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Fry Building-Baxter Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Fry Building-Baxter Block

On the National Register since 198541 years
Victorian CommercialListed 1985Phoenix
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About Fry Building-Baxter Block

Fry Building-Baxter Block, at 146 E. Washington, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 4, 1985. The Register lists it for its commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as Victorian Commercial, as it does for 3 other Arizona listings. It was listed as part of Phoenix Commercial MRA. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 8 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

146 E. Washington, Phoenix · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Fry Building-Baxter BlockStart here
  2. 2Hanny'sInternational · next door
  3. 3Professional BuildingLos Angeles Moderne · Built 1932 · next door
  4. 4Heard BuildingCommercial · next door
  5. 5San Carlos HotelBuilding · next door
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35 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BLuhrs BuildingBuilding0.2 miBJefferson HotelBuilding0.2 miBMaricopa County CourthouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.2 miBTitle and Trust BuildingModerne0.2 miBSt. Mary's ChurchMission Revival · Built 18810.2 miBSecurity Center (Additional Documentation)Second Renaissance Revival0.2 miBPhoenix Seed & Feed CompanyTwentieth Century Warehouse0.3 miBChambers Transfer & Storage Co.-Central WarehouseTwentieth Century Commercial0.3 miBWestern Wholesale Drug Co. WarehouseTwentieth Century Commercial0.3 miBOrpheum TheaterSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19290.3 miBBaird, F. S., Machine ShopCommercial0.3 miBDr. Roland Lee Rosson HouseVictorian · Built 18950.3 miDPhoenix TownsiteDistrict0.3 miBU.S. Courthouse and Federal Office BuildingBuilding0.3 miBPhoenix Elementary School District No. 1 Administration BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBAnchor Manufacturing Co.Twentieth Century Commercial0.4 miBOng Yut Geong Wholesale MarketTwentieth Century Warehouse0.4 miBGerardo's BuildingTwentieth Century Commercial0.4 mi
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BArvizu's El Fresnal Grocery StoreQueen Anne Commercial0.4 miBJ. W. Walker Building-Central Arizona Light & PowerNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBWelnick Arcade Market and Liefgreen Seed Company BuildingBuilding0.4 miBMonroe SchoolClassical Revival0.4 miBFirst Baptist ChurchItalian Gothic0.4 miBFirestoneModerne0.4 miBWhitney, J. T., Funeral HomePueblo Revival · Built 19260.4 miBU.S. Post OfficeEclectic0.4 miBWilliam Edward Cavness HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.4 miBUnion StationMission Revival · Built 19230.5 miBStorage WarehouseNeo-Classical Revival0.5 miBChambers Transfer & Storage Co.Spanish Colonial Revival0.5 miBValley Plumbing & Sheet MetalModerne0.5 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.5 miBPhoenix Motor CompanyBuilt 19300.5 miDPhoenix Union High School Historic DistrictBeaux Arts Classicism0.5 miBHotel Westward HoBuilt 19280.5 mi

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Questions about Fry Building-Baxter Block

Is Fry Building-Baxter Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 4, 1985 (Register number 85002056).

Is Fry Building-Baxter Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arizona has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Pueblo Grande Ruin, 5.1 miles away.

Can you visit Fry Building-Baxter Block?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Fry Building-Baxter Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 8 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75608598 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.