Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist (San Francisco)
The Internet Archive building, housed in the former Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, is a historic building located at 300 Funston Avenue, corner of Clement Street, in the Richmond District of San Francisco, California. Built in 1923, it was designed by noted San Francisco architect Carl Werner in the Classical Revival style of architecture.[2][3] The approximately 23,000 square feet (2,100 m2) building is now the headquarters of the Internet Archive.[4]
| Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist | |
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 Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Town or city | 300 Funston Ave., San Francisco, California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 37°46′56.3″N 122°28′17.65″W / 37.782306°N 122.4715694°W |
| Completed | 1923 |
| Cost | ~$125,000–$150,000 |
| Client | Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist |
| Technical details | |
| Size | 23,000 square feet |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Carl Werner[1] |
History
editThe original cost for its construction was cited at about $125,000 in a 1922 issue of Building and Engineering News; meanwhile The Bridgemen's Magazine and the Engineering News-Record cited a $150,000 figure.[5][6][7]
Due to the dwindling size of its congregation and the increased cost of maintaining such a large building, the building was sold in 2009 to the Internet Archive for $4.5 million.[4][3] The Archive chose the church based on its Greek Revival design, which resembles the logo of the Internet Archive.[8][9] The last church service was held on Thanksgiving Day of that year. Although no longer listed in the Christian Science Journal,[10] Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist is still listed by the California Secretary of State as being active with an office in Hillsborough.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Paul E. Ivey, Prayers in stone: Christian Science architecture in the United States, 1894-1930, p. xiii
- ^ Evangelista, Benny (October 13, 2012). "Brewster Kahle's Internet Archive". SFGATE. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Dunnigan, Frank. "Streetwise: Lost Houses of Worship". OpenSFHistory. Western Neighborhoods Project. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Dineen, J.K.; Torres, Blanca (October 4, 2009). "Internet Archive pays $4.5M for former church". San Francisco Business Times. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "4th Church of Christ Scientist, Richmond District, San Francisco, CA (1922-1923)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Iron & Steel Construction News". The Bridgemen's Magazine. International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. 1922. p. 414.
- ^ Engineering News-Record. Vol. 89. McGraw-Hill. 1922. p. 107.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Lepore, Jill (January 26, 2015). "The Cobweb: Can the Internet be archived?". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ "In An Old Church, The Internet Archive Stores Our Digital History". KALW. 11 September 2019.
- ^ Christian Science Journal Directory Archived 2013-04-13 at the Wayback Machine enter San Francisco
- ^ California Secretary of State Business Search Archived 2015-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Select "Corporate Name" and then enter Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist
External links
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Media related to Internet Archive headquarters at Wikimedia Commons- Video tour of Fourth Church of Christ Scientist
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