The former Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 3515 South Alaska Street (corner of 36th Avenue, South) in the Columbia City neighborhood in the

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area of

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, is an historic

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church edifice, whose original entrance was on 36th Avenue. South. Built in 1921. was designed by Earl A. Roberts in the

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and

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styles. It is a

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in the Columbia City Historic District, which was added to the

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on September 8, 1980. Fifth Church is no longer in existence. The building is now the Rainier Arts Center. The only major exterior change made by the center was the relocation of the front entrance to Alaska Street.Columbia City Historical Walking Tour
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City of Seattle historic site listing

Columbia City Historical Walking Tour
Churches in Seattle Churches completed in 1921 20th-century Christian Science church buildings Former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings in Washington (state) Historic district contributing properties in Washington (state) National Register of Historic Places in Seattle 1921 establishments in Washington (state) {{Washington-church-stub

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