SHPO

Arizona State Historic Preservation Office 
RECOMMENDATION OF ELIGIBILITY 
 
PROPERTY NAME:       Tal-Wi-Wi / Bumstead Ranch 
 
 
PROPERTY ADDRESS:  
9801 & 9816 N. Litchfield Rd., Waddell 
 
 
TYPE OF RESOURCE:      Site    X   District       Object     Building 
    Structure 
 
AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE:   X   A (History)        B (Person)      C (Design) 
   D (Archaeology) 
 
SUGGESTED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE:     LOCAL 
    STATE 
    NATIONAL 
 
INTEGRITY:   X   GOOD 
    FAIR 
    POOR 
 
We, the undersigned staff of the Arizona SHPO, hereby provide the following recommendations on the 
eligibility of the subject property for the National and State Registers of Historic Place.  This 
recommendation is based on the information provided. 
 
STAFF COMMENTS:   X  ELIGIBLE              NOT ELIGIBLE 
      MORE INFORMATION NEEDED  
 
Nice example of West Valley agriculture with surviving features like house, outbuildings, fields and landscaping.  
 
BY:  William Collins 
 
DATE: 6/20/2023 
 
 
STAFF COMMENTS:    X   ELIGIBLE           NOT ELIGIBLE 
      MORE INFORMATION NEEDED  
 
The significance of the Tal-Wi-Wi Ranch is in its association with innovations in farming, which became 
internationally recognized.  Though the buildings are not outstanding examples of architecture, the property was 
intentionally designed to suit its purpose (agricultural fields, agricultural buildings, housing) which still reads 
today. Combined, they offer a compelling story of the site and its history. NRHP Eligible. 
 
BY:  Susan Lawson 
 
DATE: 6/14/23  
 
STAFF COMMENTS:    X   ELIGIBLE            NOT ELIGIBLE 
      MORE INFORMATION NEEDED 
 
While initially skeptical of B eligibility, I now believe that A and/or B is appropriate as Dale Bumstead was a 
significant enough person to warrant that criterion. Bumstead played a major role in agricultural development as 
well as development of the Arcadia area, where his initial farm was located. 
 
BY:  Eric Vondy 
 
DATE: 6/14/23  
 
 
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I, the Arizona SHPO,   X   AGREE     DISAGREE  with the above recommendation. 
 
 
 
    Schedule for review by Historic Sites Review Committee 
 
 
 
   See comments below 
 
 
BY: 
 
 
 
DATE:  June 20, 2023  
 
 
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