Miracle Valley Property Viewing
Our board, contractors, inspector, and preservationist viewed the property in late Sept. 2024. View our photos, thoughts on its current state and restoration plans.
The auction for this property ends this Friday, October 4th which we’re expecting God to help us win. Your support at this time will go towards the purchase and immediate restoration needs thereafter. Enjoy the viewing!
TABERNACLE
This iconic historic 30,000sqft Tabernacle was built in 1958. The foyer and second-story Prayer Tower above were both added in 1967 and became the focal point for this property which was known as the Revival Camp Meeting Capital of the World. It’s structurally sound and ready to be restored, so 2,500+ can visit at a time for generations to come.
Front entrance of tabernacle foyer. We’ll need to re-roof and re-render the exterior, but the shape will be preserved and the structure is in great shape. Our contractors and engineers are pleased with the steel structure and believe it will hold the building up for decades to come.
The interior of the prayer tower has been abated of asbestos by the County and is ready for restoration. We’re looking forward to welcoming people from near and far to be with God in this sacred space set apart for time with Him. You can see the valley and mountains in all directions.
The historic mural is doing really well considering the exposure to rain and sun over the years. We’ve been in contact with the daughter of the original artist who has experience and wants to help us restore it.
This side entrance near the tabernacle stage is a great example of the overgrowth across the property which once cleared will give the property a lease of new life.
Our Vice-President Dan Jones (left) in the Tabernacle foyer speaking with Cochise County Permitting and Development Services staff (right).
There is lots of parking space outside the tabernacle. Once it’s restored it will be a blessing to many for generations to come!
HEALING ROOMS (AKA, “POOL OF BETHESDA”)
This 9,500sqft building historically called the “Pool of Bethesda” was used to pray for the sick, where countless thousands were healed by the power of God. In recent decades it was used as an elderly care facility. This building has a newer roof and is in good shape structurally, as well as its interior. We may prepare it for immediate use, with the aim to convert it back to a larger meeting space later in the restoration process.
Front entrance of healing rooms, (tabernacle is behind photographer). This is an overgrown spacious parking area which wraps around three sizes of the building.
The blocks were all hand made on site and are in excellent condition. The style of block laying adds a lot of Mid-Century personality to this spiritually significant building.
Currently there are bathrooms at the end with individual bedrooms throughout this end, with larger gathering spaces behind.
One of the smaller gathering spaces. With a bit of clean up this property will be ready for use quickly.
JUNIOR CLASSROOMS
One of three buildings historically used for Bible school use, this was a 6,300sqft building with junior classrooms. In the late 1990’s it was converted into a daycare space with smaller rooms and an open space. We’ll be able to do minimal work on this before it’s ready for use.
Front entrance of the building. The roof has a great deal of life left in it.
Directly inside the front entrance. Additional rooms go back quite a ways into the building behind this photo.
LIBRARY & STUDY HALL
One of three buildings historically used for Bible school use, this 6,200sqft building was the library and study hall. Asbestos was found in the window frames so these were removed by the County and everything boarded up. We’ll need to clean but renovate and the structure is solid.
Entrance to the library is on the side. The structure needs some attention but is sound and able to be saved.
The organization who last had possession of the land collected for the purpose of holding flea markets. The County have removed a lot across the property but this building will have some to clean up. It is in solid condition and ready for windows, flooring and new paint, etc.
SENIOR CLASSROOMS
One of three buildings historically used for Bible school use, this 6,000sqft building was the Bible school senior classrooms. In the years after A. A. Allen, the spanish Bible college who occupied the property also used this as classrooms which remain. The County abated asbestos by removing these window frames and boarding the building up. It will be a speedy restoration of this building once a new roof is on it.
The side of this building has entrances into the classroom spaces.
This is one of a few classrooms in this building. It won’t take long to get these into use once again.
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
This 6,200sqft building historically used for administration is larger than the classrooms, library and study hall, with a large open space and small offices. It needs some renovation but will be straight-forward to restore with it being in relatively decent shape due to its fairly new roof.
This building looks out on the beautiful Huachuca Mountains. Some of the older trees on the property provide shade. It will be a wonderful meeting space in the future which will serve medium sized group activities and events, and will no doubt serve many purposes.
This historically had a lobby space with several Bible school offices. (In the back of the property in the other 50,000sqft building which burned down in 1982 were all other offices, the mail room, publishing, record pressing and more.) This is in quite good shape and needs some re-configuring of layout for fresh purpose.
GIRLS DORMS
The dorms are in the worst shape on the property, but the structure is handmade block which is standing the test of time and exposure. This girls dormatory has had no work done by the County. You can clearly see the roof falling in, trash and building material everywhere. However the block structure, entry fireplace and room walls are all structurally sound and able to be restored if we act now. This is slated for demolition by the County if the auction is not successful. It will house countless thousands of people each year once restored.
The front entrance in the center with its right and left wings, make this a spacious dormatory for groups to come and stay comfortably once restored. This courtyard will be ready once again as a gathering place.
