Third Church of Christ, Scientist (Washington, D.C.)

USA / District of Columbia / Washington / Washington, D.C. / 16th Street Northwest, 900
 church, 1971_construction, historical layer / disappeared object, Christian Science Reading Room, Modern (architecture)

900 16th Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 833-3325

Built in 1971 and designed by Araldo Cossutta, an architect in the renowned firm of I.M. Pei. Good example of Brutalist architecture--a movement in the 1950s and 1960s that called for the use of rough concrete as the building medium.
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Coordinates:   38°54'5"N   77°2'12"W

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  • This building is currently being demolished.
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