The city of Glendale has placed a series of large bronze interpretive plaques throughout our town. These plaques help to tell the story of each building, site or district. Plaques #1-15 can be viewed in the downtown area as a walking tour. Plaques #16-27 consititute a driving tour beginning at the Glendale Grammar School building and ending at Sahuaro Ranch. Four other historic buildings can be viewed along the way that do not have commemorative plaques.
DOWNTOWN WALKING TOUR - PLAQUES #1 – 15
1.) W. J. Murphy Plaque
58th Avenue and Glendale (northwest corner)
2.) Murphy Park Plaque
58th Avenue and Glenn Drive (southwest corner)
3.) Downtown Business District Plaque
58th Avenue and Glenn Drive (southeast corner)
4.) Glendale Woman's Club Plaque
56th Avenue and Glenn Drive (southwest corner)
5.) Sine Building Plaque
5747 West Glendale Avenue
6.) Hine Building Plaque
5757 West Glendale Avenue
7.) Robert W. Cole Building Plaque
7003 North 58th Avenue
8.) Humphrey and Davidson Building Plaque
5819 West Glendale Avenue
9.) C.L. Gillet Block/Glendale State Building Plaque
5825 West Glendale Avenue
10.) Coury Building Plaque
6935 North 58th Drive
11.) Sine Brothers Hardware Building Plaque
6829 North 58th Drive
12.) First National Bank Building Plaque
6838 North 58th Drive
13.) First United Methodist Church Sanctuary Plaque
7102 North 58th Drive
14.) Catlin Court Historic District Plaque #1
58th Drive and Palmaire Avenue (northwest corner)
15.) Catlin Court Historic District Plaque #2
58th Avenue and Palmaire Avenue (northwest corner)
DRIVING TOUR - PLAQUES #16 – 27
16.) Glendale Grammar School Plaque
7301 North 58th Avenue
17.) Jonas McNair House Plaque
5919 West Glendale Avenue
18.) Floralcroft Historic District Plaque
59th Avenue and Northview Avenue (southwest corner)
19.) Myrtle Avenue Cultural Entryway Plaque
61st Avenue and Northview
20.) 59th Avenue Residential Historic District Plaque
59th Avenue and Orangewood (northwest corner)
21.) Glendale Cemetery Plaque
7844 North 61st Avenue
22.) Manistee Ranch Plaque
5127 West Northern Avenue
23.) Glendale Tract Historic District Plaque
51st Avenue and Northern (southeast corner)
24.) Beet Sugar Factory Plaque
5243 West Glendale Avenue
25.) C.L. Tinker House Plaque
6838 North 59th Drive
26.) Glendale High School Auditorium Plaque
6216 West Glendale Avenue
27.) Saguaro Ranch Park Historic Area Plaque
9802 North 59th Avenue
Other interesting historic buildings without plaques but worth visiting:
E.C. Bunch House, 5602 West Lamar Road
(visit between stops 24 and 25 on driving tour)
Dowdy Rental Cottage, 6818 North 60th Avenue
(visit between stops 25 and 26 on driving tour)
C.C. Burkholder House, 7402 North 61st Avenue
(visit between stops 20 and 21 on driving tour)
Forney House, 7534 North 61st Avenue
(visit between stops 20 and 21 on driving tour)