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First Church of Christ, Scientist (Atlanta)

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Town or city
  
Atlanta, Georgia

Completed
  
1914

Phone
  
+1 404-892-7838

Architect
  
Arthur Neal Robinson

Country
  
United States

Opened
  
1914

Construction started
  
1913

First Church of Christ, Scientist (Atlanta)

Client
  
First Church of Christ, Scientist

Address
  
15th St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival architecture

Similar
  
Atlanta Women's Club, 1180 Peachtree, First Presbyterian Church of, Four Seasons Hotel Atla, The First Church of Christ - Sc

First Church of Christ, Scientist is the main congregation for Atlanta, Georgia’s Christian Science community. Its historic Greek revival church edifice is located on the corner of Fifteenth Street, N.E., and Peachtree Street in the city’s Midtown section and is a contributing property in the Ansley Park Historic District.

The church was opened in 1914, replacing a smaller church building at 17 West Baker Street, where services were held since 1899. The church’s architect, Arthur Neal Robinson with Edward Emmett Dougherty's firm, was also a congregant. The church claims to be the first air-conditioned building in Atlanta, having used a primitive system of involving fans blowing over blocks of ice placed in the passages beneath the floor of the main auditorium.

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First Church of Christ, Scientist (Atlanta) Wikipedia