Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
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The former Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, built between 1929 and 1930, is an historic Christian Science
church building located at 3069 North Downer Avenue / 2519 E. Kenwood Boulevard) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
. Designed in the Georgian Revival style of architecture by the noted Chicago
-based architect Charles Draper Faulkner
, the building features a redbrick exterior with Bedford limestone
trim. The first services in the completed building were held on June 29, 1930. Sometime after 1996 Fourth Church relocated to 2011 East Capitol Drive in Shorewood, Wisconsin
. Today the building is the Chinese Christian Church of Milwaukee'
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 located at 3069 North Downer Avenue / 2519 E. Kenwood Boulevard) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
. Designed in the Georgian Revival style of architecture by the 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...
-based 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...
, the building features a redbrick exterior with Bedford limestone
Bedford limestone
The phrase Bedford limestone has two meanings:*in the USA it refers to Indiana Limestone*in England it refers to Cornbrash...
trim. The first services in the completed building were held on June 29, 1930. Sometime after 1996 Fourth Church relocated to 2011 East Capitol Drive in Shorewood, Wisconsin
Shorewood, Wisconsin
Shorewood is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 13,763 at the 2000 census. Howell Raines of The New York Times said in 1979 that "[t]his maplestudded town on Lake Michigan dotes on its reputation as Milwaukee's most liberal suburb."-Geography:Shorewood is...
. Today the building is the Chinese Christian Church of Milwaukee'