When a group of Paradise Valley residents heard that the iconic Ascension Lutheran Church was sold last year to make way for new luxury homes, they jumped into action to save the property designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's son-in-law and apprentice William Wesley Peters, in association with Taliesin Associated Architects.
The church, which was built in 1961 at 7100 N. Mockingbird Lane, will be razed to make way for an exclusive community of five luxury homes.
The property was one of the most significant designs produced by Taliesin Associated Architects following Frank Lloyd Wright's death in 1959, said Scott Jarson, owner, founder and president of AZ Architecture/Jarson & Jarson Real Estate.
"To me, in some ways, it's the gateway to the heart of Paradise Valley," Jarson said. "I grew up in the town of Paradise Valley less than a mile from that location. It's always been a special landmark."
