First Church of Christ, Scientist (Forest Grove, Oregon) explained

First Church of Christ Scientist
Location:	1904 Pacific Avenue Forest Grove, Oregon
Coordinates:	45.5197°N -123.1125°W
Built:	1916
Architect:	Spencer S. Beman James S. Loynes
Architecture:	Colonial Revival
Added:	January 21, 1994
Refnum:	93001505

The former First Church of Christ, Scientist in Forest Grove, Oregon, United States, is a historic Christian Science church built in 1916. It was designed by Spencer S. Beman, son of the noted designer of Christian Science churches, Solon Spencer Beman who had died in 1914. On January 21, 1994, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

History

First Church of Christ Scientist, Forest Grove was designed by Chicago architect Spencer S. Beman, son and partner of architect, Solon Spencer Beman.^[1]

Current use

First Church of Christ Scientist, Forest Grove was downgraded to the Christian Science Society, Forest Grove,^[2] but is no longer an active Christian Science congregation.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Oregon
• First Church of Christ, Scientist (disambiguation)
• List of former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings

External links

• National Register listings for Washington County, Oregon
• Christian Science Church listings for Oregon

Notes and References

1. http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/rbarchives/rbarchcoll.html#group%20IV Artin Institute of Chicago libraries and archives: Group IVA – Pre-World War II
2. http://www.fgchamber.org/relocation.html#churches Forest Groce Chamber of Commerce list of churches
3. The Christiam Science Journal, December 2007, p. 111
4. Web site: Christian Science Church listings for Oregon . 2008-03-06 . 2008-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517151054/http://www.christianscienceusa.com/or.html . dead .