Charles H. Spencer House, formerly Christian Science Society and First Church of Christ, Scientist, Grinnell, located in Grinnell, Iowa, in the United States, is an historic Carpenter Gothic house which was converted into a church. On January 25, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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| Location | 611 6th Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°44′52.17″N 92°43′50.14″W / 41.7478250°N 92.7305944°W |
| Built | late 1860s |
| Architectural style | Carpenter Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001458[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 25, 1980 |
History
editThe Charles H. Spencer House was built at the corner of 6th Avenue and Main Street in the late 1860s as a private residence. Charles H. Spencer was the founder of the First National Bank of Grinnell. There was one intermediate move before the building was moved to its present location.[2] It is no longer used as a church and now houses a gift shop.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Beginner's Field Guide to Grinnell and its Environs, p. 31[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Charles H. Spencer House". digital.grinnell.edu.
External links
edit- Christian Science churches in Iowa
- Beginner's Field Guide to Grinnell and its Environs[permanent dead link]
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