page_title: List of historic properties in Williams, Arizona
section_title: Williams Historic Business District
hierarchical_section_title: List of historic properties in Williams, Arizona / Williams Historic Business District
caption_attribution_description: English: Where Wu's Joint Opium Den and Alley behind the historic Tetzlaff Hotel was located in Williams, Arizona
context_page_description: This is a list, which includes a photographic gallery, of some of the remaining historic buildings, houses, bridges, structures and monuments in Williams, Arizona, some of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Also included is the Grand Canyon Locomotive No. 539 which was built in 1917 for the Northern Pacific Railroad in the Williams Santa Fe Depot.
context_section_description: Listed are some of the buildings which are within the boundaries of the Williams Historic Business District. The boundaries of the district is situated Grant and Railroad Aves. and 1st and 4th Street. The area was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1984, reference #84000436. The section between Bill Williams Ave. between 6th St. and Pine St. was individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1989 as the Urban Route 66. The NHRP reference for this listing is #89000376. Also, some properties such as the DelSue Motor Inn, the Williams Santa Fe Depot and the Grand Canyon Railway between Williams and Grand Canyon Village are listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places.
  However, not all of the individual structures qualify as historical within the district. This is due to the fact that most are owned by private owners who have the undeniable right to demolish or change the façade of the structure for commercial reasons if he or she so desires. According to the National Historic Landmarks Program: Listing of private property as a National Historic Landmark or in the National Register does not prohibit under Federal law or regulations any actions which may otherwise be taken by the property owner with respect to the property. According to a "Historic Resource Survey" which was made of Route 66 in Arizona, some of the structures are not individually eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. However, certain individual properties have been recognized as historical contributors to the district with a plaque.
  The following properties are pictured:
  The Babbitt-Polson Warehouse Building - built in c. 1890  and is located at NW Corner of the Visitors Center. According to the "Williams News". this warehouse is the last of its kind in Williams. The signs painted on the east end are a timeline to the ownership of the building.
  The Bowden Building - was built in 1947 and is located at 144 W. Route 66.
  The Rock Building - was built in 1936 and is located at 326 W. Route 66.
  The Postal Telegraph/Bennitt Auto Building - was built in 1910 and is located at 239 W. Route 66.
  The White Horse Trading Co. Building -  was built in 1910 and is located at 229 W. Route 66.
  The Rittenhouse Haberdashery Building - was built in 1910 and is located at 225 W. Route 66.
  The Grand Canyon Drug Co. Building - was built in 1912 and is located at 221 W. Route 66.
  The Old Pool Parlor Building - was built in 1910 and is located at 217 W. Route 66.
  The Lebeach Confectionery Building - was built in 1914 and is located at 213 W. Route 66.
  The Dime Store Building - was built in 1912 and is located at 209 W. Route 66.
  The Duffy Brothers Grocery Building - was built in 1912 and is located at 201 W. Route 66.
  The Citizens Bank Building - was built in 1918 and is located at 202 W. Route 66. The building is built of buff brick which is a light yellow-brown color.
  The Sultana Theatre Building - was built in 1912 and is located at 301 W. Route 66. The theater offered silent movies. A series of tunnels which were built by Chinese railroad workers, played an instrumental role in the running of liquor and gambling in the Sultana during prohibition. The first "talkie" movie in Northern Arizona was shown there in 1930.
  The Pollock Building - was built in 1901 (first floor) and 1927 (second floor). It is located at W. 109 N. 3rd Street.
  The Grand Canyon Hotel Building - was built by pioneer merchant Cormick E. Boyce in 1891. The hotel, which was first known as the Boyce Hotel, is located at 145 W. Route 66.
  The Old Williams Fire Station - was built in 1902 and is located at 135 W. Route 66.
  The Old Williams Post Office Building - was built in 1907 and is located at 133 W. Route 66.
  The General Store Building - was built in 1907 and is located at 129 W. Route 66.
  The Adams Grocery Store Building - was built in 1907 and is located at 125 W. Route 66 Ave.
  The  Alley Saloon Building - was built in 1910 and is located at 109 W. Railroad.
  The Tetlaff Building - was built in 1897 and 
caption: Wu's Joint Opium Den was located in this alley behind the Tetzlaff Hotel. The bordello was located on the second floor
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