St. Mary's Church-Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church
National Register of Historic Places

St. Mary's Church-Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church

Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona
Listed
January 30, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78000552

About this property

Old St. Mary's Church – formerly Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, and also known as "The Old Church: – at 230 East University Avenue in Tempe, Arizona, is a historic church at the built in 1903 and designed in the Romanesque Revival style by Father Severin Westhoff. It is the longest standing church in the Phoenix metropolitan area and served as a Catholic parish for the Tempe area until 1968, when it became home to the Arizona State University Newman Center. It currently serves as home to Mary College at ASU, a center for Catholic Studies formed in partnership between the University of Mary and Arizona State University, the Diocese of Phoenix, and the All Saints Catholic Newman Center. The Newman Center's offices and chapel stand adjacent to the historic church. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 under the name "Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church". It is the only example of Romanesque Revival architecture in the Tempe area, and one of only a few in Arizona.

Location

Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona
33.42214, -111.93528

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

Camp Papago Park (German POW Escape 1944)
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2.4 mi
Pueblo Grande Hohokam Conflict
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4.8 mi
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5.1 mi
Hohokam Defensive Compound – Pueblo Grande
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When was St. Mary's Church-Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church listed on the National Register?

St. Mary's Church-Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 30, 1978.

What type of historic resource is St. Mary's Church-Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church?

St. Mary's Church-Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for St. Mary's Church-Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1903.

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