{"nrhp_refnum":"88001912","name":"First Church of Christ, Scientist","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"339 W. Kaufman","address_restricted":false,"city":"Paris","county":"Lamar County","state":"TX","lat":33.661043121000034,"lon":-101.48451782699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-10-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A raised one-story brick Classical Revival church at 339 W. Kaufman in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, built in 1917. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the earlier Christian Science churches in Texas. It was also one of the first Beaux Arts buildings constructed in Paris after the fire, and it is an unusually well-detailed small church. It compares favorably with Temple Freda in Bryan, Texas. Its significance is local and rests on architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1917 at 339 W. Kaufman in Paris, Texas, this small brick church was originally a Christian Science house of worship. It sits on a raised foundation, and broad steps lead up to a portico carried on Ionic columns. Double French doors with transoms open into the sanctuary, a heavy entablature crowns the front, and three tall arched windows light each side. The architect and builder are not known. It is listed for its architecture and its local importance. It is described as one of the earlier Christian Science churches in Texas and one of the first Beaux Arts buildings erected in Paris after the fire. The form calls it an unusually well-detailed small church and compares it favorably with Temple Freda in Bryan. It stands in an older residential area near the Paris Commercial Historic District. It is in good condition with no known alterations, but it is vacant.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Physical condition is good, no alterations are known, and the form lists present use as none, vacant.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.828261-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/81/9697/40969781/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88001912.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001912/33d6b5a940-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001912/33d6b5a940-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Isthird","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Church_of_Christ,_Scientist,_Paris,_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Isthird</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Church_of_Christ,_Scientist,_Paris,_Texas.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969781","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Church_of_Christ,_Scientist_(Paris,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5452699"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/lamar-county/first-church-of-christ-scientist-88001912/"}