Christian Science Society (Nanaimo)

Christian Science Society
20 Chapel Street, Nanaimo
General information
Architectural style	Classical Revival.
Town or city	Nanaimo, British Columbia
Country	Canada
Construction started	1900-1910 built as house
Completed	1932 renovated to church
Technical details
Structural system	1-storey. frame, 1932 set on concrete foundation & stuccoed
Design and construction
Architect	D.G. Edgell/Phil Forte

Christian Science Society, also called the Christian Science Society Building, is an historic single storey style Christian Science church edifice located at 20 Chapel Street in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. It was built between 1900 and 1910 as a single-family house and was known as the McDonald Property. In 1932 it was converted to church use by being placed on a concrete foundation and having its exterior stuccoed while the interior was gutted and remodeled for its new use. Citing the building as a "good example of early adaptive re-use" and '"very good example of Classical Period Revival architecture", albeit "a very modest rendition of the style", the city designated it a local heritage site on October 7, 2002.^{[1] [2]}

Christian Science Society is still an active congregation listed in the Christian Science Journal.^[3]

References

1. ^ City of Nanaimo Heritage Register - Christian Science Society Building
2. ^ Canada's Historic Places full listing for Christian Science Society Building
3. ^ Christian Science Journal, February 2007, p. 88.

See also

• List of national historic sites of Canada

Coordinates: 49°10′9.09″N 123°56′18.18″W / 49.1691917°N 123.9383833°W / 49.1691917; -123.9383833