Railroad Addition Historic District (Flagstaff, Arizona)

	Railroad Addition Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	File:Flagstaff-Hotel-Monte-Vista2.jpg
	Hotel Monte Vista
Location	Roughly bounded by Santa Fe RR tracks, Agassiz and Beaver Sts., Birch and Aspen Aves., Flagstaff, Arizona
Area	17.8 acres (7.2 ha)
Built	1883
Architectural style	Early Commercial, Romanesque, Classical Revival
MPS	Flagstaff MRA (AD)
NRHP Reference #	83002989 (original); 86001360 (increase 1); 97001086 (increase 2)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 18, 1983
Boundary increases	June 17, 1986; September 5, 1997

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.^[2]

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. ^[3]

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.^[4]

Notable Buildings in the Railroad Addition Historic District
Name	Year Built	Architectural Style	Comments
Flagstaff 1926 Depot File:Flagstaff-1926-depot.jpg Santa Fe Depot 1926 Building, 1 East Route 66, Flagstaff, AZ	1926	Revival Tudor	Built during the boom years of the 1920s, and is now considered a symbol of Flagstaff^[5]
McMillan Building File:Flagstaff-McMillian-Bldg.jpg McMillan Building, Northwest corner of Route 66 and Leroux St., Flagstaff, AZ	1886		Hotel built out of native stone and locally made brick; bank located at corner^[5]
Raymond Building File:Flagstaff-Raymond-Bldg.jpg Ramond Building, 9 N Leroux St, Flagstaff, AZ	1911		Dr. Raymond was one of Flagstaff's earliest physicians; Moencopi sandstone around door^[5]
Loy Building File:Flagstaff-Loy-Bldg.jpg Loy Building, 15 N Leroux St, Flagstaff, AZ	1897		Loy was an attorney^[5]
Citizen's Bank Building File:Flagstaff-Citizen's-Bank.jpg Citizen's Bank Building, 17 N Leroux St, Flagstaff, AZ	1903		Constructed of Moencopi sandstone^[5]
Flagstaff Telephone Exchange File:Flagstaff-Telephone-exchange.jpg Flagstaff Telephone Exchange, 23 N Leroux St, Flagstaff, AZ	1909		Was the first major telephone office; built by John Weatherford; reverted to restaurant in 1930; constructed of Moencopi sandstone^[5]
Weatherford Hotel File:Flagstaff-Weatherford-Hotel.jpg Weatherford Hotel, 23 N Leroux St, Flagstaff, AZ	First section made 1898 and second section made in 1899		Considered to be a downtown anchor since 1900; constructed of Moencopi sandstone^[5]
Coalter Building File:Flagstaff-Coalter-Bldg.jpg Coalter Building, 1 E Aspen Ave, Flagstaff, AZ	1898		Flagstaff's first Post Office^[5]
Pollock Building File:Flagstaff-Pollock-Bldg.jpg Pollock Building, series of shops at 5 E Aspen Ave, Flagstaff, AZ	1900-1903		Flagstaff's first library on the second floor^[5]
Babbitt Building #1 File:Flagstaff-Babibitt-Bldg1.jpg Babbitt Building 1, 15 E Aspen Ave, Flagstaff, AZ	1907		Flagstaff's second Post Office located here; constructed of tufa^[5]
Babbitt Building #2 File:Flagstaff Babbit-Bldg2.jpg Babbitt Building #2, 10 E Aspen Ave, Flagstaff, AZ	1911^[5]
Elks Hall File:Flagstaff-Elks-Bldg.jpg Elks Hall, 24 N San Francisco St, Flagstaff, AZ	1899		The Elks occupied the top floor; the first bowling alley in Flagstaff was in the basement; ground floor was a drug store^[5]
Coconino Sun Building File:Flagstaff-Sun-Bldg.jpg Coconino Sun Building, 111 E. Aspen Ave., Flagstaff, AZ	1926		The Sun Newspaper has been Flagstaff's newspaper since 1891; it was moved to this location to make room for the Monte Vista Hotel^[5]
Bikker Building #1 File:Flagstaff-Bikker-Bldg-1.jpg Bikker Building #1, 113 E. Aspen Ave., Flagstaff, AZ	1917		Originally a harness shop; unusual shell of pebble siding added later^[5]
Bikker Building #2 File:Flagstaff-Bikker-Bldg-2.jpg Bikker Building #2, 119 E. Aspen Ave., Flagstaff, AZ	1917		First floor to house J.C. Penny, the first chain to come to Flagstaff; second floor Odd Fellows hall^[5]
Monte Vista Hotel File:Flagstaff-Monte-Vista-Hotel.jpg Monte Vista Hotel, 100 N San Francisco St, Flagstaff, AZ	1926		The construction on this hotel was a community effort, in 1926 raising $200,000 within 60 days^[5]
Riordan Building File:Flagstaff-Riordan.jpg Riordan Building, 106 N. San Francisco St., Flagstaff, AZ	1917	Neoclassical	Flagstaff's 3rd Post Office^[5]
Babbitt Brothers Building File:Flagstaff-Babbit-Brothers.jpg Babbitt Brothers Building, 73 E Aspen Ave, Flagstaff, AZ	1888		Was originally a department store; it has been expanded many times, and restored to original appearance in 1990^[5]
Babbitt's Garage File:Flagstaff-Babbitt-Garage.jpg Babbitt's Garage, 175 N San Francisco St, Flagstaff, AZ	1915		The Babbitt brothers constructed this for automobiles, using reinforced concrete, a first for the area^[5]
Masonic Temple File:Flagstaff-Masonic-Temple.jpg Masonic Temple, 105 E Birch Ave, Flagstaff, Arizona	1917		Upper story housed the temple; ground floors and basement were rentals^[5]
Federal Building File:Flagstaff-Federal-Bldg.jpg Federal Building, 123 N San Francisco St, Flagstaff, AZ	1936	Federal Modern style	Flagstaff's fifth Post Office^[5]
Hawks Building File:Flagstaff-Hawks-Bldg.jpg Hawks Building, 14 N San Francisco St, Flagstaff, AZ	1897^[5]
Nackard Building File:Flagstaff-Nackard-Bdg.jpg Nackard Building, 15 N San Francisco St, Flagstaff, AZ	1922		Location of fourth Post office^[5]
Brannen Building #3 File:Brannen-Building-3.jpg Brannen Building #3, 106 Route 66, Flagstaff, AZ	1887		Housed town's first physician, D. J. Brannen, who had office and drug store here^[5]
Brannen Building #5 File:Flagstaff-Brannen-Building-5.jpg Brannen Building #5, 102 Route 66, Flagstaff, AZ	1883		P.J. Brannen was first store owner to set up business in Flagstaff; building burned once but was rebuilt using original stones^[5]
Vail Building File:Flagstaff-Vail-Bldg.jpg Vail Building, 3 N San Francisco St, Flagstaff, Arizona	1888	Art Deco	Most of Flagstaff's first businesses were saloons, catering to railroad workers; brawls and shootings were common; building made of brick, but stuccoed in 1939^[5]
Donahue Building File:Flagstaff-Donahue-Bldg.jpg Donahue Building, 22 Route 66, Flagstaff, AZ	1888		Originally a saloon, and was owned by one of Flagstaff's most colorful characters, Sandy Donahue; built of brick and stuccoed in the 1930s^[5]
Santa Fe Depot 1889 File:Flagstaff-1889-Depot.jpg Santa Fe Depot 1889, Route 66, Flagstaff, AZ	1889		Flagstaff's first train depot; in 1886 wooden depot destroyed by fire; present building made of Moencopi sandstone^[5]

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