The First Christian Church is a historic
Disciples of Christ church
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located at 101 North Tenth Street in
Columbia, Missouri. It was designed by
T.N. Bell of
Chicago, Illinois
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and built in 1893. It has a
Richardsonian Romanesque style Sanctuary that includes a square
bell tower, horizontal massing with contrasting high gables, round arches, heavy and highly textured stone work, and
voussoir
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arches. The Education Building was designed by
Eugene Groves and added in 1929. This is the second church building to stand at this site.
The building is still a functioning church today.
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1991.
It is located in the
North Village Arts District
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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
Neoclassical architecture in Missouri
Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Missouri
Churches completed in 1893
19th-century churches in the United States
Churches in Columbia, Missouri
National Register of Historic Places in Boone County, Missouri
Neoclassical church buildings in the United States
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