Records, 1934-1990, (bulk 1980-1990).

ArchivalResource

Records, 1934-1990, (bulk 1980-1990).

Contains correspondence, newsclippings, Association newsletters, articles of incorporation, copies of deeds, plot inventories, and architectural plans. Although the collection extends from 1934-1990, the bulk of the material is related to attempts to gain formal recognition of the historic district from 1980-1990.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7123100

Arizona State University Libraries

Related Entities

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Woodward, James W., Jr.

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Phoenix Homstead Association

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National Register of Historic Places

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Janus Associates (Phoenix, Ariz.)

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Phoenix Homestead Association

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Phoenix Homesteads Historic District illustrates the federal government's resettlement program during the Great Depression and the relocation of disadvantaged farmers or unemployed urban workers to planned, parttime subsistence farm projects. The first section of the district was completed in 1935, and the northern section in 1937, with many homes exhibiting a romanticized Pueblo Revival style. The resettlement program was disbanded in 1942. From the description of Records, 1934-1990...