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Scarcely three weeks later, on October 23, 1862, Paul found himself in Company K, 53rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (later became the 162nd). He may have been short of funds and enlisted voluntarily, but it’s also possible that he was more or less ‘drafted’.
On December 11, 1865, Gutike reenlisted in the 3rd U. S. Cavalry, being discharged three years later on October 1, 1868, at Fort Sumner, New Mexico. He signed up again at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to serve in Company H, 5th U. S. Infantry, but deserted on May 28, 1870. He was dishonorably discharged December 4, 1870, at Fort Harker, Kansas.
Gutike had many more adventures with the military, some of them not so honorable.
By 1887, Gutike had found work as a draftsman for James Riely Gordon in San Antonio, Texas. Gordon eventually gained national renown for his Texas courthouse designs.
Gutike’s career as an architect and civil engineer burgeoned in Arizona. In 1889, Mrs. Vina Brown commissioned him to design some apartments at 4th Avenue and Adams in anticipation of providing quarters for winter visitors coming to Phoenix. The following year, he designed the plans for the Burke Hotel in Prescott, Arizona. The Burke was advantageously located on the corner of Montezuma and Gurley Streets and included ground-floor shops along with well-appointed rooms. (Advertised as the only “fire-proof” hotel in Arizona, the Burke was nevertheless destroyed during Prescott’s Great Fire of 1900. St. Michael’s Hotel is located on the site today.)
Gutike hadn’t forgotten his years in the military, either. In 1891, he drew up plans for two new buildings to house troops at Fort Whipple.
Paul became well known in Phoenix, but according to his obituary, had a propensity for drink. He died in July 21, 1898 of gastritis and was buried in the Rosedale Cemetery.
-by Patty
An architect and bridge builder, Harvey Reid Leonard spent most of his professional life on the Pacific Coast. Born in Illinois, he seems to have used the names Harvey and Henry interchangeably, at least at first. The federal census of 1860 records him as a simply a carpenter in Sacramento, California, where he was living with his wife Amanda and infant son.
Between at least 1860 and 1869, Leonard partnered with other architects who were active in the city at the time. According to San Francisco city directories, he maintained offices at 432 Montgomery Street and, later, 240 Montgomery Street.
Between 1871 and 1873, Leonard was in Portland, Oregon, with offices located at the corner of 1st and Ash Streets. While in Portland, he designed an engine roundhouse and a railroad bridge. By 1882, he was back in California as an employee of the Pacific Bridge Building Company, specializing in railroad bridges.
It appears that, sometime after 1880, Leonard’s wife Amanda died and he remarried. Perhaps it was not a happy match, as his second wife, E. M. De Lisle, eventually divorced him on grounds that he had deserted her when he moved to Arizona.
H. R. Leonard relocated to Phoenix about 1890, probably with the intention of retiring. However, he found ample scope for his talents in the Salt River Valley and continued to work well into old age. In 1890, he was working with William Hancock to map sites for reservoirs. He designed a schoolhouse in Mesa in 1890 and one in Tempe in 1891.
Brick was a popular building material in Phoenix, as very little lumber was available locally. Initially, manufacturers used molds of different sizes. In January 1893, Leonard joined with several other Valley architects to call for the standardization of brick sizes.
On May 6, 1893, Leonard undertook a reclamation expedition to see about the feasibility of building a water reservoir for northwest Yuma County. It must have been an arduous undertaking for a man in or approaching his seventies.
In February 1894, concerns were expressed about the structural soundness of the Phoenix Opera House for an upcoming performance. Architects Leonard and Petit were appointed to examine the structure. Leonard ruled that the performance could proceed, but the building should be remodeled with more exits and safety features incorporated.
When H. R. Leonard died on February 2, 1896, of cirrhosis hepatitis at the age of 85, he was buried in City/Loosley Cemetery. There is no grave marker.
- by Donna Carr
Darrell Duppa, the Englishman who named Phoenix, left a legacy as bold as the city itself. But, his story didn’t end with his death. After his death in 1892, and the Daughters of the American Revolution marked his grave in 1910 at Pioneer & Military Memorial Park (PMMP), neglect led to his removal in 1921 to Greenwood Memorial Park.
