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Due to declining membership and increased costs of maintaining the property, Seventh Church decided to sell the property in the late 1980s, but had no offers until 2006 when a developer offered to buy the property for redevelopment if the church could obtain a demolition permit from the city. The
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Seventh Church of Christ, Scientist is now located at 1261 Madison Street in Seattle. Seattle Church of Christ has made short term improvements to shore up the property and has long range plans to restore it.
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styles. It consists of two parts joined together to form an ell: the 2-story main section containing the church auditorium (the term Christian Scientists use instead of
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city did issue the permit in February 2007, but when neighbors appealed, a hearing examiner sent the permit back for further review. The property was then put on the
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and the Queen Anne Historical Society spearheaded community efforts to find a buyer willing to preserve the property. The
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Former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings in Washington (state)
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church edifice. Built in 1926, it was designed by noted Seattle architect
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at the corner of 8th Avenue W and W Halladay Street, is an historic
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List of former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings
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Seattle Times October 21, 2006 - Seventh Church to be demolished
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Front and right side showing irregular octagon on upper level
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer August 31, 2007 article on sale
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer August 31, 2007 article on sale
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Byzantine Revival architecture in Washington (state)
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Queen Anne Historical Society page on Seventh Church
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Queen Anne Historical Society page on Seventh Church
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Queen Anne Historical Society page on Seventh Church
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Neo-Byzantine
Mission Revival
Spanish Colonial
Seattle, Washington
United States
Harlan Thomas
Queen Anne Hill
Seattle
Washington
Christian Science
Harlan Thomas
Neo-Byzantine
Mission Revival
Spanish Colonial
sanctuary
octagon
Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
List of former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings
Front and right side showing irregular octagon on upper level
Front doors showing detail
Stonework detail
Charles Draper Faulkner
Queen Anne Historical Society page on Seventh Church
Archived
Wayback Machine
City of Seattle historic site listing
Seattle Post-Intelligencer August 31, 2007 article on sale
Seattle Times September 1, 2007 article on sale
Queen Anne Historical Society page on Seventh Church

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