{"nrhp_refnum":"87000576","name":"Second Church of Christ, Scientist","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"946 W. Adams Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.03546114400007,"lon":-118.28889708699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-04-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Neo-classical Christian Science church at 946 West Adams Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, built between 1907 and 1910 and designed by Alfred H. Rosenheim with Albert C. Martin as structural engineer.","why_significant":"The nomination describes it as the oldest surviving Christian Science church in Los Angeles, in continuous use since 1910. It was heralded as the largest and most elaborate of the denomination's branches west of the Mississippi. It closely resembles parts of the Mother Church in Boston and is called a primary example of its style and type in Los Angeles, with high integrity.","narrative":"Rising on a raised stylobate above West Adams Boulevard in Los Angeles, this Neo-classical church is dominated by a two-story portico of six forty-foot Corinthian columns and a seventy-foot copper-clad dome. Built of reinforced concrete faced in white enamel brick, with terra cotta ornament and a granite foundation, it was constructed between 1907 and 1910 to designs by Alfred H. Rosenheim, with Albert C. Martin as structural engineer. Inside, a square sanctuary sits above a Sunday School room and seats about 930 on mahogany pews, lit by stained glass and topped by a ribbed dome. The congregation formed in 1898 and the $318,000 building was dedicated debt-free in September 1910. It is the oldest surviving Christian Science church in the city and was considered the largest of its denomination west of the Mississippi. Alterations have been limited to an added elevator, some removed pews and 1960s redecoration, leaving the building highly intact.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific dates 1907-1910)","architect_builder":"Alfred H. Rosenheim/Albert C. Martin","architectural_style":"Neo-classical","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in excellent condition; exterior unaltered and interior altered only in minor ways. In continuous use as a church since 1910.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.986396-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/87000576.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000576/65ae378da1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000576/65ae378da1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Second_Church_of_Christ,_Scientist,_Los_Angeles_(2008).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Second_Church_of_Christ,_Scientist,_Los_Angeles_(2008).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859506","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Church_of_Christ,_Scientist_(Los_Angeles)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7443197"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/second-church-of-christ-scientist-87000576/"}