- Christian Science Society (Grinnell, Iowa)
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Charles H. Spencer House
Location: 611 6th Avenue
Grinnell, IowaCoordinates: 41°44′52.17″N 92°43′50.14″W / 41.747825°N 92.7305944°WCoordinates: 41°44′52.17″N 92°43′50.14″W / 41.747825°N 92.7305944°W Built: late 1860s Architect: Unknown Architectural style: Carpenter Gothic Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 80001458
[1]Added to NRHP: January 25, 1980 Christian Science Society, formerly First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 611 6th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, in the United States is an historic Carpenter Gothic house that has been converted into a church. On January 25, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Charles H. Spencer House.
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History
The Charles H. Spencer House was built at the corner of 6th Avenue and Main Street in the late 1860s as a private residence. Charles H. Spencer was the founder of the First National Bank of Grinnell. There was one intermediate move before the building was moved to its present location.[2]
Current use
Christian Science Society, although it has been downgraded from First Church of Christ, Scientist is still an active Christian Science congregation.[3]
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Iowa
- First Church of Christ, Scientist (disambiguation)
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Beginner's Field Guide to Grinnell and its Environs, p. 31
- ^ The Christiam Science Journal, December 2007, p. 104
External links
- National Register listings for Poweshiek County, Iowa
- Christian Science churches in Iowa
- Beginner's Field Guide to Grinnell and its Environs
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- Christian Science churches in Iowa
- Buildings and structures in Poweshiek County, Iowa
- Carpenter Gothic architecture in Iowa
- Iowa Registered Historic Place stubs
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