Editing Seligman, Arizona (section)

==History==
The region was in the longtime homeland of the [[Havasupai]] people, who had a settlement in the present day Seligman area.  The town site was on [[Beale's Wagon Road]], and a stage stop on the [[Mojave Road]]

Originally, Seligman was called "Prescott Junction" because it was the railroad stop on the Santa Fe mainline junction with the Prescott and Arizona Central Railway Company feeder line running to [[Prescott, Arizona|Prescott]], in the [[Arizona Territory]].<ref name=seligmanhistory>{{cite web |url=http://www.seligmanhistory.com/history.html |website=Seligmanhistory.com |title=History of Seligman, Arizona |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230155328/http://www.seligmanhistory.com/history.html |archive-date=December 30, 2009 |access-date=February 8, 2021}}</ref> The [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] (AT&SF) had reached it in 1882.<ref name=seligmanhistory /> In 1886 it was renamed Seligman, after Jesse Seligman, one of the founders of [[J. & W. Seligman & Co.]] of New York, who helped finance the railroad lines in the area.<ref name=seligmanhistory /> The original feeder line to Prescott was replaced in 1891 by the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway with the Santa Fe mainline junction at Ash Fork instead.

Because of its flat land Seligman became a large switching yard consisting of many tracks, and served as a large livestock shipping center for the areas ranchers.<ref name=seligmanhistory /> It was also a terminal point for changing train crews between Winslow and Needles, who used overnight cottages in the town.<ref>[http://www.sharlot.org/library-archives/days-past/a-day-trip-to-seligman-on-the-williamson-valley-road/ Sharlot Hall Museum Library & Archives.org: "A day trip to Seligman on the Williamson Valley Road"]</ref>

===Havasu Harvey House===
The "Havasu House" was a [[Fred Harvey Company]] [[Fred Harvey Company#Notable Fred Harvey Hotels|Harvey House]] hotel and restaurant in Seligman, serving the Santa Fe Railway and local residents.<ref name=histsociety>[http://www.seligmanhistory.com/havasuhotel.html Seligman Arizona Historical Society: Havasu Harvey House]</ref><ref>[http://dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=99&SubSectionID=647 Prescott Daily Courier:  "Historical photos of Havasu Harvey House in Seligman"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523145059/http://dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=99&SubSectionID=647 |date=May 23, 2015 }} . accessed August 31, 2015.</ref> It was named "Havasu" after the native [[Havasupai]] tribe of the area.<ref name=histsociety /> Adjacent to it was the Santa Fe Depot and Reading Room.<ref name=seligmanhistory /> The Havasu Harvey House opened in 1905, closed in 1954, and was demolished in 2008.<ref name=histsociety /><ref>[http://dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&ArticleID=54315 Prescott Daily Courier: Railroad tearing down Seligman Harvey House"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123222112/http://dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&ArticleID=54315 |date=January 23, 2016}}, April 13, 2008.</ref>

Passenger trains ceased stopping in Seligman in 1984.<ref name=seligmanhistory /> The [[BNSF Railway|Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway]] (BNSF) has owned the tracks through town since 1996, which carries numerous freight trains and nonstop Amtrak trains.<ref name=seligmanhistory /> The former Santa Fe Reading room moved to the Seligman High School.<ref>[http://www.harveyhouses.net/states/arizona/azhouses.html Harveyhouses.net: Arizona Harvey Houses]</ref>

=== Seligman Commercial Historic District ===
{{Infobox NRHP
| name         = Seligman Commercial Historic District
| nrhp_type    = hd
| image        = Historic Seligman Sundries, Arizona, USA.JPG
| caption      = The historic Seligman Sundries building located in the district
| location     = Roughly bounded by First and Lamport streets and Picacho and Railroad avenues, Seligman, Arizona
| coordinates  = {{coord|35|19|35|N|112|52|27|W|display=inline}}
| built        = ca. 1903
| architect    =
| architecture = Early Commercial, Prairie School, etc.
| added        = February 1, 2005
| area         = {{convert|18|acre}}
| refnum       = 04000511<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>
| nocat        = yes
}}
{{Lists of historic properties}}
The '''Seligman Commercial Historic District''' is a [[Historic district (United States)|historic district]] in central Seligman.<ref name=nps>[http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/route66/seligman_historic_district_az.html National Park Service: Seligman Historic District on Route 66], A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary; accessed August 31, 2015.</ref> The historic district is along [[Historic U.S. Route 66 (Arizona)|historic Route 66]] in town, which was designated a historic highway by the state of Arizona in 1978.<ref>[http://www.seligmanazhistoricdistrict.com Seligmanazhistoricdistrict.com: The Seligman Historic District]</ref> The Seligman Commercial Historic District was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2005.<ref name=nris/>

