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Horsethief Basin Resort, 7 miles Southeast of Crown King, Crown King, Yavapai County, AZ
Location7 miles Southeast of Crown King,
Crown King vicinity, AZ
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS AZ-158
Building/structure dates:
1937 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1966 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1980 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1991 subsequent work
Significance: The Horsethief Basin Resort, including the ten cabins and general store, is significant for its association with the development of recreational services and the construction of parks by the City of Phoenix between 1933 and 1937. Built in 1936-37, the Horsethief Basin Resort represents one of eleven new parks built by the City of Phoenix with the assistance of federal funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA) during this time frame. The site also includes additional depression era development associated with the Resort including a dance pavilion, a tennis court, playground equipment, a dam, and lean-to camping structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Subjects
Resorts
Related Names
Kiehler, Frederich A.
Smith, William Z.
Wahlman, A. H.
Winn, Oliver E.
Lescher, Royal W.
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. VIEW OF CABIN 9 AND CABIN 8. CABIN 9 IS IN FOREGROUND, LOOKING SOUTHWEST FROM ROADWAY
2. VIEW OF CABIN 8 AND CABIN 9. CABIN 8 IS IN FOREGROUND, LOOKING NORTHWEST FROM ROADWAY
3. VIEW OF CABIN 7 AND CABIN 8. CABIN 7 IS IN FOREGROUND, LOOKING NORTHWEST
4. VIEW OF CABIN 3 AND CABIN 4. CABIN 3 IS IN FOREGROUND, LOOKING SOUTH
5. VIEW OF CABIN 4 AND CABIN 3. CABIN 4 IS IN FOREGROUND, LOOKING NORTHEAST
6. VIEW OF CABIN 2 AND CABIN 1. CABIN 2 IS IN FOREGROUND, LOOKING SOUTHWEST
7. VIEW OF CABIN 1 AND CABIN 2. CABIN 1 IS IN FOREGROUND. LOOKING NORTH
8. VIEW OF GENERAL STORE FROM ENTRANCE DRIVE. LOOKING NORTHWEST
9. VIEW OF CABIN 5 FROM PARKING AREA. LOOKING SOUTHWEST.
10. VIEW OF CABIN 6 FROM PARKING AREA. LOOKING NORTHWEST
11. VIEW OF CABIN 10 FROM ROAD. LOOKING SOUTH
12. Photocopy of drawing (Original drawing by Lescher and Mahoney, Architects, microfilmed copies located at City of Phoenix, Engineering Department, Central Files). MUNICIPAL PARK CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT, MAY 27, 1936
13. Photocopy of drawing (Original drawing by Lescher and Mahoney, Architects, microfilmed copies located at City of Phoenix, Engineering Department, Central Files). CABIN DETAILS, SHEET NO. 7, MAY 28, 1936
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