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The Corpstein Duplex
Located at 5th Avenue & Roosevelt Street
in the historic Roosevelt District in Phoenix, Arizona
The Corpstein Duplex, constructed ca. 1920 for Avery A.
Corpstein, a prominent Phoenix businessman, was designed by architect Lester
Byron. The duplex is architecturally significant as one of four outstanding
examples of Prairie School bungalows in central Phoenix. Each unit of the duplex
has a rectangular box-like mass at the ground floor, which is bounded on two
adjacent sides by colonnaded porches and is crowned by a smaller sleeping room.
The first floor has a broad, low-pitched, hipped roof which projects beyond the
porch as a deep overhang. The visual effect of horizontal planes floating is
achieved by the detailing at the columns. The heavy columns do not reach the
roof soffit, but rather change to slender wood columns with brackets. This kind
of detailing to emphasize the horizontal planes is typical of an unusual
variation of the Prairie School, the "Aeroplane Bungalow." The architectural
elements are reminiscent of the struts and wings of the earliest airplanes. The
walls are finished with gray plaster and trimmed in white. The yard is contained
by low concrete retaining walls. The Corpstein Duplex, located in historic
Roosevelt Square in central Phoenix, is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places.
Stained Glass at Entryway: Designed and produced by
Maureen McGuire. Gift from PMS Inc.
Restoration Architect:
Gerald Doyle and Associates
Developer: PMS Inc., Phillip Gordon, President
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