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Palm Springs board recommends Class 1 designation for former First Church of Christ Scientist
Summary
The Historic Site Preservation Board voted unanimously (4–0, one recusal) to recommend City Council designate the former First Church of Christ Scientist at 605 S. Riverside Drive as a Class 1 historic resource, citing strong midcentury-modern integrity and a period of significance from 1956–1968.
Staff told the Historic Site Preservation Board on March 3 that the former First Church of Christ Scientist, at 605 South Riverside Drive, meets the city’s criteria for Class 1 designation because its design and materials retain high integrity from the postwar period.
The staff presentation described the building as an excellent example of midcentury modern design attributed to the firm Clark,…
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