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Distinctive Phoenix: Houses Beyond Square Footage

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A restored archive of essays and photographs about Phoenix architecture and neighborhoods, spanning 2006 to 2013.

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For: Phoenix architecture and neighborhood-history readers
Worth noticing: The archive says its photographs are originals from 2005–09, taken by Swann or Collins—not illustrative substitutes.

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The featured 2009 account locates a Ralph Haver home in Windemere, off Indian School Road, and records details including its original sheet-metal kitchen cabinets. The surrounding material traces how Haver houses were modified over time, from carports becoming bedrooms to slump-block walls acquiring and later losing stucco. The page also identifies the original writers and dates, giving the photographs and essays a useful trail back to their source.

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