Christian Science Society (Steamboat Springs, Colorado)

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Location641 Oak St., Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Coordinates 40°29′10″N106°49′55″W / 40.48611°N 106.83194°W / 40.48611; -106.83194 Coordinates: 40°29′10″N106°49′55″W / 40.48611°N 106.83194°W / 40.48611; -106.83194
Arealess than one acre
Built1934
ArchitectErnest Campbell
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Rustic
NRHP reference No. 07000839 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 22, 2007

Christian Science Society, also known as Christian Science Society Building, is an historic Christian Science church building located at 641 Oak Street corner of 7th Street in Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado; Built in 1934 of logs on a rubble rock foundation with a shingle roof, it was designed and constructed by local builder Ernest Campbell in the style of architecture that has come to be known as the Rustic style. The society was organized on July 22, 1908, by local Christian Scientists, notable among whom was Margaret Crawford, who with her husband, James Crawford, had founded and named Steamboat Springs in 1875. It met at various local sites until November 4, 1934 when the first service was held in its new building. The building site purchased in 1920 had formerly been occupied by the Onyx Hotel. Christian Science churches and societies are no dedicated until they are free of debt and the Steamboat Springs society was dedicated on December 15, 1935. Regular services have been held ever since. The only significant changes in the building since 1934 have been replacing the roof with a metal one to allow snow to slide off and dropping the interior ceiling for better insulation. The side walls have also been stabilized by running several metal rods between them. On August 22, 2007, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Laureen Lafferty Schaffer, NRHP Nomination Form
  3. "Walking Tour of Steamboat Springs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-03-26.