{"nrhp_refnum":"82001398","name":"First Church of Christ Scientist","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"128 E. Adams St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sandusky","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.45383142600008,"lon":-82.70895549999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-10-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story buff brick church at 128 E. Adams Street in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, built 1922-1924 in the Neo-classic style for the First Church of Christ Scientist congregation.","why_significant":"The inventory form describes it as an unusually fine example of Neo-classic style. It also records the history of Christian Scientists in Sandusky, who began worshipping there in 1885-1886. The building sits close to some of Sandusky's finest old houses.","narrative":"This two-story buff brick church at 128 E. Adams Street in Sandusky was built between 1922 and 1924 for the local Christian Science congregation. Its most prominent feature is a portico with classical columns. Pilasters with simple decoration, stone window and door caps, stone sills and a stone water table add horizontal accents beneath an unadorned flat roofline. Arched brick windows with stone sills light the sides of the main body, and metal lamp posts with glass shades decorate the base. The survey describes it as an unusually fine example of Neo-classic style. Christian Scientists began worshipping in Sandusky in 1885-1886, after a speaker came from Ashtabula to explain the teachings, and the group gained some prominent converts in the area. Membership was 85 when the building went up. The church stands in a congested area near the Hubbard House and a block of houses already recognized for their age and quality. It remains in use as a church and is in good condition.","period_of_significance":"1922-1924","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Neo-classic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use as a church; interior and exterior condition both listed as good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.631777-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001398.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001398/2882b4d3c4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001398/2882b4d3c4-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Former_Christian_Science_church_in_Sandusky.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Former_Christian_Science_church_in_Sandusky.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984872","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Church_of_Christ,_Scientist_(Sandusky,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5452708"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/first-church-of-christ-scientist-82001398/"}