Peach Springs Trading Post

The Peach Springs Trading Post, at 863 W AZ 66 in Peach Springs, Arizona, is a historic building built in 1928. It was built by Cecil Davis and includes Pueblo Revival architecture. It has served as a post office and a general store and also as a dwelling. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

Peach Springs Trading Post
Location863 W. AZ 66, Peach Springs, Arizona
Coordinates35°31′44″N 113°25′37″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1928
Built byDavis, Cecil
Architectural stylePueblo
NRHP reference No.03001196[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 2003

In 2003, it was owned by the Hualapai Indian Nation.[2]

A 1936 postcard image depicts young men on horseback in front of the post, with a swastika in the signage of the post in the background.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Pat Haigh Stein (August 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Peach Springs Trading Post". National Park Service. and accompanying five photos, including a 1936 postcard image that has a swastika
  3. Note: the swastika cross, while having general connotations now with Nazism, has been used by various Indian cultures with no such association; it is uncommon to see it used publicly as in the 1936 postcard included in the NRHP nomination, however.


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