First Church of Christ, Scientist (Los Angeles)

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.

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Los Angeles, California
The former First Church of Christ, Scientist (Los Angeles, California)
Location1366 South Alvarado Street
Los Angeles, California
Built1912
ArchitectElmer Grey
Architectural styleBeaux Arts, Italianate, Spanish Romanesque Revival
Part ofAlvarado Terrace Historic District (ID84000783)
LAHCM No.89
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1984[1]
Designated LAHCMJuly 7, 1971
Architectural drawing of the side view at First Church of Christ, Scientist

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.

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

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Byzantine Latino Quarter Foundation- Places Archived October 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. The Christian Science Journal, February 2007, p. 98
  4. Big Orange Landmarks page on the church

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