Architecture Articles (from the archives)
Obituary: architect Vere O. Wallingford
(2 Feb 1945; The Arizona Republic)

An Example of American Gothic Architecture
(1 Aug 1964; The Arizona Republic)

Papago Plan Forces Old Church to Move
(10 Nov 1969; by Marie H. Walling, The Arizona Republic)

Phoenix Historic Building Survey
(25 June 1979; by surveyor Corbit)

Historic Building Inventory Notes
(April 1988; by surveyor Steve Barduson)

Letter about City Historic Preservation Status
(14 Apr 1992; by then Pastor William Dowling)

Churches Reflect Different Visions
(11 Mar 2001; by Richard Nilsen; The Arizona Republic)
"...Grace Lutheran is the oldest Lutheran church in Phoenix...Built between 1928 and 1929 by architect Vere Wallingford (who also did Good Samaritan Hospital) and builder William Peper at a cost of $48,000...Gothic revival style, cruciform plan (cross-like shape), stained glass windows, buttressed walls, clerestories (vertical windows set high in the walls), unmatched towers and gabbleroof...Remodeled in 1960 for $120,000...Historic Preservation designation." (PDF viewer)
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