Coronado Historic District.
Bungalows on a 10th Street
streetcar line.
Coronado is a historic district in central Phoenix, east of Seventh Street between McDowell Road and Virginia Avenue, whose first subdivisions date from 1908. It has been on the National Register of Historic Places since February 13, 1986, and on the Phoenix Historic Property Register since November 1986.
Coronado on the map
Boundary from the City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Office map (listed on the Phoenix Register). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
East of Seventh Street
Coronado is a residential historic district on the Phoenix Historic Property Register. The city describes it as generally bounded by Seventh to 14th streets, Virginia Avenue and the alley north of McDowell Road. It was listed in November 1986, with a boundary adjustment in January 2000, per the Phoenix Historic Property Register (October 2026). The exact lines are on the city district map.
The Coronado Neighborhood Historic District is also on the National Register of Historic Places. It was listed on February 13, 1986, roughly bounded by Virginia Avenue, McDowell Road, and Seventh and 14th streets. A boundary increase, roughly bounded by Monte Vista and Coronado roads and 13th and 14th streets, plus the west side of 13th Street between Oak Street and Monte Vista Road, was listed on December 8, 1993, per the city's list of National Register properties in Phoenix.
The city register gives a period of significance of 1907 to 1942. A period of significance is the span of years whose buildings give a district its historic value.
Built over four decades along a streetcar line
The Coronado Neighborhood Association's history page records that the first subdivisions here were established in 1908, and that building continued through the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. The neighborhood grew a little at a time rather than all at once.
Coronado began as a streetcar suburb, a neighborhood built along a streetcar line. Per the association, the 10th Street streetcar line shaped its earliest development. Streetcars disappeared from Phoenix streets in the 1940s.
Emerson School opened in 1921, per the association.
Built over four decades
The first subdivisions date from 1908, and building went on into the 1940s, per the association.
The Womack subdivision
The association describes it as built in 1939 as one of Phoenix's earliest planned, mass-produced residential developments. The city's subdivision study records that contractors Porter W. and Andy Womack created Womack Heights in July 1939, a subdivision of 52 dwellings.
Coronado Park
The city developed Coronado Park in 1936 at Palm Lane and 12th Street, per the association.
Mostly one story, many styles
The National Park Service record for the Coronado Neighborhood Historic District lists its styles as Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement and Bungalow/Craftsman, and its areas of significance as community planning and development, social history and architecture.
The association lists the house types found in the district. Most houses are one story. A Bungalow is a low one-story or one-and-a-half-story house with a broad front porch. Transitional or Early Ranch houses mark the shift from Period Revival styles to the long, low Ranch house of the 1940s.
- Bungalows.California, Classic and Craftsman types.
- Period Revivals.English Tudor, Spanish Colonial Revival and Pueblo Revival.
- Later houses.Southwest style and Transitional or Early Ranch.
Coronado Park on 12th Street
Distances below are straight-line miles from the coordinates the National Register database gives for the district. From Coronado, the Arizona State Capitol is about 3 miles away and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is about 4 miles away.
- Coronado Park, 1717 N. 12th St.A city park with a ball field, basketball, pickleball and tennis courts, a playground, picnic areas and a swimming pool. Source: City of Phoenix Parks.
- 10th Street.The route of the streetcar line that shaped the neighborhood's earliest development.
Exterior work goes through city review
Properties on the Phoenix Historic Property Register carry HP overlay zoning. An overlay is an extra layer of zoning rules placed on top of the base zoning. In Coronado, design review covers exterior changes, infill construction and changes to non-historic properties inside the district, according to the city's Historic Preservation approvals and guidelines page.
The National Register works differently. National Register listing does not rezone a property and gives no formal protection, but it can make a property eligible for state and federal incentives. City listing brings special permit review and eligibility for city incentives, per the city's historic preservation FAQ.
Exterior work
A building permit that affects the exterior needs a Certificate of No Effect or a Certificate of Appropriateness. A Certificate of No Effect is an over-the-counter staff approval for minor work. A Certificate of Appropriateness is for larger or street-visible work and requires a public hearing with an independent hearing officer.
What is not reviewed
Routine maintenance such as painting is excluded from review, and the Historic Preservation Office does not regulate paint colors. Interior work that does not affect the exterior does not need review. Replacing materials in kind, meaning with the same material, does not need permission unless a conservation easement applies.
Demolition
A Request for Demolition Approval goes to the Historic Preservation Office. Demolition of a contributing property can be delayed up to one year. A contributing property is one that adds to the district's historic character.
Coronado, answered
Where is the Coronado Historic District?
In central Phoenix, east of Seventh Street. The city describes it as generally bounded by Seventh to 14th streets, Virginia Avenue and the alley north of McDowell Road.
Is Coronado an official historic district?
Yes. The Coronado Neighborhood Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 13, 1986, and Coronado was listed on the Phoenix Historic Property Register in November 1986.
How old are the houses?
The city register gives a period of significance of 1907 to 1942. The first subdivisions date from 1908, and building went on into the 1940s.
What styles are in Coronado?
California, Classic and Craftsman bungalows, English Tudor, Spanish Colonial Revival, Pueblo Revival, Southwest style and Transitional or Early Ranch. Most houses are one story.
Was there a streetcar in Coronado?
Yes. The association credits the 10th Street streetcar line with shaping Coronado's earliest development. Streetcars disappeared in the 1940s.
Where is Coronado Park?
At 1717 N. 12th St. The city developed it in 1936 at Palm Lane and 12th Street.
Do I need city approval to paint a house in Coronado?
No. Routine maintenance such as painting is excluded from historic preservation review, and the city's Historic Preservation Office does not regulate paint colors. Exterior changes that need a building permit do go through review.
What is the difference between the city register and the National Register?
City listing adds HP overlay zoning, special permit review for exterior changes and eligibility for city incentives. National Register listing does not rezone a property and gives no formal protection, but it can make a property eligible for state and federal incentives.
How do I check whether a specific house is historic?
Look the property up on the Phoenix Historic Property Register and the city's district maps, and check whether its zoning carries an HP suffix (historic district zoning) or an HP-L suffix (an individually listed landmark). For the National Register, check the National Park Service records.
Looking at Coronado?
Whether a lot falls inside the Coronado lines, its construction year and its HP zoning all sit in the city and county records. Send me the addresses and I will pull them. Text 480-485-4261.
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Sources: City of Phoenix Residential Historic Districts, Phoenix Historic Property Register, Coronado district map, National Register Properties in Phoenix, Historic Preservation FAQ, Approvals and Guidelines and Coronado Park; National Park Service NPGallery record 86000206 and boundary increase record 91002029; City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Office, Historic Residential Subdivisions and Architecture in Central Phoenix, 1912 to 1950 (National Register multiple property documentation, hosted by Arizona State Parks); Coronado Neighborhood Association history; coordinates from the Wikipedia list of National Register listings in Phoenix. All checked 28 October 2026.