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First Church of Christ Scientist

Although they had been meeting in private homes since 1899, the first regular meetings of the First Church of Christ Scientist were held in 1902 in a room in the Union Block ( now the Elks Building on Washington Street. In 1913 they acquired the old Brown-Shackley estate at 604 Central Avenue, their present quarters. The Christian Science Church is a branch of the “Mother” church in Boston, established by Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy in 1879. As is their custom, the church operates a public Reading Room, located at 105 Washington Street.
        From “Dover, New Hampshire 350th Anniversary Commemorative Book 1623-1973”, 1973

Christian Science Church
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First Church of Christ Scientist

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