First Church of Christ, Scientist (Davenport, Iowa)

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Location 636 Kirkwood Boulevard
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates 41°32′11″N 90°33′54″W / 41.53639°N 90.56500°WCoordinates: 41°32′11″N 90°33′54″W / 41.53639°N 90.56500°W
Built 1912
Architect Clausen & Clausen
Architectural style Neoclassical
Governing body Private
MPS Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference # 84001406[1]
Added to NRHP July 27, 1984

The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 636 Kirkwood Boulevard, in Davenport, Iowa, United States, is an historic structure that on July 27, 1984, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is now the Harvest Time Family Worship Center.

History

First Church was established in Davenport in 1892 by 16 practitioners as a branch of the mother church in Boston.[2] They built this building, which was designed by the prominent Davenport architectural firm of Clausen & Clausen, in 1912. They opened a Christian Science Reading Room downtown. First Church moved in the 1970s to a new facility on Fairhaven Road in Davenport. This structure became the Pentecostal Deliverance Church before it was known as the Harvest Time Family Worship Center.

Architecture

The structure is a severe example of the Neoclassical style. The cross plan of the building is the only religious symbolism employed. It is very similar in that way to the original St. Anthony's Catholic Church (1836) downtown.[2] The main facade is dominated by the tetrastyle temple front with columns in antis that follow the Doric order. The main entrance into the church is recessed behind the tetrastyle "screen" and it is surmounted by a fanlight. The entry itself is made up of three openings and follows a Palladian motif. The central opening features a rounded arch. At the crossing in the center of the structure is a polygonal belvedere. The wood and concrete structure is covered with stucco.

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dennett, Muessig & Associates, Ltd. "First Church of Christ, Scientist". Davenport Community Development Department - Iowa Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-01.

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