First Church of Christ, Scientist (Ottawa)

First Church of Christ, Scientist is a Christian Science church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[1]

First Church of Christ, Scientist (Ottawa)
First Church of Christ, Scientist, (Ottawa)
Location280 Gilmour Street Ottawa, Ontario Centretown
CountryCanada
DenominationChristian Science
History
Consecrated1914
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)J.P. Maclaren,
Architectural typeItalianate
StyleNeoclassicism
Groundbreaking1913

History
The church in 1915.

The church was first organized in 1899. Its current Italianate style building in Centretown was designed by John Pritchard MacLaren (architect) 1913–14.[2] The church is one of only a few such buildings in Ottawa. The church maintains a Reading Room on Laurier Avenue in downtown Ottawa.

References
  1. http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/Ontario-s-Places-of-Worship/Inventory/Search-results-details.aspx?ItemID=5135 Heritage Trust
  2. John Pritchard MacLaren


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