Editing Payson, Arizona (section)

==Historic structures==
{{Lists of historic properties}}
The following are images of some of the historic structures recognized by the local government.
* The '''Haught Cabin''' – Henry and Sarah Haught built their log cabin in 1904 of alternating layers of logs and chinking in Roberts Mesa. The Haught's cabin measured 10′ by 18′. It had a dirt floor and no windows. The cabin was moved to Tonto Creek and by 1930, it was abandoned. In 1999, the cabin was moved once more, this time to the Green Valley Park and reassembled on the museum's grounds which is located at 700 South Green Valley Parkway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rimcountrymuseum.org/little-log-cabin-big-history/|title=Rim County Museum}}</ref>
* The '''Sidles Mud House''' – Henry Sidles built the poured mud home in 1882. The mud house, located at 505A W. Main Street, was later purchased by August and Wilhelmina Pieper.<ref name="MH">{{Cite web|url=http://www.steelcactus.com/MUDHOUSE.html|title=The Mud House of Payson, Arizona|website=www.steelcactus.com}}</ref>
* The '''Pieper Mansion''' – August and Wilhelmina Pieper built a new house which became known as the "Pieper Mansion" in 1893. Located at 505 W. Main Street, the Piepers moved in and used the Sidles mud house for storage.<ref name="MH"/>
* The '''Ranger Station''' – This is the oldest Ranger Station still standing in the Southwest. It belonged to the Payson Ranger District of the National Tonto Forest. The station was built in 1907.<ref name="RCM">[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/museum/rim-country-museum/ Smithsonian Magazine]</ref>
* The '''Ranger Family House''' – was built in 1933 and is the oldest Ranger Family House still standing in the Southwest.<ref name="RCM"/>
* The '''Ranger Office''' – was built in 1932 and together with the Ranger Station and the Ranger Family House completes the ranger complex of the Payson Ranger District. The three properties are located on the grounds of what is now the Green Valley Park.<ref name="RCM"/>
* The '''Ox Bow Inn and Saloon''' – built in 1933 and located at 607 W Main Street. The log inn was built as the Payson Hotel and the restaurant was named the Busy Bee. In 1945 the business was purchased and expanded by Jimmy Cox, who renamed the hotel the Ox Bow Inn.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theoxbowinn.com/OxbowHistory.htm|date=November 4, 2008|title=The History of Payson's Oxbow Inn & Saloon|publisher=Oxbow Inn}}</ref> The property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 2004, ref.: #04001073.
* The '''Tonto Natural Bridge''' – The landscape formation is believed to be the largest natural travertine bridge in the world.
===Gallery===
<gallery caption="Historic Payson, Arizona" widths="180px" heights="120px" class="center">
File:Payson-(A) Main Street Payson.jpg|Historic Payson Main Street
File:Payson-Haught Cabin-1904-1.jpg|Haught Cabin
File:Payson-Pieper mansion-505 W. Main St.-1890-1.jpg |Pieper Mansion
File:Payson-Sidles Mud House-505A W. Main St.-1882-2.jpg |Sidles Mud House
File:Payson-Tonto National Forest- Ranger Station-1907.jpg |Ranger Station
File:Payson-Tonto National Forest-Ranger Family House-1933.jpg |Ranger Family House
File:Payson-Tonto National Forest-Ranger Office-1932.jpg |Ranger Office
File:Payson-Ox Bow Inn and Saloon-1933.jpg |Ox Bow Inn and Saloon
File:A097, Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, Arizona, USA, 2004.jpg|Tonto Natural Bridge
</gallery>