The Tourist Church, also known as the Seabreeze United Church of Christ and the First Congregational Church, is an historic church located at 501 North Wild Olive Avenue in
Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, or simply Daytona, is a coastal resort-city in east-central Florida. Located on the eastern edge of Volusia County near the Atlantic coastline, its population was 72,647 at the 2020 census. Daytona Beach is approximately nort ...
,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
, United States. Built in 1929, it was designed by architect Harry Griffin in the
Mission Revival Style of architecture.
Today it is an active
United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States, with historical and confessional roots in the Congregational, Calvinist, Lutheran, and Anabaptist traditions, and with approximately 4 ...
congregation. The church is currently looking for a new pastor.
Seabreeze United Church of Christ
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On October 6, 1995, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
.
References
External links
Seabreeze United Church of Christ
official website
at National Register of Historic Places
Buildings and structures in Daytona Beach, Florida
Churches in Volusia County, Florida
National Register of Historic Places in Volusia County, Florida
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
United Church of Christ churches in Florida
1929 establishments in Florida
Churches completed in 1929
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