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First Church of Christ, Scientist (Los Angeles)

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Former First Church of Christ Scientist, Los Angeles
Former First Church of Christ Scientist, Los Angeles

The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1912, is a historic Christian Science church edifice located at 1366 South Alvarado Street in Pico-Union, Los Angeles, California. The former church is a Historic district contributing property in the Alvarado Terrace Historic District, which was added on May 17, 1984, to the National Register of Historic Places. It is also a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.

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First Church of Christ, Scientist (Los Angeles)
Alvarado Street, Los Angeles Pico-Union

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First Church of Christ, Scientist

Alvarado Street 1366
90006 Los Angeles, Pico-Union
California, United States
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