First Church of Christ, Scientist (Seattle)

First Church of Christ, Scientist Building is an historic Christian Science church located at 1519 East Denny Way / 1841 16th Avenue on the corner of East Denny Way and 16th Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Designed in the Classical Revival style, it was built of Bedford limestone between 1906 and 1909. Established in August 1896, First Church first held services in various rented buildings or halls until building its first church building on the corner of 6th Avenue and Marion Street. This was completed in time for its first service on Easter Sunday, April 7, 1901. This was soon outgrown and in November 1906 a contract was signed to purchase the Denny Way property. In August 1908, services began in a temporary wooden structure that was built on the completed foundation of the new church. On January 17, 1977 the building was declared a City of Seattle historic landmark. In 2006 the congregation made the decision to move to the South Lake Union neighborhood to be in a more active urban location. The building on East Denny Way was sold to a developer who has since converted it into townhouse project called The Sanctuary. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, now holds services at 900 Thomas Street and is still an active branch of the Christian Science Mother Church.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

  • The Denny Way entrance
16th Avenue facade
General information
Architectural styleClassical Revival
CountryUnited States
Coordinates47°37′06″N 122°18′42″W
Construction started1906
Completed1909?
ClientFirst Church of Christ, Scientist
Design and construction
ArchitectBebb & Mendel[1]

References
  1. City of Seattle Landmarks Alphabetical Listing for F
  2. Eskenazi, Stuart, One church gets condos; will another get bulldozers?, Seattle Times, Saturday, October 21, 2006
  3. Capitol Hill Seattle: The First Church Becomes a Convert: Cheapest unit in Cap Hill project is $925 grand
  4. The Sanctuary / First Church Photos, May 31st, 2009
  5. Bagley, Clarence, History of Seattle from the earliest settlement to the present time, vol. 1, page 186
  6. Monumental Victory
  7. Christian Science Journal, vol 30, 1912, p. 537
  8. The Sanctuary: Live in a Landmark
  9. First Church of Christ, Scientist, website
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