First Church of Christ, Scientist entrance columns
This file appears in: First Church of Christ, Scientist: The church served the changing community for several decades.
Photograph of the columns at the church's entrance. The Ionic columns were constructed in pairs, with only those at the ends having a singular column on each side.
This file appears in: First Church of Christ, Scientist: The church served the changing community for several decades.
First Church of Christ, Scientist: The church served the changing community for several decades.
In 1879, Mary Baker Eddy founded the Christian Science church, and it quickly spread to DC in 1895. After hosting their religious services in members’ homes and other denominations’ churches, the…