Globe Downtown Historic District
Globe Downtown Historic District | |
| Location | Broad St. between Cedar and Tebbs, Globe, Arizona |
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| Area | 13.5 acres (5.5 ha) |
| Architect | Lescher & Mahoney, Trost & Trost, William R. Norton |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Art Deco, Romanesque |
| MPS | Globe Commercial and Civic MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000862[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 1987 |
The Globe Downtown Historic District encompasses a group of commercial, religious, and governmental buildings related to the status of Globe as the economic and governmental center of Gila County. Globe was designated as the County Seat of Gila County and grew into the primary economic and commercial center of the Globe mining region. The district also includes three prominent churches and the Globe Post Office and Courthouse, indicative of the area's being the core of civic life in the community. Primary growth of the community occurred between 1880 and 1935, which is considered the period of significance for the district.[1]
| Name | Year Built | Architectural Style | Comments |
| Gila County Courthouse | 1906 | Italian Renaissance Style | Constructed of locally quarried dacite[2] |
| Butler Building | 1901 | Was the First National Bank of Globe in 1905[2] | |
| Elks Building | 1910 | Romanesque style | Has the distinction of being the tallest 3 story building in the United States[2] |
| Gila Valley Bank and Trust Building | 1909 | Neoclassical | The building is the only Neoclassical structure in Globe. Among the architectural features of the building are Corinthian pilasters, an elaborate frieze, and several semicircular windows[2] |
| Ardon Hotel/Globe Bakery | 1908 | Commercial art deco | Historical use was a bakery with hotel upstairs[2] |
| Old Dominion Mercantile | 1904 | Made of locally quarried dacite stones. Originally housed a bank and department store[2] | |
| Masonic Temple/Hanna Building | 1912 | Neoclassical Revival | Houses Masonic Lodge #3, established in 1881. Stores and shops in street level and meeting rooms on upper floors[2] |
| Amster Building | 1909 | GeorgianRevival | The exterior is complemented by a decorative stepped parapet. Second story cornice supported by dentils while first story cornice is supported by brackets which form capitals on the cast iron pillars[2] |
| Gila County Jail | 1909 | The cell blocks were transported from the territorial prison in Yuma, AZ. Building was in continuous use until 1981[2] | |
| St. John's Episcopal Church | 1908 | Gothic revival | Oldest church in Gila County[2] |
| First Baptist Church | 1917 | Gothic revival | |
| United States Post Office and Courthouse | 1926 | Beaux-Arts architecture | |
| Holy Angels Church/Rectory | 1918 | The stained glass windows were designed by Emil Frei Sr., one of America's foremost stained glass artists[2] | |
| Arizona Eastern Railroad Depot | 1916 | Contained a restaurant and Wells Fargo Bank[2] | |
| Van Wagenen/Fisk Building | 1905 | Original building in Queen Anne style | Originally a residence[2] |
| Residence | 1900 | ||
| Banks Paint | 1910 | Vernacular | |
| Federal Building | 1910 | Neoclassical Revival | Was a post office from 1910 to 1926[2] |