Jordan Sales Building

Before tourism, Sedona grew apples and peaches, and this red-rock building is where the fruit was sold. George Jordan raised it around 1938 as a cooperative outlet for the orchard families of Oak Creek, his own among them, marketing the harvest that was then the canyon's cash crop. Built of the native sandstone that gives Uptown Sedona its color, it was a cornerstone of the district's early commercial life. The Jordan family's nearby ranch is now the Sedona Heritage Museum, but this storefront remembers when the town's business was fruit.

What the plaque says

Jordan Sales Building. City of Sedona Landmark No. 5. , Built circa 1938 by George Jordan as a co-op retail outlet for fruit produced and marketed by local orchard farmers, including George and his brother Walter. It was a key part in the early commercial development of Uptown Sedona and is a good example of the use of native red rock in architecture.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Sedona — 0.3 mi
  Red-rock skyline, Little Hollywood, and the town Sedona Schnebly gave her name to
• Oak Creek Canyon — 6.4 mi
  The switchback drive from red rock to ponderosa on State Route 89A
• Tuzigoot — 17 mi
  A hilltop Sinagua pueblo over the Verde, dug out of the ground in the Depression
• Montezuma Castle — 18 mi
  A five-story Sinagua cliff dwelling, misnamed for an emperor who was never here

More markers nearby

• Rollie's Camera — 0.2 mi
• Carl Richards' Garage — 0.2 mi
• The Sinagua — 0.4 mi
• Hart Pump House — 0.7 mi