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Arizona Mid-Century Modern Churches

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Glass and Garden Community Church
Scottsdale, AZ

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The Glass and Garden Community Church was designed by E. Logan Campbell and built in 1965. At that time, it was known as the Glass and Garden Drive-in Church and offered outdoor services. The building now houses the Trinity Church. There were speaker poles in the parking lot like a drive-in theatre. This was especially popular with senior citizens and the handicapped. Although the speaker poles are gone, the church still offers drive-in services. The building features four-inch-thick concrete walls and a 140 foot diameter dome. Just before these photos were taken in 2012, the church was repainted, covering up the green stone aggregate and the unpainted concrete trim. In 2016, the building was repainted white again. The "Jesus Saves" sign is located around the back of the church. I don't know how old it is or where it came from. It could possibly be one of the retro signs created for the Mars Hill Church project in 2014. However, I don't see the "M" tag on the side of the sign unless it was around the other side or removed. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Los Arcos United Methodist Church [gone]
Scottsdale, AZ
The Los Arcos United Methodist Church was built from 1963-1966. It was designed by Cartmell & Rossman. The clamshell roof with 12 arches was made of thin shell concrete. The church became vacant in 1999 and was demolished in 2012 just a few months after these photos were taken. For more, see this website.

St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church
Scottsdale, AZ
The St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church was built from 1967-1972. It was designed by Wendell Rossman of Cartmell & Rossman. The roof is made of foam and is covered with gunite on the exterior and plaster on the interior. For more, see this website. [map]

First Presbyterian Church
Mesa, AZ
The First Presbyterian Church was designed by Horlbeck & Hickman and built in 1964. For more, see this website. [map]

St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Mesa, AZ
St. Peter's Lutheran Church was built in 1971. Remodeling and additions were made in 1991. Apparently, the church looked like this originally. [map]

Gibbons Mortuary Garden Chapel
Mesa, AZ
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mesa, AZ
Ascension Lutheran Church
Paradise Valley, AZ
The Gibbons Mortuary Garden Chapel was designed by Kemper Goodwin and Horlbeck, Hickman & Associates. It built in 1956. The business is now known as the Bunker Family Funerals & Cremation. For more, see this website. [map]

This Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was built in 1975. [map]

The Ascension Lutheran Church was dedicated in 1964. The church is constructed in the shape of a pentagon. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Associates at Taliesin West. [map]

Valley Presbyterian Church
Paradise Valley, AZ
The Valley Presbyterian Church appears to be from the 1960s or 1970s. [map]

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Holbrook, AZ
The Our Lady of Guadalupe Church was built in 1968. [map]

Chapel of the Holy Cross
Sedona, AZ
The Chapel of the Holy Cross was built in 1956. It was designed by Marguerite Brunswig Staude, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. For more, see this website. [map]

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