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Urban Route 66, Williams
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Bill Williams Ave. between Sixth St. and Pine St., Williams, Arizona
Coordinates	35°14′56″N 112°11′31″W / 35.24889°N 112.19194°W / 35.24889; -112.19194
Area	3.2 acres (1.3 ha)
MPS	Historic US Route 66 in Arizona MPS
NRHP reference No.	89000376
Added to NRHP	May 19, 1989

U.S. Route 66 through Williams, Arizona began as a dirt street in the center of town which was later cindered and then paved. Despite some modern encroachments, most of U.S. Route 66 through Williams is lined with properties dating from the historic period. The four block long Williams Historic Business District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1984.

It is flanked on the east and west by a commercial strip with motels, service stations, and restaurants dating to the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. One block of this commercial strip is west of the business district, and four blocks are to the east. The distribution and construction dates of these associated properties in Williams are directly related to construction of U.S. Route 66.

Unlike many stretches of U.S. Route 66 today, it is a good example of what the highway "looked like" during its heyday.

Williams continues to cater to the tourist trade, although Interstate 40 bypassed Route 66 on October 13, 1984.

Notable buildings Along Bill Williams Avenue

Name	Year Built	Architectural Style	Comments
Rock Building	1936
Babbitt-Polson Building	1907	Only Art Deco style building in Historic District	Originally five smaller buildings combined and covered with stucco; housed grocery, hardware, department stores and bakery
Bennett's Auto	1930's	Modern Style	Gas station during heyday of Route 66 when gas sold for $0.16/gallon
The Postal Telegraph Co.	1910		Operated until 1940's
Unknown named original building	ca. 1910
Rittenhouse Haberdashery	ca. 1910		Was a men's clothing store for 60+ years
Grand Canyon Drug Company	ca. 1912		Pharmacy and soda fountain in front, doctor's office in rear
Old Parlor Pool Hall	ca. 1910
Lebsch Confectiionery	ca. 1914
Dime Store	ca. 1912
Duffy Brother's Grocery	1912		Originally a bank, mostly grocery store, also a dime store. Original tin ceiling
Citizens Bank	1918	Neoclassical revival	Financial center of lumber, ranching, and railroad operations; closed in 1958
Sultana Theatre	1912		Saloon, billiard hall, silent movie theatre; liquor and gambling during prohibition; first "talkie" in Northern Arizona shown in 1930
Pollock Building	First floor constructed after 1901 fire; 2nd floor 1927	"Rusticated" Romanesque Revival	Originally bank, has been newspaper, telephone/telegraph office. Constructed of locally quarried dacite; 2nd story brick
Grand Canyon Hotel	1892	Victorian Commercial style	Has survived several fires; the ground floor has served as a drug store, grocery store, dance hall, curio shop, and a meeting hall for Knights of Pythias Lodge
Unknown originally named building	1907
Old Post Office	ca 1907
General Store	1907
Adams Grocery	ca. 1907
Bowden Building	1947		Flagstones quarried from "Flagstone Capital of the World", 18 miles west of Williams; built during the post-WWII migration to California

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ Historic Walking Tour With Map (Map). Williams-Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce Publication.

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