Country United States Opened 1905 | Completed 1905 | |
Town or city 651 Dolores St. / 95 Cumberland St.
San Francisco, California Client Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist Structural system Unreinforced masonry building Architectural styles Beaux-Arts architecture, Neoclassical architecture | ||
The former Second Church of Christ, Scientist is an historic Christian Science church building located at 651 Dolores Street, corner of Cumberland Street, across from Dolores Park in the Mission District of San Francisco, California. Built in 1905, it was designed by noted San Francisco architect William H. Crim in the Classical Revival and Beaux Arts styles of architecture. Its crowning glory is its massive wood-framed truss system dome which rests on the octagonal walls of the auditorium.
Due to the dwindling size of its congregation and the increased cost of maintaining such a large building, the building was sold in 2012 to commercial property developer Siamak Akhavan, who previously bought Golden Gate Lutheran Church at 601 Dolores Street and converted into his own home. His plan for the former Second Church is to convert it into four residential units.
Second Church of Christ, Scientist is now located at 2287 Mission Street, near 19th Street.