Christian Science Society (Grinnell, Iowa)

Charles H. Spencer House
Location:

611 6th Avenue

Grinnell, Iowa
Built: late 1860s
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style: Carpenter Gothic
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#:

80001458

[1]
Added to NRHP: January 25, 1980

Christian Science Society, formerly First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 611 6th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, in the United States is an historic Carpenter Gothic house that has been converted into a church. On January 25, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Charles H. Spencer House.

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History

The Charles H. Spencer House was built at the corner of 6th Avenue and Main Street in the late 1860s as a private residence. Charles H. Spencer was the founder of the First National Bank of Grinnell. There was one intermediate move before the building was moved to its present location.[2]

Current use

Christian Science Society, although it has been downgraded from First Church of Christ, Scientist is still an active Christian Science congregation.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Beginner's Field Guide to Grinnell and its Environs, p. 31
  3. ^ The Christiam Science Journal, December 2007, p. 104

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