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First Church of Christ, Scientist (Chicago)

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The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1897, is a historic Neo-Classical-style church located at 4017 S. Drexel Boulevard in Chicago, Illinois. It was designed by noted Chicago-based architect Solon Spencer Beman, who was renowned for the churches and other buildings that he designed in the United States. In 1923 an Aeolian-Skinner organ was installed in the church. On May 7, 1950, Grant Memorial AME Church bought the building and is its present owner. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago, is no longer in existence.[1][2][3]

Architectural style
Neo-Classical
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41.8210°N 87.6045°W / 41.8210; -87.6045
Completed
1897
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Architectural style
Neo-Classical
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41.8210°N 87.6045°W / 41.8210; -87.6045
Completed
1897
ClientFirst Church of Christ, Scientist
Design and construction
ArchitectSolon Spencer Beman
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