First Church of Christ, Scientist (New Bern, North Carolina)

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Location406 and 408 Middle St., New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°6′29″N77°2′22″W / 35.10806°N 77.03944°W / 35.10806; -77.03944
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1907 (1907)
ArchitectSimpson, Herbert Woodley
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 73001321 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 2, 1973

First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1907, is an historic Christian Science church building located at 406-408 Middle Street, in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, in the United States. It was designed in the Classical Revival style by prolific local architect Herbert Woodley Simpson. [2]

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On October 2, 1973, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [3] [4]

First Church of Christ, Scientist, New Bern, is still an active Christian Science congregation. [5]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (June 1972). "First Church of Christ, Scientist" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. National Register listings for Craven County
  4. NC State Archives collection on Herbert Woodley Simpson
  5. Christian Science Journal, December 2007, p. 110