The Globe Downtown Historic District encompasses a group of commercial, religious, and governmental buildings related to the status of Globe as the economic and governmental center of Gila County. Globe was designated as the County Seat of Gila County and grew into the primary economic and commercial center of the Globe mining region. The district also includes three prominent churches and the Globe Post Office and Courthouse, indicative of the area's being the core of civic life in the community. Primary growth of the community occurred between 1880 and 1935, which is considered the period of significance for the district.

+Notable buildings in Globe National Historic District NameYear BuiltArchitectural StyleCommentsGila County Courthouse1906Italian Renaissance StyleConstructed of locally quarried daciteButler Building1901Was the First National Bank of Globe in 1905Elks Building1910Romanesque styleHas the distinction of being the tallest 3 story building in the United StatesGila Valley Bank and Trust Building1909NeoclassicalThe building is the only Neoclassical structure in Globe. Among the architectural features of the building are Corinthian pilasters, an elaborate frieze, and several semicircular windowsArdon Hotel/Globe Bakery1908Commercial art decoHistorical use was a bakery with hotel upstairsOld Dominion Mercantile1904Made of locally quarried dacite stones. Originally housed a bank and department storeMasonic Temple/Hanna Building1912Neoclassical RevivalHouses Masonic Lodge #3, established in 1881. Stores and shops in street level and meeting rooms on upper floorsAmster Building1909GeorgianRevivalThe exterior is complemented by a decorative stepped parapet. Second story cornice supported by dentils while first story cornice is supported by brackets which form capitals on the cast iron pillarsGila County Jail1909The cell blocks were transported from the territorial prison in Yuma, AZ. Building was in continuous use until 1981St. John's Episcopal Church1908Gothic revivalOldest church in Gila CountyFirst Baptist Church1917Gothic revivalUnited States Post Office and Courthouse1926Beaux-Arts architectureHoly Angels Church/Rectory1918The stained glass windows were designed by Emil Frei Sr., one of America's foremost stained glass artistsArizona Eastern Railroad Depot1916Contained a restaurant and Wells Fargo BankVan Wagenen/Fisk Building1905Original building in Queen Anne styleOriginally a residenceResidence1900Banks Paint1910VernacularFederal Building1910Neoclassical RevivalWas a post office from 1910 to 1926

See also

List of historic properties in Globe, Arizona

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