| First Church of Christ, Scientist (Ottawa) | |
|---|---|
 First Church of Christ, Scientist, (Ottawa) | |
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| 45°24′56″N75°41′28″W / 45.415583°N 75.69116°W | |
| Location | 288 Metcalfe Street Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1R8 |
| Denomination | Christian Science |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1914 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | J.P. Maclaren, |
| Architectural type | Italianate |
| Style | Neoclassicism |
| Groundbreaking | 1913 |
First Church of Christ, Scientist is a Christian Science church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. [1]
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