This is a list, which includes a photographic gallery, of some of the remaining historic buildings, houses, structures and monuments in Sedona, Arizona (a city that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of Arizona). Sedona also has a historical district known as the Pendley Homestead Historic District which is not pictured. The district is located on State Route 89A, 7 miles (11 km) north of Sedona within the Slide Rock State Park. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on December 23, 1991; reference: #91001857. Some of the structures are individually listed in the NRHP. Some of the properties have been designated as Sedona Historic Landmarks by the Sedona Historical Society. Sedona has a historic cemetery where the namesake of the city is buried.
Among the early people to have inhabited the area were the Sinagua. The Sinagua were a pre-Columbian culture that occupied a large area in central Arizona from 600 to about 1400. The name Sinagua was coined in 1939 by archaeologist Harold S. Colton. It is a Spanish term composed of two words: "sin" which means "without" and "agua" which means "water".[1][2] The Sinagua disappeared from the area in the early 15th century for reasons that remain a mystery. They were followed by the Yavapai and Apache who settled the sides of Oak Creek canyon.
The area came under Spanish rule in what Spain claimed was New Spain. The first Europeans arrived in the region in 1583, when a group of Spanish explorers led by Antonio de Espejo came in search of gold and silver. They were searching for the Seven Cities of Cibola, whose streets were supposed to be paved with gold.[3] In 1821, the Mexican War of Independence between Mexico and Spain came to an end and the territory of New Spain, which included Arizona, was ceded to Mexico.[4]
In 1846, the United States declared war against Mexico in what became known as the Mexican–American War.[5] The conflict with Mexico ended in 1848. In 1854, the United States purchased the region from Mexico in what is known as the Gadsden Purchase.[6]
John James Thompson from Utah was one of the first Anglo-Europeans to settle the region of Oak Creek Canyon. In 1876, he found an abandoned garden, which he called the "Indian Gardens". still bearing crops. Three years later, the family of Abraham James arrived. James had been an acquaintance of Thompson in Utah and he married Thompson's daughter, Margaret. Thompson built a log cabin there and began cultivating the old Indian Gardens where the Indians had grown corn and squash. Thompson died in 1917. There is a historical marker in the location where the Thompson family once had their cabin. The marker is located on Arizona Route 89A at milepost 378 south of Old Indian Road.[7][8][9]
Theodore Carlton Schnebly met and married Sedona Arabella Miller in Gorin, Missouri. Sedona was born on February 24, 1877, in the town of Octavia, Missouri. The name Sedona was "just thought up" by her mother because she believed it sounded pretty. Theodore's brother Ellsworth Schnebly lived in Oak Creek. He encouraged Theodore and Sedona to move to Arizona. Theodore and Sedona Schnebly moved to Oak Creek in 1899 and eventually owned eighty acres of land, a small general store and a hotel which they operated out of their home. Guests never paid more than $1 a day for room and board. Sedona cooked for everyone and performed the numerous chores of a farm woman, tending the garden, helping to herd and brand the cattle.[10][11]
Theodore contributed to the construction of a post office and eventually became the locations first postmaster. Among the names which he proposed to the Postmaster General in Washington for the station and which the new settlement would have been known as were "Oak Creek Crossing" and "Schnebly Hill Station". However, both were not accepted by the Postmaster General because they were too long. Then Ellsworth, Theodore's brother suggested that he name the town and station Sedona, after Theodore's wife. He did just that and on June 26, 1902, the Postmaster General approved the name "Sedona."[10][11]
The Schnebly family continued to live in Sedona, however in 1905, tragedy struck the family when their 6-year-old daughter Pearl was entangled with a horse that she was riding and was trampled to death. The Schnebly family briefly returned to Missouri, but returned to Sedona a short time later. Since they lost all of their properties, Theodore and Sedona began to work in the Walter and Ruth Jordan farm. Sedona began to save funds to build a chapel. The Wayside Chapel was completed and dedicated in 1950 to Sedona Schnebly. She was suffering from cancer at that time. She died on November 13, 1950, and Theodore died four years later on March 13, 1954. Sedona, Theodore and Pearl Schnebly are buried in the Cooks Cedar Glade Cemetery in Sedona.[10][11]
Walter Everett Jordan was born in 1897 on the Upper Verde property, near Clarkdale, Arizona. His father had a farm in the Sedona area and Walter grew up helping the family doing farm chores. Eventually Walter bought his father's share of the farm. He grew fruit trees in his sixty-five acres of land in Sedona .[12]
Jordan was introduced to Ruth Marie Woolf, a classmate of his sister Stella, who attended the Tempe Normal School (now Arizona State University). They fell in love and were married in 1930. The Jordan family built a one-room cabin in their farmstead, which would eventually have various rooms added. By the mid-1930s the Jordans had established themselves as shippers of quality fruit throughout Arizona and nationwide.[12]
Walter Jordan died in 1987, Ruth became a member of the Sedona Historical Society. She was active in conserving her farmstead as the Jordan Historical Park and Sedona Heritage Museum. Ruth died in 1996.[12] The town which had been established in 1902, was incorporated as a city in 1988.
The mission of the Sedona Heritage Museum, which houses the Sedona Historical Society, is to preserve the ever-growing history of Sedona. They focus on community events, education, history preservation, archives and restoration.[13]
A property may be listed in the National Register of Historic Places or it may be eligible to be listed as such, however that does not mean that the property is safe from being demolished by its owner. According to Jim McPherson, Arizona Preservation Foundation Board President:
"It is crucial that residents, private interests, and government officials act now to save these elements of our cultural heritage before it is too late."[14]
The Sedona Fire & Police Departments Building is an example. There is a historical marker on the outdoor mall called The Shops at Hyatt Piñon indicating the exact location where the building once stood before it was demolished.[15]
The following is a brief description of a historic bridge and some of the historic buildings in Sedona.
The following are the images of the historic bridge and buildings in Sedona.
The Sedona Heritage Museum was established in 1998 and is at located 735 Jordan Road in what once was the Jordan farm. It is also the headquarters of the Sedona Historical Society. The Jordan farm (Sedona Heritage Museum) was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 2004, under the title of the "Jordan Ranch"; reference: #03001489. The following structures and artifacts are among the historical properties in the grounds of the museum:
The Cooks Cedar Glade Cemetery – The cemetery was established in 1933 by Henry Elmer Cook as part of his 160-acre homestead. It is located at 115 Airport Rd. The Pioneers' Cemetery Association (PCA) defines an "historic cemetery" as one which has been in existence for more than fifty years.[28] Many members of Sedona's pioneer families are buried there including the city's namesake, Sedona Schnebly.[29]
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