Seligman was on the original [[U.S. Route 66]] from 1926 through 1978, when [[Interstate 40]] bypassed it a few miles south.<ref name=history>[http://www.seligmanhistory.com/route66.html Seligmanhistory.com: Seligman History&nbsp;– Route 66]</ref><ref>[http://www.route66seligmanarizona.com Route66seligmanarizona.com: Seligman and historic Route 66]</ref> Seligman experienced its real heyday after World War II, when returning veterans and other motorists hit the road and made the Southwest a popular tourist destination.<ref name=nps/> The Seligman Commercial Historic District is roughly bounded by 1st and Lamport Sts. and Picacho and Railroad Aves. It was added to National Register of Historic Places on February 1, 2005, reference #04000511. The Seligman Commercial Historic District protects the historical central area's early 20th century commercial buildings along [[Historic U.S. Route 66 (Arizona)|Historic Route 66]], a revived popular tourist destination.<ref name=nps /> Historic district contributing properties include the Pitts General Merchandise Store and the U.S. Post Office from 1903, the Pioneer Hall and Theatre and the Seligman Garage from 1905, and the Seligman Pool Hall from 1923.<ref name=nps />

In 1987 Seligman gained its name "Birthplace of Historic Route 66" due to the efforts of Seligman residents, who convinced the State of Arizona to dedicate Route 66 a historic highway.<ref>[http://www.seligmanhistory.com Seligman Arizona Historical Society homepage]</ref> Seligman is the first stop heading west on the longest uninterrupted stretch of historic Route 66, running around {{Convert|160|mi|km}} to [[Topock, Arizona|Topock]] on the east side of the [[Colorado River]].<ref name=history /> (this claim is about the '''historical''' Route 66 and is not to be construed as "the Birthplace of Route 66". [[U.S. Route 66 in Arizona|Route 66]] was established by the U.S. Congress on November 26, 1926, starting in Chicago, Illinois and ending in Los Angeles, California. The first sign recognizing this designation was posted in Springfield, Missouri on April 30, 1926, and it took over a decade to pave the full route in its entirety.)

Pictured are some of the contributing structures in the Seligman Commercial Historic District and the historic Route 66. Also, pictured are some of the historical structures outside of the Seligman Commercial Historic District zone, some of which are individually listed in the National Register of Historic places.<ref>[http://www.route66giftshop.com/historic-walking-tour/ Walking Tour]</ref>

