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Holy Houses!
Midcentury Modern Churches from the Iconic Age of Phoenix

By Walt Lockley and Alison King
First Christian
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Glass and Garden
AZ State Mental Hospital Chapel
St. Maria Goretti
Unitarian Universalist
Los Arcos Methodist
Crossroads United Methodist
St. Vincent de Paul
Paradise Valley United Methodist
Creighton Christian
  
Photography by Walt Lockley, Alison King, Yuri Artibise, Purple Nickel ©2007-08

Creighton Christian Church

2131 E Thomas Rd.
Phoenix, AZ
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The Creighton Church is Ralph Haver's earliest and only solo attempt at church design.

Built in 1947 it is a strange colllision between early Haver-home styling and classic roadside Googie architecture.

 

 

A similar sweepint roof and steeple would be used on Orangewood Presbyterian Church in 1960, for which Ralph Haver and Associates did preliminary site work.

Large butresses support the six corners of the sweeping roofline. An early example of using fenestrated block (and in this case slump block) screens the electrical area

 

 

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