Charles H. Spencer House

Historic house in Iowa, United States
United States historic place
Charles H. Spencer House
41°44′52.17″N 92°43′50.14″W / 41.7478250°N 92.7305944°W / 41.7478250; -92.7305944
Builtlate 1860s
Architectural styleCarpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No.80001458[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1980

Charles H. Spencer House, formerly Christian Science Society and First Church of Christ, Scientist, Grinnell, located in Grinnell, Iowa, in the United States, is an historic Carpenter Gothic house which was converted into a church. On January 25, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The Charles H. Spencer House was built at the corner of 6th Avenue and Main Street in the late 1860s as a private residence. Charles H. Spencer was the founder of the First National Bank of Grinnell. There was one intermediate move before the building was moved to its present location.[2] It is no longer used as a church and now houses a gift shop.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Beginner's Field Guide to Grinnell and its Environs, p. 31[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Charles H. Spencer House". digital.grinnell.edu.

External links

  • Christian Science churches in Iowa
  • Beginner's Field Guide to Grinnell and its Environs[permanent dead link]
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