Historic Building 331 in downtown Phoenix dates to 1917; added to city register in 1996
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Building 331, a two-story structure built in 1917 that served as the first administrative office for Phoenix School District No. 1, is listed on the Phoenix Historic Property Register; the district originated in 1871 and the city's first school opened in 1874 at Central and Monroe.
Historic Building 331, a two-story structure in downtown Phoenix built in 1917 that served as the first administrative office for Phoenix School District No. 1, was added to the Phoenix Historic Property Register in October 1996.
The designation recognizes the building's connection to the early history of public education in Phoenix. Phoenix School District No. 1 was created on May 5, 1871, and the city's first school opened in 1874 in a one-room adobe-and-brick building at Central and Monroe, the present site of the Hotel San Carlos.
The building now operates as a small executive office center known as the Metro office building. The meeting transcript notes the site's original use as the district's first administrative office and records the 1996 listing on the local historic register.
No official actions or further preservation measures were announced in the transcript provided.