First Church of Christ, Scientist (Los Angeles)
First Church of Christ, Scientist Los Angeles, California | |
U.S. Historic district Contributing property | |
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #89 | |
The former First Church of Christ, Scientist (Los Angeles, California) | |
| Location | 1366 South Alvarado Street Los Angeles, California |
|---|---|
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Elmer Grey |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts, Italianate, Spanish Romanesque Revival |
| Part of | Alvarado Terrace Historic District (#84000783) |
| LAHCM # | 89 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 17, 1984[1] |
| Designated LAHCM | July 7, 1971 |
Architectural drawing of the side view at First Church of Christ, Scientist
The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1912, is an historic Christian Science church edifice located at 1366 South Alvarado Street in Pico-Union, Los Angeles, California.
The former church is a Historic district contributing property in the Alvarado Terrace Historic District, which was added on May 17, 1984, to the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It is also a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.
Contents
1 History
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
History
The First Church of Christ, Scientist was designed by noted Los Angeles architect, Elmer Grey in a mixture of Beaux Arts—Italianate—Spanish Romanesque Revival styles.[2]
The church building was sold in 1972 and was used as a synagogue for a time. It then become the Los Angeles branch of the ill-fated Disciples of Christ church, known as the Peoples Temple, led by the Reverend Jim Jones. First Church of Christ, Scientist, is no longer listed in the Christian Science Journal.[3]
It is now a Spanish-speaking Seventh-day Adventist church called Iglesia Adventista Central.[2][4]
See also
- Second Church of Christ, Scientist
- List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles
- List of former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles
- First Church of Christ, Scientist (disambiguation)
References
^ ab National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab Byzantine Latino Quarter Foundation- Places Archived October 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ The Christian Science Journal, February 2007, p. 98
^ Big Orange Landmarks page on the church
External links
Media related to First Church of Christ, Scientist (Los Angeles, California) at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 34°02′43″N 118°17′01″W / 34.045315°N 118.283589°W / 34.045315; -118.283589
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