Michael Sullivan (died March 25, 1928) was a stonemason who in the 1920s built various historical structures of

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. He also built a monument in the town of

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, dedicated to Pvt.

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, a Native American, who was the first

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n to die in World War I.

Stonemason

Sullivan was born in Casa Grande, Arizona, in the late 19th century. There he became a professional stonemason. His specialty was building structures out of fieldstones. Fieldstones are the stones collected from the surface of fields where it occurs naturally. The stones used as fieldstones are building construction materials which are collected from the surface of fields where they occur naturally. In 1924, he built the cobble

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, following the design of

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architect

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. With

The largest fieldstone building to be built by Sullivan was a building for the local Presbyterian congregation which is known as “The Casa Grande Stone Church”. He accomplished this feat with the help of Los Angeles architect Robert Orr. The first service held in the church, with its glittering copper-plated dome, was in January 1928. The Casa Grande Historical Society acquired the Stone Church in June 1977. Sullivan’s last completed project was the Pvt.

monument in the town of

. Juan (April 22, 1892 – May 28, 1918) was a Native American who died in the

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of World War I. Juan was the first

n to die in the war. Sullivan did not see the dedication of this monument as he died on March 25, 1928, of a heart attack while en route to

, for a visit.

List of historic fieldstone structures

Among the structures which he built and which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places are the following:American Legion Park History
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, was built in 1920 and is located at 320 W. 8th St. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, reference #02000745. * The Stone Bungalow was built in 1921 and is located at 515 E. 3rd St. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, reference #85000995. * The Stone Warehouse was built in 1922 and is located in the rear of the building at 119 Florence St. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, reference #85000896. * The

, built in 1924 and located at 407 N. Sacaton St. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, reference #79000425. * The Casa Grande Stone Church, built in 1927 and located at 110 W. Florence Boulevard. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, reference #78000567. * The

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, built in 1927 and located at 300 E. 8th St. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, reference #85000884. * The

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, was built in 1927 and located at 114 E. Florence Boulevard. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, reference #85000897.

Gallery of Sullivan’s historic fieldstone structures

References

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Stonemason

List of historic fieldstone structures

Gallery of Sullivan’s historic fieldstone structures

Further reading

See also

Arizona pioneers

References