When you take a drive down 7th Avenue and turn west on Lynwood Street you'll find yourself wrapped in the charm of the FQ Story Historic district.
FQ Story, named after Grand Avenue developer Francis Quarles Story, is one of Phoenix's most precious historic districts for its many architectural styles and the high degree of upkeep and updating seen throughout.
In researching the neighborhood it was interesting to note that Francis Story, though a developer and landowner in the area, was never a resident of Phoenix. Originally from Boston, Story relocated to Los Angeles for health reasons. In Los Angeles he was quite active in local affairs and became involved in non-local projects such as the design and development of Grand Avenue in Phoenix, AZ. He owned the land now known as the FQ Story Historic District until 1919 when he sold the acreage to Jordan, Grace and Phelps.
Development began in 1920 and the area was advertised as "The Real Estate Event of the Year." However, the Cave Creek flood of August 1921 was probably the real event of the year as six inches of rain in two days flooded over 4000 acres including the area now known as FQ Story. A dam, built in 1923, solved the area's problem and development began a few years later.
FQ Story's architectural diversity comes from a 1920's-1930's revival of classic styles such as Tudor, and Spanish Colonial. In FQ Story you will find many styles including:
Tudor Revival is strongly expressed in FQ Story so we'll take a longer look at this style of design. Naturally, Tudor Revival is based on homes built during England's Tudor dynasty of the 1500's. The most striking aspect of this design is the high pitched roofs and often overlapping gables.. It is also common to see exposed half-timbers as a design element in the facade.
The following is a slideshow tour of FQ Story Historic district. We will show you the wonderful tree lined streets and a variety of the homes in the area. We recommend a leisury walk of the district. We ususally start on at 7th Ave and Lynwood, just below McDowell, and meander down to 16th Drive and back up Willetta and on to Culver. If you want, you can cross I-10 at 15th ave and go souther to Latham, Protland and Roosevelt to see the best of the 500+ homes that make up FQ Story.
Below is a map showing the current homes on the market in FQ Story. This information is updated constantly to show only active listings.
If you find a home you would like to see, we'd be happy to set up an appointment. Just click on the contact agent button at the top of the "property detail page."
