Ellis-Shackelford House

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Ellis-Shackelford House
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Location1242 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, Arizona
Coordinates 33°27′44″N112°05′02″W / 33.46222°N 112.08389°W / 33.46222; -112.08389 (Ellis-Shackelford House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1917
Built byTom Weatherford
Architect R.A. Gray
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Roosevelt Neighborhood MRA
NRHP reference No. 83003475 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 30, 1983

The Ellis-Shackelford House, also known during its history as the Dr. Ellis House and the Central Arizona Museum, is located at 1242 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix, Arizona. The house is important in history of Central Avenue Corridor and its Billionaire's Row [ citation needed ] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to being one of the remaining unaltered North Central Avenue mansions. [2]

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The Dr. Ellis House was built in 1917 and is located at 1242 N. Central Ave. (NRHP). P-Ellis-Shackelford House-1917.jpg
The Dr. Ellis House was built in 1917 and is located at 1242 N. Central Ave. (NRHP).
The living room of the Ellis-Shackelford House. The house was built in 1917 and is located in 1242 N. Central Ave. On November 30, 1983, the house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, ref.: #83003475. Phoenix-Ellis Shackelford House-1917-1.JPG
The living room of the Ellis-Shackelford House . The house was built in 1917 and is located in 1242 N. Central Ave. On November 30, 1983, the house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, ref.: #83003475.
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The house was built in a bungalow/craftsman style 1917 and designed by architect R.A. Gray, who is best known for having designed St. Mary's Church, and was built by contractor Tom Weatherford. [3]

It was listed as part of a study of historic resources in the Roosevelt neighborhood which compared the popularity of the Spanish Colonial Revival style with that of the Craftsman Bungalow. [4] [5]

William Ellis moved to Phoenix from Ohio in 1907 and worked as Chief of the Medical Staff of what was then Arizona Deaconess Hospital. He had the house built about a mile from his offices for Reba, his second wife, and his daughter Helen. [6] Ellis's daughter and her husband, J. Gordon Shackelford, for whom the house is also named, called the house home until 1964 and Shackelford added a dentist's office to the property in 1947. Subsequently, the property became a boys' home before becoming home to the Arizona Historical Society and its offices and the Phoenix Trolley Museum in what was the dental office. [6] The home underwent a nine-month renovation in 2012-2013, and as of 2024, the building is owned by the city of Phoenix and is home to Arizona Humanities, the state National Endowment for the Humanities affiliate. [2] [7]

In 2016, Amy Ellis Shackelford, great-great granddaughter of William Ellis, became the fourth generation in her family to celebrate a wedding at the house when she married Aaron Aguirre on March 12. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "The Ellis-Shackelford House - AZ Humanities". March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ Janus Associates; Gerald A. Doyle & Assoc. (August 1982). "Arizona State Historic Property Inventory: Ellis-Shackelford House". National Park Service . Retrieved March 26, 2023. Includes: try accompanying pictures
  4. ↑ National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Roosevelt Neighborhood Multiple Resource Area. National Park Service . Retrieved March 26, 2023. 762-page PDF.
  5. ↑ Tricia Amato (November 29, 2018). "1917: The Ellis-Shackelford House". This Old Phoenix.
  6. 1 2 McGlade, Caitlin. "Phoenix invests millions in historical properties" . Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Tour Ellis-Shackelford House on 'Millionaire's Row'". Downtown Phoenix Journal. February 4, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ Carnicelli, Teri (March 31, 2016). "Celebrating family at historic home" . Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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