First Church of Christ, Scientist, Albion Avenue (Fairmont, Minnesota)
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The former First Church of Christ, Scientist located at 205 Albion Avenue (between Tilden and Forest streets), is an historic Christian Science
church building in Fairmont, Minnesota
, which was designed in the Colonial Revival style by noted Chicago
architect, Charles Draper Faulkner
,who was renowned for the churches and other buildings that he designed in the United States
and Japan
. He designed over 33 Christian Science church buildings and wrote a book called Christian Science Church Edifices which features this church as well as many others. . Built in 1937 to replace the church's previous building at 222 East Blue Earth Avenue
, its steeple
d redbrick front elevation looks west to Wards Park and beyond that to Sisseton Lake. The church is no longer in existence and the building is now the Lakeview Funeral Home.
Christian Science
Christian Science is a system of thought and practice derived from the writings of Mary Baker Eddy and the Bible. It is practiced by members of The First Church of Christ, Scientist as well as some others who are nonmembers. Its central texts are the Bible and the Christian Science textbook,...
church building in Fairmont, Minnesota
Fairmont, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,889 people and 2,962 families residing in the city. The population density was 747.5 people per square mile . There were 5,036 housing units at an average density of 345.7 per square mile...
, which was designed in the Colonial Revival style by noted Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
architect, Charles Draper Faulkner
Charles Draper Faulkner
Charles Draper Faulkner Charles Draper Faulkner Charles Draper Faulkner ((March 11, 1890 – December 31, 1979) was a Chicago-based American architect renowned for the churches and other buildings that he designed in the United States and Japan...
,who was renowned for the churches and other buildings that he designed in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He designed over 33 Christian Science church buildings and wrote a book called Christian Science Church Edifices which features this church as well as many others. . Built in 1937 to replace the church's previous building at 222 East Blue Earth Avenue
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Fairmont, Minnesota)
The former First Church of Christ, Scientist located at 222 East Blue Earth Avenue, in Fairmont, Minnesota, is an historic structure that on May 18, 1988, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is now owned by Martin County, which leases it to the Martin County Preservation...
, its steeple
Steeple
Steeple may refer to:Placenames* Steeple, County Antrim, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland* Steeple, Dorset, a hamlet in south Dorset, England* Steeple, Essex, a very small village in south Essex, England...
d redbrick front elevation looks west to Wards Park and beyond that to Sisseton Lake. The church is no longer in existence and the building is now the Lakeview Funeral Home.