First Church of Christ, Scientist (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. As of 2018 it is now known as Christian Science Society of Elyria-Lorain.

First Church of Christ, Scientist
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	309 East Ave., Elyria, Ohio
Coordinates	41°21′54″N 82°6′15″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1906
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	75001460[1]
Added to NRHP	July 18, 1975

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, now known as Christian Science Society, Elyria-Lorain.[2] ,

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Ohio
• First Church of Christ, Scientist (disambiguation)

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. The Christiam Science Journal, December 2007, p. 111