First Church of Christ, Scientist (2) Marker

Christian Science reached Utah early. The state's first Church of Christ, Scientist was organized in Salt Lake City in 1891, and by 1898 the small congregation had raised this building of brick and kyune sandstone, designed by the ever-busy architect Walter Ware. It is the oldest Christian Science church in Utah, and counted among the oldest anywhere still in continuous use for the faith — a modest, durable landmark of one more religious tradition that found room in a city built by another. Mary Baker Eddy's young movement had found a western foothold.

What the plaque says

The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Utah was organized in Salt Lake City on July 17, 1891. The church, designed by architect Walter E. Ware, was constructed of brick and kyune sandstone. Dedicated on November 27, 1898, the building is the oldest Christian Science Church in Utah and one of the oldest continuously used Christian Science Churches in the world.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Salt Lake City — 0.8 mi
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Temple Square — 0.8 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Liberty Park — 1.3 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882
• Gilgal Sculpture Garden — 1.5 mi
  A surreal and eccentric sculpture garden hidden in a residential neighborhood

More markers nearby

• Congregation Montefiore Synagogue — steps away
• City & County Building Restoration — 0.3 mi
• Lincoln Arms Apartments — 0.3 mi
• Original Salt Lake City & County Building — 0.3 mi