Old Adobe Mission in Scottsdale

This mission was not founded by an early Jesuit priest like some missions in Arizona, but instead was founded by Mexican families that settled in early Scottsdale needing a local Catholic Church for mass.  Beginning in 1931, the Corral family and others began making over 6000 adobe bricks by hand to be used in the building. Bob Evans, architect for the Jokake Inn, designed the building, and the church opened in 1933.  By 1956, on Miller Road, a newer version of Our Lady of Perpetual Help replaced the old adobe mission, and for years the building was used in a variety of ways, including housing the Scottsdale Symphony.  Having fallen into disrepair, the building began to be restored in 2000 and continues to be a centerpiece for the community by offering Catholic masses and ceremonies, and for a facility for local events.