Take a tour of historic treasures in Old Town Scottsdale

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - You would be surprised how many historic treasures you pass by on a day to day basis? Ace Bailey of Ultimate Art and Cultural Tours showed us around Old Town Scottsdale, and we learned about some amazing places that are right under our nose.

Our first stop was The Old Adobe Mission-Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission Church

This church is one of the most notable structures architecturally within the downtown. It was completed in 1933 and was built through the volunteer labor of primarily Hispanic parishioners. This modest Spanish Colonial Revival style place of worship was constructed with thick adobe walls, a prominent bell tower, arched openings and stained glass windows.

Our next stop was just a few feet away - Cavalliere's Blacksmith Shop

George Cavalliere opened a blacksmith shop in 1910 on the "edge of town". He replaced the original tin building with the existing adobe shop in 1920. This building is Mission Revival style and still operates as blacksmith shop today.

A couple of blocks away we discovered Farmer's State Bank of Scottsdale (Rusty Spur)

Farmer's State Bank opened in 1921 as Scottsdale's first bank. The rectangular brick facade has three window bays with decorative brick corbelling. It closed during the depression, never to reopen as a bank.

For more information or to set up a tour call Ace Bailey of Ultimate Art Tours at (480) 634- 6850 or visit www.ultimatearttours.com.

Old Adobe Mission
3821 North Brown Avenue
Date of construction: 1933
Date placed on Register: April 3, 2001 by Ordinance No. 3374, 1-ZN-2001

Cavalliere's Blacksmith Shop
3805 North Brown Avenue
Date of construction: 1920
Date placed on Register: May 23, 2000 by Resolution No. 5550

Farmer's State Bank of Scottsdale (Rusty Spur)
7245 East Main Street
Date of construction: 1921
Date placed on Register: May 23, 2000 by Resolution No. 5550