URGENT ACTION NEEDED!
A Demolition permit has been applied for at the site of Al Beadle's White Gates residence (aka Beadle House #6). What can you do? Email a short statement of opposition to historic@phoenix.gov TODAY.
- Ask that the demolition permit for White Gates be denied.
- Ask that the HP Commissioners and HP office work with the owner, neighbors, historians and community stakeholders to come to a fruitful outcome that does not destroy our city’s architectural heritage.
- ?It helps to state your relationship to the property and any expertise you have on the topic, to lend credence and context for your perspective.
- Put “Prevent Demolition of White Gates: DESIGNATE NOW!” in the email subject.
- If you live in City Council District 6 (Arcadia/Camelback/Biltmore/Upper Central) please cc: your City Councilman Kevin Robinson at council.district.6@phoenix.gov
THANK YOU!
You can learn more about Al Beadle's White Gates residence at the Beadle Archive and here.
Alfred Newman Beadleis one of Arizona's most respected midcentury architects working in the international style. The Beadle Archive, conceived by Shawn Augustinak in 2006 and now managed by Alison King at Modern Phoenix, has been substantially updated with the cooperation of Al Beadle's family and colleagues in the last four years. Over 100 residential and 100 commercial properties exist, and several have been demolished, so only a fraction are shown here.Future plans for expansion include a complete timeline with years built, locations and proper names for all buildings, unbuilt plans and renderings, vintage photography and updated photographs of current properties. An interactive map of all properties will be made available as soon as privacy concerns are assessed, but a map of publicly accessible commercial properties and multifamily is now available. As these structures come of age we urge owners of Beadle buildings to pursue historic designation of their properties through the National Register of Historic Places and/or City of Scottsdale, Tempe & Phoenix historic registers. Beadle House #11 and Executive Towers both successfully got on the register in 2017, and Roman Roads entered the register in 2018! If you're not ready to contact the HP offices, please reach out to Modern Phoenix for assistance in getting started.   |
 
  Contributions of photography and lore are welcome! While a good deal of Beadle's body of work is remarkably intact, it is frustrating to see some of the buildings decay over the years, or their histories become swiftly forgotten. We're unearthing those tales again and hope that Arizonans recognize the work for its significance, then invest in reclamation and restoration of these iconic modern structures. Some may be close to too far gone, but we're not going to let them go without a fight. |
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 This large section of our archive got a comprehensive overhaul in 2018 |
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| Nancy Beadle | TM Uhlmann |
| Gerri Beadle | Wayne Chaney |
| Ned Sawyer | Janice Fingado |
| Eddie Jones | Richard Elardo |
| Rich Fairbourn | |
| Research Assistant: | Jennifer Gunther |
| Primary Investigator: | Alison King |
| Past Editor: | Shawn Augustinak |
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DRAWINGS
To order the book CONSTRUCTIONS about Al Beadle's work or purchase the DVD beadlearchitecture, visit Gnosis Media
