First Church of Christ, Scientist (Los Angeles)
Historic church in California, United States
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The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1912, is a historic Christian Science church edifice located at 1366 South Alvarado Street in Pico-Union, Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles, California
First Church of Christ, Scientist Los Angeles, California | |
The former First Church of Christ, Scientist (Los Angeles, California) | |
| Location | 1366 South Alvarado Street Los Angeles, California |
|---|---|
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Elmer Grey |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts, Italianate, Spanish Romanesque Revival |
| Part of | Alvarado Terrace Historic District (ID84000783) |
| LAHCM No. | 89 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 17, 1984[1] |
| Designated LAHCM | July 7, 1971 |
The former church is a Historic district contributing property in the Alvarado Terrace Historic District, which was added on May 17, 1984, to the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It is also a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.
History
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The First Church of Christ, Scientist was designed by noted Los Angeles architect, Elmer Grey in a mixture of Beaux Arts—Italianate—Spanish Romanesque Revival styles.[2]
The church building was sold in 1972 and was used as a synagogue for a time. It then become the Los Angeles branch of the ill-fated Disciples of Christ church, known as the Peoples Temple, led by the Reverend Jim Jones. First Church of Christ, Scientist, is no longer listed in the Christian Science Journal.[3]
It is now a Spanish-speaking Seventh-day Adventist church called Iglesia Adventista Central.[2][4]
