, while the remainder of
the district dates to the late 30's and 40's.
Approximately 600 buildings in the district date between
1920 and 1930. The predominant building style seen in
the western portion of Coronado is the Bungalow which is
a one-story house with a simple, functional floor plan,
also characterized by broadly pitched overhanging roof
gables and broad front porches with stone or brick
piers. So 'me Period Revival Styles, most notably those
of the Spanish Colonial traditions, can also be found
scattered throughout the district. In the eastern
portion of the neighborhood, there are also numerous
examples of the English Cottage and Tudor Revival
Styles. Garages are typically found in the rear of the
lot and usually incorporate some architectural details
of the main house.
A Coronado's Significance in Phoenix
The
Coronado Neighborhood
is both typical of the early sub urbanization of Phoenix
and reflective of trends that shaped the city's
neighborhoods as they developed between the two World
Wars. A large portion of the Coronado district still
retains much of the character of a modest streetcar
suburb of the 1920s and remains as a viable middle-class
neighborhood. Coronado's architectural significance
comes from its diverse collection of residential styles,
predominantly Bungalow, Spanish Colonial Revival, and
Tudor Revival that dominated
Phoenix neighborhoods
from the 1910's through 1930's.
Information, maps and photographs provided courtesy:
Historic Preservation Office of the City of Phoenix
Neighborhood Services Department
200 West Washington Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
(602) 261-8600
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