The former Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, now known as the

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, is a historic

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church building located at 300 Funston Avenue, corner of Clement Street, in the Richmond District of

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. Built in 1923, it was designed by noted San Francisco architect Carl Werner in the

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style of architecture. The size of the building is about 23,000

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. The original cost for its construction was cited at about $125,000 in a 1922 issue of ''Building and Engineering News''; meanwhile ''The Bridgemen's Magazine'' and the ''

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'' cited a $150,000 figure. Due to the dwindling size of its congregation and the increased cost of maintaining such a large building, the building was sold in 2009 to the Internet Archive for $4.5 million. The organization chose the church based on its Greek Revival design, which resembles the logo of the Internet Archive. The last church service was held on

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of that year. Although no longer listed in the Christian Science Journal, Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist is still listed by the California Secretary of State as being active with an office in Hillsborough.California Secretary of State Business Search
Select "Corporate Name" and then enter Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist

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Video tour of Fourth Church of Christ Scientist
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