325 W Northern Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85021, USA

Samuel L. Bartlett House

Summary:
The Samuel L. Bartlett House was built c. 1929 Craftsman Bungalow style Residence located in north-central Phoenix, Arizona. The house sits on a one-acre site and faces Northern Avenue. It is surrounded by mature landscaping, including forty-five citrus trees originally planted on the property. The house is significant under Criterion "A" as a representative of agricultural and rural development in the central Salt River Valley following the completion of the Roosevelt Dam in 1911. It resides on Lot 18 Block 7 of the prominent Orangewood community development area and represents the original context of a rural estate home surrounded by citrus groves envisioned for the area.

Construction:
The Samuel L. Bartlett House is a 1 and 1/2 story Craftsman Style Bungalow of
frame construction sheathed in narrow horizontal clapboard siding over a partly excavated basement. Built c.1929, the initial house consisted of a rectangular plan with a front porch and kitchen wing to its southwest end. The medium pitch, hipped roof over the historic portion of the house is covered with asphalt shingles. Flat roofs cover rear additions that were made to accommodate larger families. In 1942, I960, 1968, and 1978 the additions have included a dining room, family room, enlarged master bedroom and bath, and hobby room, respectively. The eaves project about two feet from the walls and the rafters are exposed on the sides of the house. Gable ends feature trellis or louvered openings. The front facade has a 3/4 length, roof-covered open porch supported by four wood pillars. There is a three-window attic dormer centered on the facade elevation. There is an original brick chimney offset on the slope of the roof to the rear of the center
ridgeline.

The original residence included the porch, living room, sitting room, (currently
the kitchen), three bedrooms, one bathroom (east side), kitchen (currently a pantry and rear entry, pantry (currently a bathroom), attic ad basement (see attached floor plan). It also included a detached well shed and garage located a few feet southwest of the house (see attached vicinity map). The windows to the bedrooms remain from the building's original construction.

The interior of the house is three bedrooms, two baths, kitchen, living, dining, family, and hobby rooms, and attic. The front door opens into a small entry hall. To the left of the entry, hall is a stairway to the attic. To the right is the living room with a fireplace. The interior of the house has retained its original type plaster and hardwood floors, except for the family and hobby room additions. Wide baseboards and door surround remain in place. In the 1940s, two wood stoves were replaced with a gas furnace installed in the basement with a one-floor register on the east side of the living room. in 1961, a new gas furnance was installed with registers to most of the rooms.

As noted above, several modifications have been made that have altered its configuration. Most of these modifications have taken place to the rear of the property and do not detract from the overall historic quality of the house. A dining room in 1942 and a family room with a fireplace and covered back patio in 1960 were added to the center rear elevation. In 1978, a hobby room was added to the southwest end of the family room. The master bedroom and bath were enlarged in 1968, also to the rear of the property. Replacement of a double-hung multi-paned window was made with a sliding glass door to the rear of the master bedroom. The garage was converted into a guest house in 1946 and resembles the original house in shape and materials. The front door to the guest house is an original wood and glass French door, and screen door, that were removed from the back of the Bartlett house when the dining room addition was made in 1942. The two double-hung multi-paned windows on the facade of the guest house were original windows to the sitting room of the Bartlett house removed when the room was converted into a kitchen. In 1947, the original double set of entry French doors off the front porch into the living room were replaced. In keeping with the bedroom windows which are original, a large stationary multi-paned ll-over-4 window overlooking the front porch was installed. The entry door is located to the east side of the front window and includes six small-paned windows over three recessed narrow panels. The original double set of French doors were installed in the doorways to the kitchen and bedroom within the guest house.

The property has landscape characteristics that served or resulted from a theme in the community's development as recognized by the historic context for the area. The house still remains in the original and well-cared citrus grove.

The one-acre lot is what remains of a former five-acre citrus grove established by Bartlett whose occupation was "listed as a citrus grower. When the D. H. Biaett family acquired the property in 1942 they estimated the citrus trees to be fifteen years old. These trees are over sixty years old. Other landscaping features include two cypress trees in the front yard planted in 1944 by the Biaett family. A large ash tree shades the guest house. There are six young to mature pecan trees as well. In the front yard, there is a Goldwater pine recently planted by Winchester Richard and an older Allepo pine.

The Bartlett property consisting of five acres was purchased in 1927 from the Arthur Schlink family by Samuel L. Bartlett(1865-1942). The property was once a part of a forty-acre citrus and cotton farm. Bartlett, a citrus grower and carpenter dug a well, planted citrus, and built the house for his sister, Adeline, and himself. They lived in it for several years. Several others include D. H. Biaett, a store owner, and Winchester H. Richard, a music educator, who has been the current owner for 43 years.

SECTION 8: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The Samuel L. Bartlett House is historically significant under National Register Criterion A for its association with agricultural and rural development in the central Salt River Valley, 1867 - 1942. Since its construction c. 1929, this simple frame dwelling, well-preserved and carefully maintained,- remains in its original citrus grove setting. It is representative of the post Reclamation Era rural estate land ownership patterns in Phoenix.