FQ Story Historic District
Named after Francis Quarles Story, the F.Q. Story Neighborhood was one of the early developments in the Phoenix suburbs. Francis took part in development of many communities in the Phoenix area in the early 1900s. Touted as one of the primary streetcar suburbs the community was built with the intentions to live within walking distance of the newly developed street car system. The F.Q. Story homes were built with the white collar worker and their families in mind. It was about 1920 when the development on neighborhood actually began.
During the 1920’s the population of Phoenix was a mere 29,000 but growing due to the availability of work available at the time.
Construction continued through the 1920s dipping for a period in the early 30’s during the great depression, and being completed by the early 1940’s. Like many
FQ Story Home
of the historic districts in Phoenix, the styles of homes vary from Bungalows, to Tudors, and Colonials. The preservation of F.Q. Story was set in place in the 1980s. The importance of maintaining the character, originality and diversity of one the earliest developments in Phoenix is clear. F.Q. Story or just, “Story” residents are proud to call the neighborhood home.
