Arizona republican., 1922-01-01
Remarkable Building
Progress of Phoenir
In Past Two Years
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names notable in school instruction.
,ne english on one side and the
fAilerican on the other. The building
entered by a large flight of steps
S ne main entrance. In the lobby
we building Is beautiful floor
tinsrouuced to Phoenix as a new floor
lns, YET old In history, being used
centuries ago by the Italians and Ro-
mans. This floor is comnosed of ce-
ment and various small clippings of
marble OF rich cream color laid
IN panels with wide borders of black
marble. This floor after being laid
IS ground to smooth even surface,
tnen polished, and makes one Of the
most durable and beautiful floor
lngs known, yet at the same time
economical. The main corridors are
lined on both sides with steel lock-
ers for the use of students, each
locker having its own individual key
and number. The rooms are finished
IN soft tones Of gray and gray green
and are we'll lighted on one side only.
A feature Incorporated in this build
ing - the large exhaust fan installed
in the attic for the exhausting of vi
tiated air from toilet rooms and the
cafeteria and kitchen in the base
ment, the fan run by a motor which
can be speeded up to exhaust the
air, II necessary, 10 times an hour
from these rooms, thereby keeping
the rooms always well ventilated.
These two recent buildings are
only a portion of this institution and
yet with the expenditure of many
thousands of dollars the schools are
yet overcrowded, so rapid has been
the ctty's growth, and 1t Is only
a question of time until Phoenix will
see the need of the founding Of an
other high school group.
Churches Make Progress
The last few years have seen many
notable examples OF building i'm
provement in the city's religious life
led by the completion of ST. Mary's
Catholic church, designed in Span
ish colonial architecture, with it's
twin towers reaching into the sky
and crowned by their copper domes
and golden crosses. emblamatic of
its teachings. Only the zeal and
faith of its sons and daughters. cou-
pied with the untiring efforts Of the
clergy, have made possible this ex-
ample of church architecture SUR
rounded on every side with its build
ings devoted to the education of it's
children, administered to by the life
sacrificing work of the Order Of the
Sister of st. Joseph. What Catholic
but can proudly lift his head among
the multitude and from the desert
point proudly at the flaming cross
seen across the valleys of waving
grain and trees and say, II have
helped to make this possible" All
citizens of whatever creed or relig-
ious belief cannot but feel proud that
their community can exhibit such
aspiring architectural examples of
man in the Faith of Our Fathers"
Trinity Cathedral
What citizen has not felt inspired
when driving nortn on First avenue
to see at the end of this tree lined
street the very recently completed
Trinity Episcopal cathedral, con-
, structed with it's velvety warm pink
and buff tones of Arizona's native
stone, "Tufa.'
The saw and tool marks of mans
handiwork accept and enhance this
heritage of nature. A depression here
from the subject relative to this
beautiful product may prove Of in
terest.
This stone was formed by depos7
it's of volcanic ash and mineral Stag
interspersed here and there with
small pieces of flint and pebbles Of
various mineral structure, all pressed
together and moulded in natures
workshop. and then left for the en-
terprising seeker of beauty. This
stone, slightly soft when quarried,
soon hardens in the air and colors
: and ages beautifully, comparable in
many respects to that famous stone
OF Italy, "Travertine," which the ar
chitects. artists and builders of the
renaissance period so wonderfully
worked and used. Why should the
prospective builder send out for ma
terials when this stone lies at the
citys door ready for use?
OF this beautiful stone the Episco-
pal Cathedral has been constructed
throughout. This edifice is indeed
fine acquisition to the church arch
itecture Of Phoenix, the church de-
Z signed in Spanish colonial style, with
beautifully proportioned ebell turret
and the building is simple direct
expression of the plan which has q
long nave without transepts, the nave
ending at the altar rail where the
chancel, raised a few steps his er
is placed; the chancel abuts the
sanctuary which is again raised 6
few steps and wherein q beautiful
stone altar has been placed. Th'
ceiling of the church is of true ant
honest construction, leaving exposed
the redwood trusses and purlins lef
to color by age.
At right angles to the church prop
er is the cathedral house, now SOM
years completed. The court formed
by the walls of the nave and cathed
raj house can be beautifully planted
as a church garden and with tn
outdoor pulpit on one side OF tn
court will make fine evening meet
ing place. The bishops residence !
on the west side of the church AM
with it's we'll planted grounds make
quite a charming place. The plentinl
put out few years ago has not ha
sufficient time to mature, but show
the value of planting in the improve
appearance Of a house. The Who'll
group makes a very convincing i'm
preston upon the recent arrival an
only needs the softening hand of ma
ture to make it invaluable.
New Central M. {. Church
Compare the present Central Meth
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