Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Alfred F. Rosenheim, Architect, 1907-1910, a photo by Michael Locke on Flickr.
Located at 948 West Adams Boulevard in the Historic West Adams District, the Second Church of Christ, Scientist is a most imposing edifice in the Beaux-Arts Classical Style. Authors David Gephard & Robert Winter in their authoratative work 'An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles' claim the church was inspired by the Mother Church of Christian Science located in Boston, Massachusetts.
The church was declared an Historic-Cultural Monument in the City of Los Angeles in 1968 (No. 57). Six massive Corinthian columns and a copper-clad dome are its most striking features.
The denomination closed the church in 2008, reflecting a declining membership and rising maintenance costs. In December 2009, it was purchased by the Art of Living Foundation, intending to use the facility as a center for meditation and 'raising social awareness.'
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