Present day Scottsdale was founded by U.S. Army Chaplain Winfield Scott, who in 1888, moved to the area with his wife Helen and brother George Washington Scott (he is not to be confused with the Florida plantation owner and Confederate Army officer with the same name).

The brothers also cultivated citrus fruits, figs, potatoes, peanuts and almonds in the desert town.

[7] One of Scottsdales prominent winter residents was architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

The property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1974, reference: 74000457.

Monuments pictured The following are the images of the historic buildings in Scottsdale and its surrounding areas.

Taliesin West was the winter home and school of architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the desert from 1931 until his death in 1959.

During World War II, the United States established a German POW camp in the Papago desert of Scottsdale.

On different occasions the Roald Amundsen Pullman Private Railroad Car reportedly carried Presidents Hoover, Roosevelt (FDR), Truman and Eisenhower.

The Roald Amundsen Pullman Private Railroad Car was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 2009, reference: #09000582.