Built late 1860s Architectural style Carpenter Gothic | NRHP Reference # 80001458 Added to NRHP 25 January 1980 | |
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Location 611 6th Avenue
Grinnell, Iowa Similar Mears Cottage, Poweshiek County Courthouse, Merchants' National Bank | ||
Christian Science Society, formerly First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 611 6th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, in the United States is an historic Carpenter Gothic house that has been converted into a church. On January 25, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Charles H. Spencer House.
History
The Charles H. Spencer House was built at the corner of 6th Avenue and Main Street in the late 1860s as a private residence. Charles H. Spencer was the founder of the First National Bank of Grinnell. There was one intermediate move before the building was moved to its present location.
References
Christian Science Society (Grinnell, Iowa) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA