San Carlos Hotel
Posted by: 
leadhiker
N 33° 27.029 W 112° 04.441
12S E 400180 N 3701745
Hotel San Carlos
1928
Has been placed on the Phoenix Historic
Property Register and the National
Register of Historic Places.
Waymark Code: WM8RNH
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2010
Views: 18
The first schoolhouse in North central Phoenix - - a one-room, dirt-floored adobe building - - was constructed on this site in 1874. Expanded into a two-story brick structure in 1879, the Central School was enlarged several times before it closed in 1916.
Constructed of the Italian-style San Carlos Hotel was begun in 1927 and completed in 1928. It originally included a penthouse, sun room, card rooms, ballroom and hand-operated elevators, and became a popular mid-town gathering spot for motion picture stars and other celebrities.
Marker Name: San Carlos Hotel
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Maricopa
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Phoenix Historical Society and Arizona Historical Society
Year placed: unknown
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