National Historic Landmark · Columbus, Indiana

First Christian Church

Building and congregation in Indiana, US in Columbus, Indiana. Added to the National Register in 2001, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 2001
Post Office, Columbus, Indiana (73835)Tabernacle Church of Christ, Columbus, Indiana (73833)Tabernacle Church of Christ, west wing, Columbus, Indiana (73839)
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 3 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · First Christian Church (Columbus, Indiana)

The First Christian Church is a church building at 531 Fifth Street in Columbus, Indiana, United States. The building was designed by Eliel Saarinen, with some details overseen by his son Eero Saarinen and his associate Charles Eames. Built in 1942, it was the first modern-style building in Columbus and one of the first churches in the United States to be built in a contemporary architectural style. It houses the First Christian Church congregation, which is nondenominational and was founded in 1855 as the Christian Congregation in Columbus. The building has received praise for its design over the years and is designated as a National Historic Landmark.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address531 Fifth St., Columbus, IN
CountyBartholomew County
ListedJan 3, 2001
Reference number01000067
Type of placechurch building
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address531 Fifth St., Columbus, IN
Coordinates39.20286, -85.91899 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitWilliam Howard Taft National Historic Site · 76 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyHickory Ridge Campground 25 mi · Blackwell Campground 28 mi · Hardin Ridge 30 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 01000067. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.