First Church of Christ, Scientist | |
Rock Island Landmark
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Location | 700 22nd Street Rock Island, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 41°30′17″N 90°34′11″W / 41.5046°N 90.5696°W |
Built | 1914-1915 |
Architect | William C. Jones |
Architectural style | Palladian, Classical Revival |
Part of | Broadway Historic District (ID98001046) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 14, 1998[2] |
Designated RIL | 1993[1] |
The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, is an historic Christian Science church building located at 700 22nd Street, Rock Island, Illinois, United States. Designed by architect William C. Jones of Chicago in the Palladian style, it was built between 1914-1915. Its exterior walls are of brick covered by Bedford limestone. Its superimposed front portico is supported by six 2 story columns with egg-and-dart capitals. Its dome actually consists of 2 domes: an outer dome and an inner dome which are separated by a space for lighting fixtures and maintenance. The inner dome consists of some 8,000 colored fish scale glass panes on a wooden support structure.[3] The inner dome is similar to the inner dome of First Church of Christ, Scientist in Kalamazoo, Michigan, which was designed by William C. Jones in 1913.[4][5]
The church building, the second one built in Rock Island by the congregation,[3] is a Rock Island Landmark as designated by the city in 1993.[6] It is also a contributing property in the Broadway Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 14, 1998.[2] It is one of 4 churches in the district and the only Palladian building.[7]