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{{NRIS-only|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox NRHP
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Santa Cruz Catholic Church
| name = Santa Cruz Catholic Church
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| image = Santa Cruz Catholic Church (Tucson) from E 2.JPG
| image = Santa Cruz Catholic Church (Tucson) from E 2.JPG
| caption = The front of the Santa Cruz Catholic Church in 2012.
| caption = The front of the Santa Cruz Catholic Church in 2012.
| location = 1220 S. Sixth Ave., [[Tucson, Arizona]]
| location = 1220 S. Sixth Avenue, [[Tucson, Arizona]], [[United States|USA]]
| lat_degrees = 32
| lat_degrees = 32
| lat_minutes = 12
| lat_minutes = 12
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| built = {{Start date|1916}}–{{End date|1918}}
| built = {{Start date|1916}}–{{End date|1918}}
| architect OR builder = Granjon, Bishop Henri; Flores, Manuel
| architect OR builder = Granjon, Bishop Henri; Flores, Manuel
| architecture = Mission/spanish Revival
| architecture = [[Spanish Colonial Revival]]
| added = October 7, 1994
| added = October 7, 1994
| area = less than one acre
| area =
| governing_body = Private
| governing_body = Private
| refnum = 94001196<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
| refnum = 94001196<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''Santa Cruz Catholic Church''' is a historic church at 1220 S. Sixth Avenue in [[Tucson, Arizona]], United States. Construction began in 1916 and was finished in 1918. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1994.
'''Santa Cruz Catholic Church''' is a historic church at 1220 S. Sixth Avenue in [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]], [[Arizona]]. It was designed by Bishop Henry Granjon of Tucson and built between 1916 and 1918. The Santa Cruz Catholic Church, or Santa Cruz for short, is significant for its construction using unstabilized mud-[[adobe]] bricks. It is also the largest known mud-adobe building in Arizona, and the only surviving example of a major [[public building]] built of adobe. Santa Cruz was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1994.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="transview.org">{{Web reference | title=Santa Cruz Catholic Church NRHP Registration Form| work=| url=http://tdotmaps.transview.org/Images/HCD/IL_SantaCruzCatholicChurch.pdf| date=| year=| accessdate=2014-04-08}}</ref>

==Description==
The Santa Cruz Catholic Church was built in the [[Spanish Colonial Revival]] style witgh [[Islamic architecture|Islamic]] nuances, including a minaret-like bell tower. The overall plan is that of a long rectangular basilica adjoined by the Convento surring a courtyard. All of the building's masonry is covered with white paint and plaster. The roof is a frame of wooden trusses and decking with a low pitch. The rood is surrounded by a parapet with decorated perforations and piers with baroque finials. A small dome was added to the top of the altar when it was expanded in the 1940s. A continuous choir loft on the eastern side of the building above the entryway creates a sequence of compression at the entry, which opens up into a tall space above the nave. A rectangular skylight on the western side of the building lights up the altar.<ref name="transview.org"/>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 21:31, 8 April 2014

Santa Cruz Catholic Church
The front of the Santa Cruz Catholic Church in 2012.
Santa Cruz Catholic Church is located in Arizona
Santa Cruz Catholic Church
Location1220 S. Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Built1916 (1916)–1918 (1918)
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.94001196[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 7, 1994

Santa Cruz Catholic Church is a historic church at 1220 S. Sixth Avenue in Tucson, Arizona. It was designed by Bishop Henry Granjon of Tucson and built between 1916 and 1918. The Santa Cruz Catholic Church, or Santa Cruz for short, is significant for its construction using unstabilized mud-adobe bricks. It is also the largest known mud-adobe building in Arizona, and the only surviving example of a major public building built of adobe. Santa Cruz was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1][2]

Description

The Santa Cruz Catholic Church was built in the Spanish Colonial Revival style witgh Islamic nuances, including a minaret-like bell tower. The overall plan is that of a long rectangular basilica adjoined by the Convento surring a courtyard. All of the building's masonry is covered with white paint and plaster. The roof is a frame of wooden trusses and decking with a low pitch. The rood is surrounded by a parapet with decorated perforations and piers with baroque finials. A small dome was added to the top of the altar when it was expanded in the 1940s. A continuous choir loft on the eastern side of the building above the entryway creates a sequence of compression at the entry, which opens up into a tall space above the nave. A rectangular skylight on the western side of the building lights up the altar.[2]

  • The Santa Cruz Catholic Church in 2014.
    The Santa Cruz Catholic Church in 2014.
  • The courtyard at the front of the church.
    The courtyard at the front of the church.
  • A historical marker commemorating the construction of the building.
    A historical marker commemorating the construction of the building.
  • A historical marker near the entrance to the church, commemorating its addition to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
    A historical marker near the entrance to the church, commemorating its addition to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Santa Cruz Catholic Church NRHP Registration Form" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-04-08.
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