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First Church of Christ, Scientist (New Bern, North Carolina)

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Coordinates: 35°6′29″N 77°2′22″W / 35.10806°N 77.03944°W / 35.10806; -77.03944
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
First Church of Christ, Scientist (New Bern, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
First Church of Christ, Scientist (New Bern, North Carolina)
First Church of Christ, Scientist (New Bern, North Carolina) is located in the United States
First Church of Christ, Scientist (New Bern, North Carolina)
Location406 and 408 Middle St., New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates35°6′29″N 77°2′22″W / 35.10806°N 77.03944°W / 35.10806; -77.03944
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1907 (1907)
ArchitectSimpson, Herbert Woodley
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.73001321[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 2, 1973

First Church of Christ, Scientist, New Bern, built in 1907, is an historic Christian Science church building located at 406-408 Middle Street, in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, in the United States. It was designed in the Classical Revival style by prolific local architect Herbert Woodley Simpson. Its exterior is constructed of stuccoed brick.[2]

History

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Christian Science came to North Carolina in 1894 after Mary Hatch Harrison of New Bern recovered from a form of paralysis under Christian Science treatment while in Boston.[2][3] When she returned to New Bern, the first Christian Science services in North Carolina were held in her house, which also later housed the first Christian Science Reading Room in the state.[3] The church officially organized on August 18, 1902, with eighteen members.[2]

Construction of the church building began in May of 1907, and was finished on July 28th, with the church being dedicated debt-free.[4]

On October 2, 1973, the church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[5][6]

First Church of Christ, Scientist, New Bern, is still an active Christian Science congregation.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Survey and Planning Unit Staff (June 1972). "First Church of Christ, Scientist" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. ^ a b Russell, Anne; Megivern, Marjorie; Coughlin, Kevin (1986). North Carolina Portraits of Faith: A Pictorial History of Religions. Donning Co. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-89865-454-7.
  4. ^ "Christian Science New Bern History". www.christiansciencenewbern.org.
  5. ^ National Register listings for Craven County
  6. ^ NC State Archives collection on Herbert Woodley Simpson
  7. ^ Christian Science Journal, December 2007, p. 110

Further reading

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  • Eddy, Mary Baker (1913). The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany. CSPS. pp. 326–336. (Republished in Prose Works)
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