First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 309 East Avenue, in Elyria

Elyria, Ohio

-Community:Elyria has an extensive, although financially burdened, community food pantry and "Hot Meals" program administered through the Second Harvest Food Bank and several churches Elyria is served by Elyria Memorial Hospital.-Recreation and parks:...

, Ohio

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 is an historic structure that on July 18, 1975, was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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. It is now known as First Church Of Christ, Scientist, Elyria-Lorain.

National register listing

• First Church Of Christ, Scientist (added 1975 - Building - #75001460)
• 309 East Ave., Elyria
• Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
• Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
• Architectural Style: Late Victorian
• Area of Significance: Architecture
• Period of Significance: 1900-1924
• Owner: Private
• Historic Function: Religion
• Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
• Current Function: Religion
• Current Sub-function: Religious Structure

History

First Church of Christ, Scientist was built in 1906 by splitting an existing house in half, separating the halves and building a new section in between them. The new section consisted of an auditorium with a steep four sided roof-ceiling over it and an entrance porch facing the street.

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Ohio
• First Church of Christ, Scientist (disambiguation)
  First Church of Christ, Scientist (disambiguation)
  First Church of Christ, Scientist may refer to The First Church of Christ, Scientist .It may also refer to the following present or former branch churches of The First Church of Christ, Scientist :- Ontario :...