Photo via Eric Brossart/ Keller Williams Realty Phoenix
By North Central News
Already recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, Roman Roads is now seeking Historic Preservation Overlay zoning from the city of Phoenix – a move that will help preserve the mid-century property for the next generation.
Why is Roman Roads deserving of preservation? Rachel Simmons, the driving force behind the zoning request and an owner of one of the 24 condominiums, can answer that question with three words: “It is iconic.”
Located on Maryland Avenue, just east of 16th Street, Roman Roads is identified by a dramatic arch and fountain that greets residents and visitors alike. The multi-family project was “masterfully designed by architect Al Beadle to provide all of the privacy of single-family living with the amenities of condominium life,” Simmons wrote in an article for Modern Phoenix.
“There were only supposed to be 12 units; the first five were built in 1964, designed by Beadle,” she told us. “Then, in the late ‘60s, they hired Gene Buckley to do a floor plan redesign and the last building was built in 1970.”