Almost 100 years later, in 1991, history came full circle. A
coalition of groups — the Cities of Phoenix and Tempe, the Masons, Greenwood
Memorial Park, Channel 3, the Tempe Historical Society, the Phoenix Museum of
History, and the Pioneers’ Cemetery Association — came together to return him
to PMMP. His reburial was marked by a horse-drawn funeral procession with
mourners in authentic 1890s attire.
Phoenix once again honored the man who gave it its name.
Volunteerism in 1800s Phoenix
Life in early Phoenix depended on volunteers, men and women
stepping up to protect neighbors, build community, and care for those in need.
Here are some places you could find Phoenix pioneers giving their time and
talents:
1. Phoenix Engine Company No. 1 (volunteer firemen)
2. Aztec Hook & Ladder Company (fire volunteers)
3. Pioneer Hose Company (fire volunteers)
4. Yucatec Hose Company (largely Hispanic fire volunteers)
5. Fraternal Orders: Masons, K of P, IOOF, AOUW, GAR
6. Ladies’ Aid Societies (church charity & fundraising)
7. Rebekahs (Odd Fellows women’s auxiliary)
8. Eastern Star (Masonic women’s auxiliary)
9. Women’s Relief Corps (aiding Civil War veterans &
families)
10. Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU – temperance
& civic reform)
In the 1800s,
volunteerism wasn’t just service. It was survival. From fighting fires to
raising money for schools, decorating soldiers’ graves, or organizing reading
rooms, Phoenix volunteers laid the foundation of the city we know today.
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When you look at the historic maps of Rosedale and City/Loosley Cemeteries in Pioneer & Military Memorial Park, you’ll notice something unusual: rows of single graves with large plots. But why?
In the late 1800s, cemeteries needed flexibility. Single
graves were mapped out and sold for many reasons:
Some “single” graves are even present in our lots or blocks. Some people would buy graves from families or
individuals who had a plot. Many
undertakers in town bought blocks of graves.
They also used these graves as “holding places”. Before refrigeration, single graves sometimes
served as short-term resting spots until loved ones could be claimed. Some were
never moved, and those individuals remain here today.
These are just a few reasons that we know. In any case, our cemeteries show a city that
was adapting to change in an evolving frontier town.
Dayton Reed was born on 22 Dec 1841 in Millbrook, Wayne County, Ohio. He was one of seven children born to James Reed and Mary Ann Keister. Since Dayton’s father was a millwright, young Dayton learned this craft along with farming.
Dayton had married Sarah Ordway on December 27, 1871 in Richland, Ohio. However, the marriage seems to have ended with each party going his own way. By 1880, Sarah was living with her widowed father back in Belleville, Ohio. Since the census describes Sarah’s father as consumptive, she may have gone there to care for him. No evidence of divorce has been found, and Sarah did not remarry until after Dayton’s death.
Around 1873, Dayton moved to Los Angeles, California, where he continued to teach for 12 years. He then moved to Arizona where he became a principal for the Phoenix Public School system in 1885. He resigned that position in 1887 to enter into the more lucrative real estate and banking business in Phoenix.
On June 28, 1890, Dayton became the third principal of the Arizona Territorial Normal School (now Arizona State University) where he taught language, mathematics and pedagogy. During his brief, ten-month tenure as principal, he improved the appearance of the campus by having fencing, trees and plumbing installed. His salary was $200 a month, a generous sum for the time.
Eventually, Dayton was diagnosed with consumption and was forced to resign his position because of ill health. A long-time member of the Masons, he was elevated to Grand Master of the Phoenix lodge prior to his death. He died July 12, 1894 and was buried in the Masons Cemetery (now part of the Phoenix Military and Memorial Park).
Dayton’s sister, Eliza Jane Douglass, succumbed to cancer on February 3, 1895, and was buried next to him in the Masons Cemetery.
- by Patricia
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