Methodist Episcopal Church of Glendale Sanctuary - Glendale AZ
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N 33° 32.422 W 112° 11.111
12S E 389961 N 3711823
This marker, describing the history of this beautiful sanctuary, is in the courtyard of the church building itself - 7100 block of 58th Drive, Glendale
Waymark Code: WMK84Q
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2014
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Methodist Episcopal Church of

Glendale Sanctuary

Built 1920-1928

Dedicated

February 3, 1929


This property is listed in the

National Register of Historic Places

By the United States Department of the Interior

Listed

January 11, 2006

The First United Methodist Church of Glendale was originally

chartered as the Methodist Episcopal Church of Glendale in

1894. The Sanctuary was designed by Los Angeles architects,

G. A. Faithful and L. B. Baker, and is an outstanding example of

Gothic Revival architecture. The design elements include granite

columns, arches, and a 50-foot bell tower. W. M. Mullen built the

structure with labor donated by church volunteers, at a cost of

$12,000. The distinctive characteristic of the sanctuary at the

time of construction was the unique use of "clinker" bricks.

Being heavier than regular bricks, the name "clinker" brick is

said to come from the sound the bricks would make when

banged together. The distorted shapes and intense hues of the

bricks were accidentally created when the surface of the brick

became too close to the fire, which changed them into volcanic

textures. The bricks were originally discarded, but were

discovered by builders and architects around 1920, who found

visual energy and natural beauty in their irregularity.
Marker Name: Methodist Episcopal Church of Glendale Sanctuary

Type of history commemorated: Place

County: Maricopa

Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Unknown


Year placed: Unknown

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