Built 1907 LAHCM # 57 Opened 1907 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | NRHP Reference # 87000576 Designated LAHCM July 17, 1968, Area 2,400 m² Added to NRHP 2 April 1987 | |
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Location 946 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, California Address 946 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA Architects Alfred Rosenheim, Albert C. Martin Sr. Similar Eugene W Britt House, Forthmann House, Watts Station, Foy House, McCarty Memorial Christian | ||
Second Church of Christ, Scientist is a historic former Christian Science church building located at 948 West Adams Boulevard, in the West Adams district of Los Angeles, California. It is now the Art of Living Center Los Angeles.
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History
Designed by noted Los Angeles architect Alfred H. Rosenheim in the Classical Revival style of architecture, it was built in 1910.
On July 17, 1968, the City of Los Angeles designated the building a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.
The church was used as the courthouse in the crime drama Matlock and as a location for other film and TV projects.
The Art of Living Foundation
In late 2009, the Church property was sold to the non-profit Art of Living Foundation. It was restored and is used as a community center, speaking and music venue, and is a center for the Foundation's service work and breathing, meditation, and other programs. While the Art of Living Foundation has been active in Southern California since the late 1980s, it officially opened in this location on April 14, 2010.