- Collection:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Presentation Slide Collection, 1968-2000
- Title:
- First Church Christian Scientist
- Creator:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
- Contributor to Resource:
- Robinson, Arthur Neal, 1886-1958
Mims, Sue Harper, 1842-1913
Mims, Livingston, 1833-1906
Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910
Bartlett, Julia S., 1842-1924 - Date of Original:
- 1998
- Subject:
- Architecture
Historic sites--Georgia--Fulton County
Historic buildings--Georgia--Fulton County
Religious architecture--Georgia--Fulton County
Greek revival (Architecture)
Christian Science church buildings
Christian Scientists
Cultural property--Protection
Historic preservation--Georgia
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- color slides
greek revival(style)
churches (buildings)
historic preservation
historic buildings - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Architects Edward E. Dougherty (1876-1943) and Arthur Neal Robinson Sr. (1886-1958) designed this Beaux-Arts-style building, the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Atlanta in 1914. Christian Science grew in Atlanta when Sue Harper Mims (1842-1913), the wife of Atlanta mayor Livingston Mims (1833-1906), and member of the church, became an acolyte of Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910), the discoverer and founder of Christian Science. Inspired by working with Julia S. Bartlett (1842-1924), a close associate of Eddy’s, when she spoke in Atlanta, Mrs. Mims became an active practitioner, teacher, and lecturer of Christian Science. As word spread, congregations began to form. The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Atlanta, was incorporated in 1893, and the first church building was dedicated in 1913.As one of the first Christian Science lecturers to teach in the American South, Mrs. Mims notably made her classes accessible to and available for both black and white students during Jim Crow segregation. Mims remained with the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Atlanta, until her death in 1913, which preceded the laying of the church's cornerstone that same year, and the completion of the new church building in 1914. Variant names include: First Church Christian Scientist, First Church of Christ, Scientist. See ref # 79000717 (Ansley Park Historic District) , ref # 15000466 (Ansley Park Historic District (Boundary Increase, Decrease and Additional Documentation) https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/national-register-listed-20240710.xlsx , and architectural historian John Linley's slide reference at https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_jlc0331
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_419
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_419#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_419/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
- Rights:
-
