First Church of Christ, Scientist (St. Louis, Missouri) explained

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Partof:Holy Corners Historic District
Partof Refnum:75002138
Coordinates:38.6491°N -90.2645°W
Built:1903-1904
Architect:Mauran, Russell & Garden
Added:December 29, 1975

First Church of Christ, Scientist, is an historic Christian Science church edifice located at 475 North Kingshighway Boulevard, corner of Westminster Place, in St. Louis, Missouri. Built in 1903–1904, it was designed as a stone building in the Classical Revival style of architecture by Edward Gordon Garden of Mauran, Russell & Garden and was the first institutional commission of that fledgling firm. Cost concerns, though, resulted in it being built of brick. It is a contributing property in the Holy Corners Historic District which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 29, 1975.[1] [2] [3] [4]

First Church of Christ, Scientist, which had been founded in 1894, still holds services in this historic building.[5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMDTR_First_Church_of_Christ_Scientist_St_Louis_MO Waymarking listing for First Church of Christ, Scientist
  2. http://stlcin.missouri.org/history/structdetail.cfm?Master_ID=2101 St. Louis City Information Network listing for First Church of Christ, Scientist
  3. http://www.landmarks-stl.org/architects/bio/edward_gordon_garden_faia_1871_1924/ Biography of Edward Gordon Garden
  4. Ivey, Paul Eli, Prayers in Stone: Christian Science Architecture in the United States, 1894-1930, Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1999, p. 20,
  5. Web site: Christian Science Churches in Greater St. Louis . October 8, 2009 . August 20, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080820113458/http://www.csinfostl.org/churches.htm . dead .
  6. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMDTR_First_Church_of_Christ_Scientist_St_Louis_MO Waymarking listing for First Church of Christ, Scientist
  7. http://stlcin.missouri.org/history/structdetail.cfm?Master_ID=2101 St. Louis City Information Network listing for First Church of Christ, Scientist