# Luhrs Building

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{{short description|Historic building in Arizona}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox building
| name             = Luhrs Building
| image            = Luhrs Building.jpg
| caption          = Luhrs Building, 2006
| location         = [Phoenix, Arizona](/source/Phoenix%2C_Arizona)
| address          = 11 West Jefferson Street
| groundbreaking_date = 1923
| completion_date  = May 14, 1924
| architect        = [Trost & Trost](/source/Trost_%26_Trost)
| cost             = $553,000
| floor_count      = 10
| architectural_style = [Beaux-Arts](/source/Beaux-Arts_architecture)
| height           = 136 ft (41 m)
| elevator_count   = 3
| main_contractor  = Jay J. Garfield
| developer        = George H. N. Luhrs
}}

The '''Moxy Phoenix Downtown''' is a hotel located in the '''Luhrs Building''', a historic ten-story office building located at 11 West Jefferson in  [Downtown Phoenix](/source/Downtown_Phoenix), [Arizona](/source/Arizona). It was listed on the [Phoenix Historic Property Register](/source/Phoenix_Historic_Property_Register) in 1990,<ref>{{cite web | title=Phoenix Historic Property Register | url=https://www.phoenix.gov/pddsite/Documents/HP/pdd_hp_pdf_00118.pdf | publisher=City of Phoenix | accessdate=May 21, 2018 | date=March 2018}}</ref> and on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 2024. It was built by local businessman George H. N. Luhrs, an original Phoenix City Council member from 1881–85, at a cost of $553,000 [USD](/source/USD), and opened on May 17, 1924. At the time, it was the tallest building in Phoenix and was said to be the largest building between [El Paso](/source/El_Paso) and [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles).<ref name=republican>{{cite news | title=Luhrs Building Monument to Pioneer of Valley | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20250080/arizona_republic/ | accessdate=May 21, 2018 | work=Arizona Republican | date=May 17, 1924}}</ref> In 2009, the building was renovated with the help of a $500,000 historic preservation grant.<ref>{{cite news | last1=Pela | first1=Robrt L. | title=The Luhrs Building, Featured in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Has Been Spared – For Now | url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/the-luhrs-building-featured-in-alfred-hitchcocks-psycho-has-been-spared-for-now-6433168 | accessdate=May 21, 2018 | work=Phoenix New Times | date=July 1, 2010}}</ref>

On May 30, 2014, '''Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour''' a now awarding winning cocktail lounge located on the ground floor of the building opens.
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/dining/2014/05/29/bitter-twisted-cocktail-parlour-opens-phoenix/9737351/ | title=5/30: Bitter & Twisted Cocktail bar opens in Phoenix }}</ref>

On December 29, 2023, the Moxy Phoenix Downtown hotel opened in the converted and restored structure.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article129655.html | title=The Moxy Phoenix Downtown Hotel Opens in Phoenix., AZ }}</ref>

==Architecture==
The L-shaped Luhrs Building was designed in the [Beaux-Arts style](/source/Beaux-Arts_architecture) by the [El Paso](/source/El_Paso%2C_Texas) architectural firm of [Trost & Trost](/source/Trost_%26_Trost). The building is faced with brown [brick](/source/brick), with elaborate [marble](/source/marble) ornamentation on the uppermost two floors, and a heavy [cornice](/source/cornice) at the top. Jay J. Garfield, a well known local builder was the contractor for the building.<ref>{{Cite web|title=7 Mar 1923, Page 1 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/117029871/?terms=luhrs%20building&match=1|access-date=2021-11-20|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}}</ref>

The building's ground floor was leased by the US Treasury Dept. from 1924–1935. The 7th–10th floors were the original location of the Arizona Club, including dining rooms, lounges, a library, and bedrooms for club members.<ref name=republican/> When the Arizona Club moved out of the Luhrs Building in 1971, the upper floors were also converted to office floor space. The 6th floor was originally occupied by [Standard Oil](/source/Standard_Oil).<ref name=republican/>

==See also==
* [Luhrs Tower](/source/Luhrs_Tower) – ''built in 1929, adjacent to the Luhrs Building''.
* [List of historic properties in Phoenix](/source/List_of_historic_properties_in_Phoenix)
* [Phoenix Historic Property Register](/source/Phoenix_Historic_Property_Register)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/phxod-moxy-phoenix-downtown/overview/ Moxy Phoenix Downtown official website]

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{{Succession box
| before=[Arizona State Capitol](/source/Arizona_State_Capitol)
| title=[Tallest Building in Phoenix](/source/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Phoenix)
| years=1924—1927<br /><small>42m</small>
| after=[Westward Ho](/source/Westward_Ho_(Phoenix))
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Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Phoenix, Arizona
Category:Trost & Trost buildings
Category:Beaux-Arts architecture in Arizona
Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1924
Category:Hotels established in 2023
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Phoenix, Arizona

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