Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District
1618 Gordon Ave
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Built 1958-59
BrickDoes not contribute to the district's historic character
From the National Register nomination
Church. Georgian Revival. Built 1958-59. Brick-veneer walls (Flemish bond, painted); 1 story; full basement; hipped roof over main sanctuary, gable roof over vestibule; 1-bay front and 7-bay lateral facades; recessed main entry with segmental opening; square-plan belfry with spire. Composite pilasters on front facade; round-headed blind arches with rectangular windows on lateral facades; brick quoins; ribbed, metal-clad spire. Raymond Julian of New York, architect. Employing an 18th-century English architectural vocabulary, this handsomely-detailed church is a visual asset to the District.
City historic survey
- City historic survey. City of Charlottesville, Historic Preservation.
People
- Raymond Julian architect (of New York)