Christian Science began in Boston in 1866 and it was introduced to Cedar Rapids twenty years later.

A Sunday School was established in 1887 and it met at the old Dows Auditorium at Third Avenue and Third Street SE.

The rectangular building features a portico with four columns in the Doric order on the main facade, and a centered raised gable roof with cornice returns.

The architectural style was chosen to "attract non-churchgoing people that may be intimidated by traditional religious structures.

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