South Scottsdale in Maricopa County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church

Old Adobe Mission

— Est: 1933 —

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 20, 2019

1. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Marker

Inscription. The first Catholic Parish and oldest standing church building in Scottsdale, Arizona. Built by hand by the Mexicans who settled here in the late 1910's.

Erected 2015 by Grand Canyon Chapter, NSDAR.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 33° 29.521′ N, 111° 55.466′ W. Marker is in Scottsdale, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is in South Scottsdale. It is at the intersection of North Brown Avenue and East First Street, on the right when traveling north on North Brown Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scottsdale AZ 85251, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert,

in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area,

and in the Tohono O’odham Nation.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once

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New Spain,

the Gadsden Purchase,

and Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Farmers State Bank (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scottsdale Grammar School / The Little Red Schoolhouse (about 400 feet away); 1921 - Sterling Drug Store (about 400 feet away); Winfield Scott Memorial (about 500 feet away); 1929 - U.S. Post Office (about 500 feet away); Herbert "Herb" R. Drinkwater (approx. 0.2 miles away); Permanent Home of the "Beavers" (approx. ¼ mile away); The Chaplain (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scottsdale.

Also see . . .
1. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church / Old Adobe Mission. (Submitted on October 20, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish. (Submitted on December 1, 2019, by Tony Gutiérrez of Phoenix, Arizona.)

Our Lady of Perpetual Help image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 20, 2019

2. Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Old Adobe Mission has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 20, 2019

3. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Marker

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Altar image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 20, 2019

4. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Altar

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 599 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 20, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.