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The First Church of Christ, Scientist (also known as Christian Science Center) is the legal title of The Mother Church and administrative headquarters of the Christian Science Church. The complex is located in a 14-acre plaza alongside Huntington Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts.
The church itself was built in 1894, and a large extension was added in 1906. It boasts one of the world's largest pipe organs, built by the Aeolian-Skinner Company of Boston. The Mary Baker Eddy Library is housed in an 11-story structure originally built for The Christian Science Publishing Society constructed between 1932 and 1934, and the present plaza was constructed in the 1970s to include a large administration building, a colonnade, and a reflecting pool with fountain.
Branch churches of The Mother Church may take the title of First Church of Christ, Scientist; Second; but the article The must not be used.
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Christian Science | Registered Historic Places in Massachusetts
"First Church of Christ, Scientist"