First Church of Christ, Scientist (Chicago, Illinois)

First Church of Christ, Scientist
General information
Architectural style Neo-Classical
Town or city Chicago, Illinois
Country United States
Coordinates 41°49′16″N 87°36′16″W / 41.8210°N 87.6045°W / 41.8210; -87.6045Coordinates: 41°49′16″N 87°36′16″W / 41.8210°N 87.6045°W / 41.8210; -87.6045
Completed 1897
Client First Church of Christ, Scientist
Design and construction
Architect Solon Spencer Beman

The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1897, is a historic Neo-Classical-style church located at 4017 S. Drexel Boulevard in Chicago, Illinois. It was designed by noted Chicago-based architect Solon Spencer Beman, who was renowned for the churches and other buildings that he designed in the United States. In 1923 an Aeolian-Skinner organ was installed in the church. On May 7, 1950, Grant Memorial AME Church bought the building and is its present owner. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago, is no longer in existence.[1][2][3]

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