C. H. Cook Memorial Church | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | Church St., Sacaton, Arizona |
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Coordinates | 33°4′44″N 111°44′28″W / 33.07889°N 111.74111°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1887 |
Architectural style | Mission/spanish Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 75000359[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 28, 1975 |
Removed from NRHP | May 13, 2019 |
C. H. Cook Memorial Church was a historic Presbyterian church on Church Street in Sacaton, Arizona. It was a large, two-story (approximately 6,000 square feet) mission revival building built of adobe and cement. The addition of the cement allowed for the unusual height for an adobe building.[2] The church was one of the few two-story adobe buildings in Arizona, and could hold approximately 400 people.[2] There is a small cemetery in the churchyard which includes the graves of the son and first wife of Dr. Cook, who died in 1884 and 1889 respectively.[2]
The first church began in April 1889.[2] The C. H. Cook Memorial Church was constructed in 1918 and added to the National Register in 1975.[2] It was believed to be the oldest Presbyterian church in Arizona.[3] The congregation moved to a new neighboring building in the 1980s.[4]
The vacant church was destroyed in a fire on March 25, 2019.[3]