First Church of Christ, Scientist (North Vancouver) explained

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Location Town:North Vancouver (city), British Columbia
Location Country:Canada
Architect:Honeyman and Curtis
Construction Start Date:1925
Completion Date:1925
Structural System:1-storey, with basement, frame
Style:Classical Revival

The former First Church of Christ, Scientist is an historic Christian Science church edifice located at 189 Keith Road on the eastern end of Victoria Park in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

It was designed in the Classical Revival style by the noted British Columbia architectural firm of Honeyman and Curtis. Built in 1925, it is a single-storey wooden building with basement. The city of North Vancouver has declared that the building is "valued for its architecture and classically-inspired details" and "distinguished by a formal central entrance and consistent, refined detailing". Saying that its: "Columns, symmetry and fenestration all contribute to its strong sense of proportion and formality", the city on January 1, 1995, designated it a primary local heritage site.[1] [2]

On January 4, 2008, First Church of Christ, Scientist sold its building to North Shore Bethel Christian Mennonite Brethren Church.[3]

References

49.3155°N -123.0711°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2412&pid=0 First Church of Christ Scientist
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20040621175018/http://www.cnv.org/server.aspx?c=3&i=127 Primary buildings
  3. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/north_shore_bethel_christian North Shore Bethel Christian Mennonite Brethren Church in Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online