C.H. Cook Memorial Church

C. H. Cook Memorial Church was a historic 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]

C. H. Cook Memorial Church
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Church St., Sacaton, Arizona
Coordinates	33°4′44″N 111°44′28″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1887 (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

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 is believed to be the oldest Presbyterian church in Arizona.[3]

The church was destroyed in a fire on March 25, 2019.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Wilson, Marjorie (3/6/1975). "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM". NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. Retrieved 2019-03-27. Check date values in: |date= (help)
3. Writer, MELISSA ST AUDE, Staff. "Community mourns loss of historic Sacaton church". PinalCentral.com. Retrieved 2019-03-27.