[1] Christian Science came to Georgia in 1886 through Julia S. Bartlett, who reportedly healed Atlanta resident Sue Harper Mims from a longstanding illness of 15 years.

[2][3] Mims became an ardent student of Christian Science, organizing church meetings at her residence, and eventually becoming a well-known practitioner and lecturer.

[4] As the Atlanta Christian Science congregation grew, they first held services in a building at 17 West Baker Street, then moved to the current edifice which opened in 1914.

[5][3] The architect of the new building, Arthur Neal Robinson of Edward Emmett Dougherty's firm, was also a member of the church.

[6] According to the church's website, it was the first air-conditioned building in Atlanta, having used a primitive system of involving fans blowing over blocks of ice placed in the passages beneath the floor of the main auditorium.