Tempe Historic Property Survey
| Survey Number: |
HPS-141 |
| Name: |
Goodwin Building |
| Location: |
512-518 S. Mill |
| Year Built: |
1907 |
| Architectural Style: |
Panel Brick Commercial |
The Goodwin Building is significant for its association with
Garfield
A. Goodwin, a prominent citizen of Tempe and operator of the Goodwin Curio Store for
41 years. G. A. Goodwin was mayor of Tempe and served on the Arizona State Teachers
College Board of Education in the 1930s and 1940s under Governors Moeur, Jones, and
Osborn. He was instrumental in the construction of the football stadium (1937) which was
named for him (which no longer exists). Goodwin was also president of Chamber of Commerce
and led construction of Tempe Beach facilities.
Architecturally the building is Tempe's only one-story cast iron frame commercial
building and retains a significant portion of its exterior and interior integrity.
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