This shows some of the most desperate looking space on the property. To the untrained eye, this looks unable to be saved. But, our team have generations of experience in saving historic properties and we’re not daunted by this project. Instead, we see it’s potential and are excited!
BOYS DORMS
The boys dorms are in the very worst shape on the property. However, like the girls dorms and many buildings on the property, the structure is handmade block which is standing the test of time and exposure. This boys dormatory has had a lot of work done by the County. This building endured a fire which consumed the roof across the structure. They’ve cleaned it all up to give the best chance of restoration under new ownership. You can clearly see the roof is mainly gone. It’s essentially a blank block structure with clear room layout, ready for restoration. This is slated for demolition by the County if the auction is not successful. It will house countless thousands of people each year once restored.
Front entrance to the boys dormitory. Like the girls dormitory, it will need a new roof, windows and a lot of clean up with the renovations on this building but it’s structurally sound due to quality original construction.
If you compare this to the girls dorm entry like this, you’ll see this may have had a fire, but it’s closer to being restoration ready with all the work the County put in to cleaning it up.
Each dorm has a full apartment at the tip of both wings historically used by dorm parents. This is a structurally sound shell ready for restoration.
The later fitted AC units will be replaced and fitted on the roof for better head space. The rooms have beautiful views of the mountains and are excellent for groups who will come to stay.
APARTMENTS
This historic building hosts seven, one-bedroom apartments which were created for married couples attending A. A. Allen’s Bible school. They were beginning to be renovated in recent years prior to the property being taken for back taxes. The roof needs replaced and then restoration can begin for these. They can become a mixture of property manager housing and suites for guests with a variety of spacious layouts.
The front of this building looks out onto the property courtyard with stunning views of the mountains out back.
You can see how far some of the renovations got in some of the apartments. All are in fair yet pleasantly reasonable shape.
From the front door of the apartments, you spill into a living space, then dining area with kitchen on the right at the back. A hallway through the middle right takes you to to the full bathroom and spacious bedroom.
Some of the original kitchen cabinets are in these apartments, a nod to the 1960’s iconic Mid-Century designs.
RV RESTROOMS & FIRE HOUSE
Though these buildings were not particularly significant historically, they are structures which can be useful once again with some restoration.
This RV Restrooms building (aka “Shower House”) sits in the middle of the RV parking spaces and historically had laundry, showers and toilets. The wooden bricks are structurally sound but the wooden roof and wall structures are unusable and will need re-built with fresh lumber, so we can make this a useful space for RV campers once again.
The old fire house building (left) towards the back of the property was added after the A. A. Allen days for the Palominas Fire District and has been out of use for decades. It’s a sound structure which can be used for storage if needed.
CAFETERIA
This Frank Loyd Wright style building is a favorite for all who visit with its wooden beams, blocks made on site in 1958 and its high slatted windows. It served as a chapel and cafeteria combination at the start until being dedicated to cafeteria use. The structure is in great condition and once cleaned up will become a wonderful dining space for many coming from near and far.
The cafeteria building needs cleaned and brought up to code, but is in excellent condition considering its age and lack of maintenance. Clearing up the land will reveal this favorite building quickly.
This space hosted many Bible school students for decades, where reports of God ministering to them over meals shared together were frequent. This building is special and with good reason. We’re looking forward to restoring it which will not be hard once the trash is removed.
This kitchen space will be re-opened up to the dining hall (right). It is structurally sound and needs fully stripped and brought up to code along with the walk-in fridge and freezer directly ahead, the pantry/storage behind on the left and restroom.
Rebekah taking photos of the cafeteria building with her back to the tabernacle where you can walk straight into the dining hall. Its roof is in good condition as is the block and wood structure.
PROPERTY & GROUNDS
Now that you’ve seen individual structures across the property, we want you to see the property and grounds.
Outlined is the 37.54 acre property with the RV park in the top left which you go past to get to the cafeteria then tabernacle on left. The healing rooms are centered on the courtyard. Going past this on the far right is the apartments and at the back is the two dorms. Finally the other buildings are in the left corner. The bottom foundation pad was removed.
This recent drone shot by the County in the summer shows the boys dorm roof removed (bottom right) and the $251K+ work they completed prior to monsoon season which has increased the plant overgrowth throughout.
There are a lot of infrastructure matters to address on the property including the possibility of re-wiring the electric underground. There are excellent spaces for relaxation and prayer all over the grounds.
Each of the buildings have ample parking around them including here by the healing rooms looking out from the apartments to the tabernacle. Clearing the ground will be a speedy improvement.
A. A. Allen’s son Paul Allen took this photo, which overlooks the cafeteria and tabernacle. It’s going to take work to clear the grounds but will be wonderful once completed.
Our Treasurer Steve Allen (left) with Karole George (middle) and his grandson Dan Workman (right). Steve’s dad was responsible in 1958-60s for constructing most of the buildings, some with the help of Karole. All three are experienced and respected contractors who are looking forward to lending their expertise to restore the property.
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