First Church of Christ, Scientist (Riverside, California)

First Church of Christ, Scientist
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Riverside Landmark #7
Location	3606 Lemon St., Riverside, California
Coordinates	33°58′57″N 117°22′14″W / 33.98250°N 117.37056°WCoordinates: 33°58′57″N 117°22′14″W / 33.98250°N 117.37056°W
Built	1901[1]
Architect	Arthur Burnett Benton;[1] F.L. Spaulding
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP Reference #	92001250[2]
RIVL #	7
Added to NRHP	September 22, 1992

First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1901, is an historic Mission Revival-style Christian Science church located at 3606 Lemon Street in Riverside, California. It has been called: "the church that introduced Christian Science to Southern California."^[3] It was designed by noted Los Angeles architect Arthur Burnett Benton.^[4] On September 22, 1992, First Church of Christ, Scientist, was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[2] It is still listed in the Christian Science Journal as an active Christian Science church.^[5]

References

1. Riverside Cultural Heritage Board (January 2002). "Landmarks of the City of Riverside" (PDF). City of Riverside. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
2. Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
3. City of Riverside - Landmarks of the City of Riverside
4. Arthur B. Benton, Architect, (1858-1927), By Charles J. Fisher
5. Christian Science Journal, December, 2007, p. 99