Iglesia La Luz del Mundo (Salt Lake City)

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.

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Location352 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States
Coordinates40°45′45″N 111°52′50.5″W / 40.76250°N 111.880694°W / 40.76250; -111.880694
Built1898
ArchitectWalter E. Ware
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.76001824 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1976

History

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ 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, archived from the original on 2013-11-01, retrieved 2013-10-31
  3. ^ "State Historical Marker on property". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
  4. ^ The Christian Science Journal, December 2007, p. 114
  5. ^ Church in the snow
  6. ^ 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.
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