First Church of Christ, Scientist (Baltimore, Maryland)

Summary


First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 102 West University Parkway, across from the campus of Johns Hopkins University, in the Tuscany-Canterbury neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States is an historic structure that on December 27, 1982, was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Baltimore, Maryland
First Church of Christ, Scientist, November 2008
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Baltimore, Maryland) is located in Baltimore
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Baltimore, Maryland)
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Baltimore, Maryland) is located in Maryland
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Baltimore, Maryland)
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Baltimore, Maryland) is located in the United States
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Baltimore, Maryland)
Location102 West University Parkway
Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates39°20′6.06″N 76°37′16.09″W / 39.3350167°N 76.6211361°W / 39.3350167; -76.6211361
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1911 (1911)
ArchitectCassell, Charles E.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.82001584[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1982

History edit

First Church of Christ, Scientist was built in 1911 by noted Baltimore architect, Charles E. Cassell, who designed the Chapel at the University of Virginia.[2][3][4]

Current use edit

First Church of Christ, Scientist is still an active Christian Science church.[5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Baltimore Architecture page on Cassell
  3. ^ Chapel at University of Virginia description
  4. ^ Maryland Historical Trust Staff (August 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Church of Christ, Scientist" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  5. ^ The Christian Science Journal, December 2007, p. 105

External links edit

  • First Church Baltimore web page Archived 2006-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Baltimore City, including photo from 1982, at Maryland Historical Trust