Brophy College Chapel is a chapel at Brophy College Preparatory, a Jesuit high school in Phoenix, Arizona. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
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| Location | 4701 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 33°30′18″N 112°4′19″W / 33.50500°N 112.07194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Lescher & Mahoney; E. J. Wasielewski |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival |
| MPS | Religious Architecture in Phoenix MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000747[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 10, 1993 |
History and architecture
editThe building was constructed in 1928 along with the original school as a donation from Mrs. William Henry Brophy in memory of her late husband.[2] The Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival building was built from brick with stucco facing, along with clay tile for the roof. The chapel is a two and a half tall square building measuring 100x100 feet. Pilasters divide the building into vertical bays. It was designed by Lescher & Mahoney, architects who designed several other NRHP-listed buildings in Phoenix.
Situated along Phoenix's Central Avenue in mid-town, the bell tower of the chapel, which is 135 feet (41 m) tall and topped with a dome and cross, is the focal point of the campus and serves as Brophy's logo.
Interior architecture
editThe building's altar is pink tufa, quarried near Wickenburg, designed in a Mexican baroque style.[2] A painting of the Holy Family by an unknown Italian artist of the 15th century is framed above. Inside the sacristy, a 1670 crucifix from the Monk's Cemetery at Evaux in France is hung.
Local blacksmiths built the heavily Spanish-inspired wrought iron chandeliers. Other metalwork includes the original Communion rail, moved after Vatican Council II to a side altar.[2]
The stained glass windows were executed in Dublin, Ireland, by the artists of An Tur Gloine. All except one in the choir loft had been ordered by 1934; a local artist was commissioned to create this remaining window in 1985.[2]
Parish use
editIn 1928, St. Francis was the second parish established in Phoenix. The Brophy chapel served the parish until 1959.[2]
References
edit- The NRHP nomination form (not available through NPS Focus)
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