First Christian Church (Columbia, Missouri)
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First Christian Church | |
Location | 101 N. Tenth St.m Columbia, Missouri |
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Coordinates | 38°57′10″N 92°19′36″W / 38.95278°N 92.32667°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1893, 1929 |
Architect | T.N. Bell (church); Eugene Groves (education building) |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 91001590[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 29, 1991 |
The First Christian Church is a historic Disciples of Christ church located at 101 North Tenth Street in Columbia, Missouri. It was designed by T.N. Bell of Chicago, Illinois and built in 1893. It has a Richardsonian Romanesque style Sanctuary that includes a square bell tower, horizontal massing with contrasting high gables, round arches, heavy and highly textured stone work, and voussoir arches. The Education Building was designed by Eugene Groves and added in 1929. This is the second church building to stand at this site.[2] The building is still a functioning church today.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It is located in the North Village Arts District.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mary K. Pains and Bonnie Stepenoff (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Christian Church" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
Categories:
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
- Neoclassical architecture in Missouri
- Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Missouri
- Churches completed in 1893
- 19th-century churches in the United States
- Churches in Columbia, Missouri
- National Register of Historic Places in Boone County, Missouri
- Central Missouri Registered Historic Place stubs
- Missouri church stubs