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A Cultural Resources Survey for the Indian School Property, 15.04 Acres 4141 N. 3rd Street (APN: 155-25-001R) Phoenix, Arizona Submitted to: General Services Administration 50 United Nations Plaza 4th floor, Suite 4345, Mail Box 9 San Francisco, CA 94102 Prepared by: Patricia T. Powless Submitted by: Patricia T. Powless Principal Investigator AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 600 Phoenix, Arizona 85034 AMEC Project No. 32106D012 City of Phoenix: PGM 2017-028 July 11, 2017 PRIVILEGED – DO NOT RELEASE City of Phoenix Archaeology Report Abstract Format Abstract/Management Summary Project Numbers: PGM 2017-028 (City of Phoenix); 32106D012 (AMEC) Report Title: A Cultural Resources Survey for the Indian School Property, 15.04 Acres 4141 N. 3rd Street (APN: 155-25-001R) Phoenix, Arizona Report Date: July 11, 2017 Agencies and Applicable Historic Regulations: General Services Administration, City of Phoenix, 36 CFR part 800, A.R.S. § 41-844, A.R.S. § 41-865, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (43 CFR §10.4) Project Description: The United States General Services Administration has asked Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. to conduct a cultural resources pedestrian survey on an approximately 15.04-acre property (Accessor Parcel Number: 155-25-001R) as part of a due diligence exercise prior to a land transfer. Acreage and Land Jurisdiction: 15.04 acres, private Location: The property can be located within the southern portion of Section 20, Township 2 North, Range 3 East, of the Gila and Salt River Baseline and Meridian (U.S. Geological Survey, Phoenix, Arizona, 7.5-minute, 1982). The property is at northeast corner of Indian School Road and Central Avenue with an address of 4141 North 3rd Street in Phoenix, Arizona. Site Number(s): 0 Number of Sites: 0 Eligible Sites: 0 Ineligible Sites: 0 Type of Archaeological Activity: Pedestrian survey Feature Types Identified: Road remnant; two brick and mortar-lined cisterns Burials: None observed Page i Comments: While the three-acre parcel adjacent to the project area on the north end to the east is the Phoenix Indian School National Register Historic District (dating to 1891-1931), the four features are associated with the later Phoenix Indian High School. The buildings that these four features were associated with were present on historical maps by 1952; however, they were no longer present in the project area by 2005. Recommendations: The four features identified and documented may be recommended eligible under Criterion A for their association with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history (Native American non-reservation education); however, the features lack integrity in terms of time and space. The features are not associated with the lives of persons significant in our past (Criterion B); or embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction (Criterion C) or; has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history (Criterion D). No further work is recommended for these features. If previously unidentified cultural resources should be discovered during construction, the contractor must stop work immediately and take all reasonable steps to secure the preservation of those resources. The Arizona State Museum should be notified, in accordance with A.R.S. § 41-844, to make arrangement for the appropriate assessment and treatment of those resources. If any human remains or funerary objects are unexpectedly discovered, they should be reported to the Arizona State Museum in accordance with A.R.S. § 41-865. Should there be a federal nexus in the future, if any human remains or funerary objects are unexpectedly discovered, protocol should be followed pursuant to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (43 CFR §10.4). Collections: No Repositories: N/A Page ii Acknowledgements Amec Foster Wheeler would like to acknowledge and thank several people for their assistance during the course of this project. Among these people are Gina Arias-Arrieta and Anita Lee from the United States General Services Administration who coordinated and arranged for right of entry access to the project area; April Carroll from the City of Phoenix for her assistance with the records review, maps, and data; Tim Ostapuk and Rachel Peterson from Amec Foster Wheeler for presenting the opportunity to work on the project; and John Rockhill from Amec Foster Wheeler for braving the Arizona June heat to survey the project area. Page iii A Cultural Resources Survey for the Indian School Property TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 2.0 PROJECT SETTING ...................................................................................................... 1 3.0 CULTURAL SETTING .................................................................................................... 3 3.1 Paleoindian and Archaic Periods ........................................................................ 3 3.2 Ceramic Period ................................................................................................... 4 3.3 Protohistoric and Historical Periods .................................................................... 6 4.0 SITE FILES and RECORD SEARCH ............................................................................. 8 5.0 FIELD METHODS .........................................................................................................10 6.0 PROJECT RESULTS ....................................................................................................17 6.1 National Register Evaluation ..............................................................................17 7.0 SUMMARY and RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................25 8.0 REFERENCES CITED ..................................................................................................26 LIST OF FIGURES Page Figure 1 Site Location ........................................................................................................ 2 Figure 2 Record Search Results ...................................................................................... 11 Figure 3 1914 USGS 15’ Quad ....................................................................................... 12 Figure 4 1952 USGS 7.5’ Quad ...................................................................................... 13 Figure 5 1982 USGS 7.5’ Quad ...................................................................................... 14 Figure 6 1986 Aerial Photograph .................................................................................... 15 Figure 7 2005 Aerial Photograph .................................................................................... 16 Figure 8 Survey Results .................................................................................................. 18 Figure 9 Features Plan View ........................................................................................... 19 Figure 10 Feature 1 Photo ................................................................................................ 20 Figure 11 Feature 2 Photo ................................................................................................. 21 Figure 12 Feature 3 Photo ................................................................................................. 22 Figure 13 Feature 4 Photo ................................................................................................. 23 LIST OF TABLES Page Table 1 Previous Studies .................................................................................................. 9 Table 2 Previously Recorded Sites ................................................................................. 10 Phoenix, Arizona July 2017 Page iv 1.0 INTRODUCTION The United States (U.S.) General Services Administration (GSA) has asked Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. (Amec Foster Wheeler) to conduct a cultural resources pedestrian survey on an approximately 15.04-acre property (Accessor Parcel Number: 155-25- 001R) as part of a due diligence exercise prior to a land transfer. The property is located at northeast corner of Indian School Road and Central Avenue with an address of 4141 North 3rd Street in Phoenix, Arizona (Figure 1). The property can be located within the southern portion of Section 20, Township 2 North, Range 3 East, of the Gila and Salt River Baseline and Meridian (U.S. Geological Survey, Phoenix, Arizona, 7.5-minute, 1982) (Figure 1). The 15.04-acre Indian School property site is currently owned by the Barron Collier Company (Collier). It was previously owned by the U.S. as part of a larger 160-acre parcel and its primary use was for the Phoenix Indian School and the Phoenix Indian High School. This school was in continuous use for 99 years, from 1891 to 1990 and was operated by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs. The current property site was sectioned off in 1996 and transferred by quitclaim deed to Collier. Collier did not develop the property but licensed the property to Keep Phoenix Beautiful. This sustainable