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First Church of Christ, Scientist (Elyria, Ohio)

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Area
  
less than one acre

Architectural style
  
Late Victorian

Opened
  
1906

Built
  
1906

NRHP Reference #
  
75001460

Added to NRHP
  
18 July 1975

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Location
  
309 East Ave., Elyria, Ohio

First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 309 East Avenue, in Elyria, Ohio, in the United States is an historic structure that on July 18, 1975, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is now known as First Church Of Christ, Scientist, Elyria-Lorain.

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National register listing

  • First Church Of Christ, Scientist (added 1975 - Building - #75001460)
  • 309 East Ave., Elyria
  • Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
  • Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
  • Architectural Style: Late Victorian
  • Area of Significance: Architecture
  • Period of Significance: 1900-1924
  • Owner: Private
  • Historic Function: Religion
  • Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
  • Current Function: Religion
  • Current Sub-function: Religious Structure

    • History

    First Church of Christ, Scientist was built in 1906 by splitting an existing house in half, separating the halves and building a new section in between them. The new section consisted of an auditorium with a steep four sided roof-ceiling over it and an entrance porch facing the street.

    Current use

    First Church of Christ, Scientist is still an active Christian Science church .

    References

    First Church of Christ, Scientist (Elyria, Ohio) Wikipedia
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