First Church of Christ, Scientist (Elyria, Ohio)

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Location309 East Ave., Elyria, Ohio
Coordinates 41°21′54″N82°6′15″W / 41.36500°N 82.10417°W / 41.36500; -82.10417 Coordinates: 41°21′54″N82°6′15″W / 41.36500°N 82.10417°W / 41.36500; -82.10417
Arealess than one acre
Built1906
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 75001460 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 18, 1975

First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 309 East Avenue, in Elyria, Ohio, in the United States is an historic structure that on July 18, 1975, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. As of 2018 it is now known as Christian Science Society of Elyria-Lorain.

Contents

National register listing

History

First Church of Christ, Scientist was built in 1906 by splitting an existing house in half, separating the halves and building a new section in between them. The new section consisted of an auditorium with a steep four sided roof-ceiling over it and an entrance porch facing the street.

Current use

First Church of Christ, Scientist is still an active Christian Science church, now known as Christian Science Society, Elyria-Lorain. [2] ,

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. The Christiam Science Journal, December 2007, p. 111