National Register of Historic Places

First Church of Christ Scientist

Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota
Listed
May 18, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88000594

About this property

Red Rock Center for the Arts is a historic structure located at 222 East Blue Earth Avenue, in Fairmont, Minnesota, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1988 as the First Church of Christ, Scientist. It is now owned by Martin County, which leases it to the Martin County Preservation Association. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Fairmont, was organized October 1, 1891, and the church edifice, designed by noted Minnesota architect, Harry Wild Jones was completed in 1898. Sioux quartzite blocks quarried in Minnesota were used for the walls. The massive blocks are called red rocks because of their color and this gave rise to the present name of the building. In 1937, First Church sold the building to the Christian Church of Fairmont which sold it in 1988 to a businessman. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Fairmont, had another church building built at 205 Albion Avenue (between Tilden and Forest streets), which was designed by noted Chicago architect, Charles Draper Faulkner in the Colonial Revival style. That building is now the Lakeview Funeral Home. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Fairmont, is no longer in existence.

Location

222 Blue Earth Ave., E.
Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota
43.65185, -94.45962

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When was First Church of Christ Scientist listed on the National Register?

First Church of Christ Scientist was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1988.

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First Church of Christ Scientist is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for First Church of Christ Scientist is recorded as the industrial era.

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