*The '''Snow Cap Drive-In'''&nbsp;– built in 1953 by Juan Delgadillo and family with scrap lumber that Juan collected while working for the Santa Fe Railway.
*The '''Shell Gas Station, Olson's Shell, The Road Trip Museum/Return to the 50s, Return to the 50s Gift Shop'''&nbsp;– built in 1961, this building, renamed various times, was one of the locations of the bus stop, when Greyhound buses still stopped in Seligman.
*'''Miller's Dry Cleaners, Rainbow Café, Seligman Supply, The Rusty Bolt'''– built in 1933, this building has been used as a dry-cleaners, a 24-hour restaurant, a hardware store, and a curio shop.
*The '''Thunderbird Indian Store, Rusty Bolt Antiques, Private Residence, Rusty Bolt Gift Shop'''&nbsp;– built in 1955 by Reginald Sander. This building was merged with old Miller's Dry Cleaning building to make the large building that houses the Rusty Bolt.
*The '''Copper Cart'''&nbsp;– built in 1952, became a store and is no longer the classic diner it once was.
*'''Pioneer Hall Theatre/Dancehall Ted's Fountain "Famous for Malts"''' and '''Historic Seligman Sundries'''&nbsp;– built in 1905, this building was originally a theater and dance hall. In 1930, it was then converted to a drug store and fountain soda shop. It became a coffee house and curio shop.
*The '''Black Cat Bar'''&nbsp;– rebuilt in 1963, it was once called "Jolly's ''Black Cat'' Café"
*The '''Pitts & Washington Central Commercial building'''&nbsp;– built in 1903 by Jim Pitts. In recent years the building has been used as a variety store and an antique stove store.
*'''Canyon Shadows Motel, Comfort Lodge, Canyon Lodge'''&nbsp;– built in 1963 and as noted had undergone various name changes
*'''Donovan's Garage / Texaco Station (Donovan's 1-Stop Shop) 1936 Wilkinson Motors / Texaco / Ford Dealership B&R Car Care / Texaco Goldsmith Motors (Ford Agency) B&B Automotive Seff Feed Store.'''
*The '''Aztec Motel'''&nbsp;– the original building was built in 1935 and the additions in 1955.
*The '''Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company reading room''' – built in 1899, the building is located within the modern school grounds of Seligman.
*The '''Cottage Hotel'''&nbsp;– built in 1910, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1998, and is located at 1st Street and Shoney Avenue.
*The '''Sheriff [[Perry Owens|Commodore Perry Owens]] house and bar'''&nbsp;– Owens resided in Seligman and opened a bar after he retired from law enforcement. He was a lawman and [[gunfighter]] of the [[American frontier|Old West]]. One of his many exploits was the [[Pleasant Valley War#Owens-Blevins Shootout|Owens-Blevins Shootout]] in [[Arizona Territory]] during the [[Pleasant Valley War]].
{{Gallery
|title= Structures in Seligman<br />[[File:Seligman-Beale Wagon Road Trail-1857.jpg|200px|center|thumb|{{center|'''Beale Wagon Road Trail Marker'''}}]] 
|width=180px
|height=200px
|align=center
|File:The Havasu House-closed.JPG|Havasu Harvey House, the former Seligman [[Fred Harvey Company|Harvey House]] (1905−2008)
|File:Seligman-Aztec Motel -1955.jpg |Aztec Motel&nbsp;– 1955
|File:Seligman-Black Cat Bar -1935.jpg |Black Cat Bar&nbsp;– 1935
|File:Seligman-Canyon Lodge-1963.jpg |Canyon Lodge&nbsp;– 1963
|File:Seligman-Copper Cart-1952.jpg |Copper Cart&nbsp;– 1952
|File:Seligman-Donovan's 1-Stop Garage (B&B Auto) -1936.jpg |Donovan's 1-Stop Garage (B&B Auto)&nbsp;– 1936
|File:Seligman-Miller's Dry Cleaners-1933.jpg |Miller's Dry Cleaners&nbsp;– 1933
|File:Seligman-Pitts General Merchandise Store and U.S. Post Office -1903-3.jpg |Pitts General Merchandise Store and U.S. Post Office&nbsp;– 1903
|File:Seligman-Seligman U.S. Post Office -1903-2.jpg|Seligman U.S. Post Office&nbsp;– 1903
|File:Seligman-Roadkill Restuarant-OK Saloon-1940.jpg |Roadkill Restaurant-OK Saloon&nbsp;– 1940
|File:Seligman-Seligman Grocery-1903.jpg |Seligman Grocery&nbsp;– 1903
|File:Seligman-Seligman Sundries-1905.jpg |Seligman Sundries&nbsp;– 1905
|File:Seligman-Shell Gas Station (Return to the 50s)-1966.jpg |Shell Gas Station (Return to the 50s)&nbsp;– 1966
|File:Seligman-Sno Cap Drive In-1953.jpg |[[Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In|Sno Cap Drive In]]&nbsp;– 1953
|File:Seligman-Supai Motel-1962.jpg |Supai Motel&nbsp;– 1962
|File:Seligman-The Rusty Bolt-1955.jpg |The Rusty Bolt&nbsp;– 1955
|File:Seligman-Cottage Hotel -1912.jpg |Cottage Hotel&nbsp;– 1912
|File:Seligman-Seligman Gazebo.jpg |Seligman Bandshell Gazebo on Route 66&nbsp;– 1900
|File:Seligman-Commodore Perry Owens House-1880s.jpg |Commodore Perry Owens House&nbsp;– c. 1890
|File:Seligman-Commodore Perry Owens Saloon-1880's.jpg |Commodore Perry Owens Saloon&nbsp;– c. 1890
|File:Seligman-Vintage Seligman Police Car.jpg| Historic 1953 Chrysler New Yorker Police car in Seligman
}}

===Seligman Depot===
[[File:Seligman-Territorial Jail-1860-1.jpg |thumb|Territorial Jail (unauthentic)]]
At the western end of the town, directly west of the Roadkill Cafe, is a western town facade labeled "Seligman Depot" It includes 5 storefronts: A Livery, a "Tonsorial Parlor" (dentist), a hotel, a gun shop, and a Wells Fargo bank. There are no actual businesses residing behind the storefronts.  Between this "Depot" and the Roadkill Cafe is a log cabin with the word "JAIL" painted in white above the doorway; in front of the cabin is a painted metal sign which declares the cabin to be "1860 Arizona Territorial Jail". The sign further states: ''At one time, held such notorious outlaws like – Seligman Sam – Three Finger Jack – James Younger and many more in 1866 four indians escaped by tunneling from this small cell to the OK saloon. Four days later they were dead after a shootout with Marshal Carl "Curly" Bane''. Behind the "jail" is a corral that holds a buffalo for tourist viewing during the summer months.

The "Seligman Depot" and the "1860 Arizona Territorial Jail" are not authentic historical buildings, but owned by the Roadkill Cafe owners and were built to attract tourists to the Cafe and the attached "OK Saloon". Note that [[Arizona Territory]] did not exist until 1863, and [[Seligman, AZ|Seligman]] was not established until 1886 (per the city sign at the edge of town). Marshal Carl "Curly" Bane, the Indian jail escape and the list of outlaws are also fictitious. There are no local or other documents claiming any authenticity to any of the property; visitors are simply left to believe what they wish of the park.