Oracle Union Church

Oracle Union Church, formerly All Saints' Church, is a historic church in Oracle, Arizona, United States.[2]

All Saints' Church
Oracle Union Church is located in Arizona
Oracle Union Church
Oracle Union Church is located in the United States
Oracle Union Church
Location705 E. American Avenue,
Oracle, Arizona
Coordinates32°36′35.2″N 110°45′59.5″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1901 (1901)
Architectural styleGothic Vernacular
NRHP reference No.84000768[1]
Added to NRHPMay 3, 1984

The small village Gothic Revival church with Spanish influences was designed by Tucson-based architect Robert Rust and built in fall 1901. Constructed of dark granite by stonemason Jesus Osoma, the small building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1984.[1] It is a non-denominational Christian church.

According to the Arizona Daily Star of September 25, 1902, “One evening a gentleman staying at the Arcadia Hotel announced his approaching marriage. At once the suggestion came, “Why not be married at Oracle?” The response was, “You have no church, and in a church we must be married.” Naturally the query followed. “Why shouldn't Oracle have a church?” There and then, the decision was made to build and three hundred dollars were subscribed at once.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Oracle Union Church was awarded the Firewise Award of the Year". Oracle Fire Department. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
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