National Register of Historic Places

Railroad Addition Historic District (Boundary Increase)

Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona
Listed
June 16, 1986
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
86001360

About this property

The Flagstaff Railroad Addition Historic District is significant because of its association with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway as well as U.S. Route 66. The original boundary was roughly bounded by Santa Fe RR tracks, Agassiz and Beaver Sts., Birch and Aspen Avenues. The district was expanded twice to add nine buildings along Phoenix Avenue from Beaver Street to San Francisco Avenue, and a building at 122 East Route 66. Disastrous fires swept through early Flagstaff; in 1897, the city passed an ordinance requiring all buildings in the business area to be built of brick, stone or iron. Several of the buildings in the District are associated with well-known businessmen of the late 1800s and early 1900s. These include John W. Weatherford, who constructed the Weatherford Hotel, the Babbitt brothers David, George, William and Charles, whose names are associated with several buildings in the District, and Thomas E. Pollock Sr.

Location

Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona
35.19661, -111.64903

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Flagstaff Southside Historic District
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Railroad Addition Historic District (Boundary Increase)
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Weatherford Hotel
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Two Spot Logging Train
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When was Railroad Addition Historic District (Boundary Increase) listed on the National Register?

Railroad Addition Historic District (Boundary Increase) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 16, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Railroad Addition Historic District (Boundary Increase)?

Railroad Addition Historic District (Boundary Increase) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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