A Historic Properties Inventory for the Sky Harbor Airport Comprehensive Asset Management Plan, Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona

Author(s): Annie J. Lutes; Paul Rawson; Adrienne M. Tremblay

Year: 2021

Summary

The City of Phoenix (COP) Aviation Department has prepared a Comprehensive Asset Management Plan (CAMP) Short Range Development Plan for the Sky Harbor International Airport (Sky Harbor) in Phoenix, Arizona, to guide development at the airport over the next 20 years (herein referred to as the Sky Harbor CAMP Project). The plan proposes improvements to the airfield and the construction of two new Crossfield Taxiways, expansion of the passenger terminal, a grade change of the Union Pacific Railroad within the study area, development of a North Cargo Area, and redevelopment of the South Area. Implementation of the Sky Harbor CAMP Project requires the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Federal Railroad Administration. The FAA must approve the changes to the airport layout and the use of federal funds; the Federal Railroad Administration must approve the use of federal funds. Because federal decisions are needed, the project is subject to compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The COP Aviation Department is currently preparing an environmental assessment to disclose the potential impacts of the plan for compliance with NEPA.

SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) was tasked with identifying historic properties within the APE to assist the FAA and the COP to comply with NEPA and NHPA review responsibilities. Historic property identification for the Sky Harbor CAMP Project was conducted in several stages, including background research, archaeological reconnaissance, and an architectural survey of the built environment. Because the planning period for the Sky Harbor CAMP Project extends to 2030, properties constructed up to 1980 would reach historic age by that time. Therefore, evaluating properties constructed up to 1980 (i.e., pre-1981) considers the 10-year lifespan of the Sky Harbor CAMP Project as a whole.

Cite this Record

A Historic Properties Inventory for the Sky Harbor Airport Comprehensive Asset Management Plan, Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. Annie J. Lutes, Paul Rawson, Adrienne M. Tremblay. 2021 ( tDAR id: 475232) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8475232

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Keywords

Culture
Historic • Hohokam

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fire Cracked Rock • Glass • Ground Stone • Metal

Site Name
3249 East Madison Street • 32nd Street Neighborhood • 33196 (SHPO) • 33435 (SHPO)/ • AZ T:12:131(ASM) • AZ T:12:273(ASM) • AZ T:12:389(ASM) • AZ T:12:47(ASM) • AZ T:12:62(ASM) • AZ U:9:237(ASM) • AZ U:9:28(ASM) • AZ U:9:310(ASM) • AZ U:9:314(ASM) • Grand Canal • John S. McCain, III Terminal • Old Sky Harbor Tower • P:3:6(GP) • Phoenix Greyhound Park • PHX:3:6(GP) • Souther Pacific Railroad Supplemental Mainline • Swilling Ditch Head • Terminal 3 • Wellton-Phoenix-Eloy-Spur

Site Type
Agricultural Field or Field Feature • Ancient Structure • Artifact Scatter • Ball Court • Canal or Canal Feature • Hamlet / Village • Hearth • Historic Structure • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Platform Mound • Railroad • Refuse Pit • Road • Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno • Water Control Feature

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation • Architectural Survey • Historic Background Research • Systematic Survey

General
Archaeological Reconnaissance • Area of Potential effect (APE) • Physiographic Context • Transcontinental Railroad

Geographic Keywords
Maricopa (County) • Sky Harbor International Airport

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Daniel Garcia

Prepared By(s): SWCA Environmental Consultants

Submitted To(s): Federal Aviation Administration; City of Phoenix Archaeology Office; City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Office

Record Identifiers

SWCA Project No.(s): 49272.01

SWCA Cultural Resources Report No.(s): 21-70

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