Iglesia La Luz del Mundo (Salt Lake City)
First Church of Christ, Scientist | |
Location | 352 East 300 South Salt Lake City, Utah United States |
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Coordinates | 40°45′45″N 111°52′50.5″W / 40.76250°N 111.880694°W |
Built | 1898 |
Architect | Walter E. Ware |
Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 76001824 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 30, 1976 |
Iglesia La Luz del Mundo is a historic church located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Originally built as the First Church of Christ, Scientist, on July 30, 1976 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
History
[edit]First Church of Christ, Scientist, was organized on July 17, 1891, and was the first Christian Science church in Utah. The church building, designed by local architect, Walter E. Ware, in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, was built in 1898 of brick and Utah Kyune sandstone. After being completely paid for, it was dedicated on November 27, 1898.[2][3]
Current use
[edit]The Christian Science Church left the building in 2002.[4] After being used for a time by Anthony's Fine Art and Antiques, the building is once again being used as a church.[5] Iglesia La Luz del Mundo has used the building since about 2006.[6]
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Salt Lake City
- List of former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings
- First Church of Christ, Scientist (disambiguation)
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Walden, David M. (1994), "Christian Science in Utah", in Powell, Allan Kent (ed.), Utah History Encyclopedia, Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, ISBN 0874804256, OCLC 30473917
- ^ State Historical Marker on property
- ^ The Christian Science Journal, December 2007, p. 114
- ^ Church in the snow
- ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher (May 29, 2013). "For this Salt Lake City church, it's the beliefs, not the building, that matter". Salt Lake City Tribune. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
External links
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- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah
- Former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings in the United States
- Churches in Salt Lake City
- Churches in Utah
- Churches completed in 1898
- 19th-century Christian Science church buildings
- 1898 establishments in Utah
- National Register of Historic Places in Salt Lake City