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National Register of Historic Places

W. E. Adams House

Listed as “Adams, W. E., House”

On the National Register since 199531 years
Gothic RevivalListed 1995Phoenix
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About W. E. Adams House

W. E. Adams House, at 1014 S. 1st Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 12, 1995. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Gothic Revival, as it does for 15 other Arizona listings. It was listed as part of Nineteenth-Century Residential Buildings in Phoenix MPS. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 9 MB · National Archives↗
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1014 S. 1st Ave., Phoenix · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1W. E. Adams HouseStart here
  2. 2M. J. Sharp HouseQueen Anne · next door
  3. 3House at 818 South 1st AvenueGothic Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4C. A. Larson HouseColonial Revival · next door
  5. 5Anchor Manufacturing Co.Twentieth Century Commercial · 0.2 mi on
Around it

12 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BYaun Ah Gim GroceriesTwentieth Century Commercial0.3 miBSun Mercantile BuildingTwentieth Century Commercial0.4 miBPhoenix Union Colored High School20th Century Commercial0.4 miBGeneral Sales Company WarehouseBuilding0.5 miBOng Yut Geong Wholesale MarketTwentieth Century Warehouse0.5 miBGerardo's BuildingTwentieth Century Commercial0.5 miBArvizu's El Fresnal Grocery StoreQueen Anne Commercial0.5 miBPhoenix Seed & Feed CompanyTwentieth Century Warehouse0.5 miBUnion StationMission Revival · Built 19230.5 miBChambers Transfer & Storage Co.-Central WarehouseTwentieth Century Commercial0.5 miBWestern Wholesale Drug Co. WarehouseTwentieth Century Commercial0.5 miBLuhrs BuildingBuilding0.5 mi
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Gothic Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Gothic Revival.

House at 818 South 1st Avenue0.1 mi away
Burgess A. Hadsell House1.5 mi away

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Questions about W. E. Adams House

Is W. E. Adams House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 12, 1995 (Register number 94001524).

Is W. E. Adams House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arizona has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Pueblo Grande Ruin, 5.3 miles away.

Can you visit W. E. Adams House?

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 W. E. Adams House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 9 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 75608334. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.