First Church of Christ, Scientist (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Infobox_nrhp | name =First Church of Christ, Scientist
Minneapolis, Minnesota
nrhp_type =nrhp

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location=614-620 15th Street, East

Minneapolis, Minnesota
lat_degrees = 44
lat_minutes = 58
lat_seconds = 5.8
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 93
long_minutes = 16
long_seconds = 0.13
long_direction = W
locmapin = Minnesota
area =
built =1897cite web| title =First Church of Christ Scientist| publisher =City of Minneapolis| url =http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/hpc/landmarks/15th_St_E_614-20_First_Church_of_Christ_Scientist.asp| accessdate =2007-10-15]
architect=S. J. Bowler
architecture=Beaux Arts, Renaissance, Classical Revival
added = June 20, 1986
governing_body =private
refnum=86001340cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] [cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/MN/Hennepin/State.html|title=National Register of Historic Places|date=2007-10-12|publisher=National Park Service] The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 614-620 15th Street, East, in the residential neighborhood of Elliott Park, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the first Christian Science Church building in Minnesota. It was once surrounded by Victorian homes, but most of them have been replaced by apartment buildings. The architect, S. J. Bowler designed the building in the Doric order. The facade of the building features a deep portico with two fluted columns holding up a pedimented gable.

National Register listing

*First Church of Christ Scientist (added 1986 - Building - #86001340)
*614--620 E. Fifteenth St., Minneapolis
*Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
*Architect, builder, or engineer: Bowler,S.J.
*Architectural Style: Beaux Arts, Renaissance
*Area of Significance: Architecture, Religion
*Period of Significance: 1875-1899
*Owner: Private
*Historic Function: Religion
*Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
*Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use

Current use

The building is currently vacant and is being advertised for sale by a local real estate broker. [ [http://www.ackerberg.com/614/index.html Office: First Church of Christ Scientist - The Ackerberg Group ] ]

ee also

* List of former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings

References