First Church of Christ, Scientist
National Register of Historic Places

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Paris, Lamar County, Texas
Listed
October 26, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
88001912

About this property

The First Church of Christ, Scientist at 339 West Kaufman in Paris, Texas, is a former Church of Christ, Scientist church and an historic structure that, in 1988, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It was then vacant. In 2009 it was being used by a Spanish-speaking Baptist congregation. It is a one-story raised brick building, with broad steps leading up to a portico of Ionic columns and a large entablature. It has double French doors with transoms leading to its sanctuary. The sides have three tall arched windows. Its nomination suggests it is significant as "one of the earlier Christian Science churches in Texas" and as "one of the first Beaux Arts-style buildings constructed in Paris, Texas after the fire [of 1916], it is an unusually well-detailed small church. It compares favorably with Temple Freda (NR 1984) in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas." A photo taken in Winter 1984/85 shows that a banner displaying "Ensign Christian Center" appears in the entablature above its front entrance, while the 2015 photo above shows a blank banner obscuring carved letters after "FIR....".

Location

339 W. Kaufman
Paris, Lamar County, Texas
33.66104, -101.48452

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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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 October 26, 1988.

What type of historic resource is First Church of Christ, Scientist?

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

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