Massachusetts
Middlesex
City of Cambridge

First Church of Christ, Scientist

First Church of Christ, Scientist is an historic redbrick 6-story domed Christian Science church building located at 13 Waterhouse Street, in .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “First Church of Christ Scientist”
  • Address: 13 Waterhouse Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harvard College Observatory and Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.

Observatory
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The is an institution managing a complex of buildings and multiple instruments used for astronomical research by the Harvard University Department of Astronomy. is situated 2,300 feet northwest of First Church of Christ, Scientist.

Museum
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The is a museum affiliated with Harvard University in , United States. Founded in 1866, the Peabody Museum is one of the oldest and largest museums focusing on anthropological material, with particular focus on the ethnography and archaeology of the Americas. is situated 1,600 feet east of First Church of Christ, Scientist.

Church
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The is a church located beside Harvard Law School near the common. Its congregation was organized in March 1941 by the merger of Harvard Street Methodist Church and Epworth Methodist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Cambridge Historic District and Baldwin.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district encompassing a residential neighborhood of that dates to colonial times.

Neighborhood
, formerly known as Agassiz and also called Harvard North, Area 8 or Agassiz/Baldwin, is one of the thirteen neighborhoods of , United States.

Neighborhood
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The is a residential historic district near in . Set atop Avon Hill southwest of , this subdivision, laid out about 1870, contains a concentration of the finest Victorian and Second Empire residential buildings in the city.

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Latitude
42.37816° or 42° 22′ 41″ north
Longitude
-71.1208° or 71° 7′ 15″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
87JC9VHH+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1143072432
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4936541
Wiki­data ID
Q5452670
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