First Church of Christ, Scientist (Atlanta)

First Church of Christ, Scientist is the main congregation for Atlanta, Georgia’s Christian Science community. Its historic Greek Revival church edifice is located on the corner of Fifteenth Street, N.E., and Peachtree Street in the city's Midtown section and is a contributing property in the Ansley Park Historic District.Ansley Park Historic District-Atlanta: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary

History Christian Science came to Georgia in 1886 through Julia S. Bartlett, who reportedly healed Atlanta resident Sue Harper Mims from a longstanding illness of 15 years.Ariail, Donald L. (2013) Ansley Park. Arcadia Publishing. p. 88 Mims became an ardent student of Christian Science, organizing church meetings at her residence, and eventually becoming a well-known practitioner and lecturer.Ariail 2013, pp. 87-88.

As the Atlanta Christian Science congregation grew, they first held services in a building at 17 West Baker Street, then moved to the current edifice which opened in 1914.Ariail 2013, p. 87. The architect of the new building, Arthur Neal Robinson of Edward Emmett Dougherty's firm, was also a member of the church.Ariail 2013, p. 90. According to the church's website, it was the first air-conditioned building in Atlanta, having used a primitive system involving fans blowing over blocks of ice placed in the passages beneath the floor of the main auditorium.

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Official web site: christianscienceatlanta.com (Old site archive) Architecture Tourist: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Atlanta