which raises its dome above the city at the corner of Falmouth and Norway Streets.
[Boston Post]
DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTENSION
Extension of The Mother Church
| Cost | $2,000,000 |
| Shape, triangular | 220x220x236 ft. |
| Height | 224 ft. |
| Area of site | 40,000 sq. ft. |
| Seating capacity | 5,000 |
| Checking facilities | 3,000 garments |
Notable Dates in Christian Science
| Christian Science discovered | 1866 |
| First church organized | 1879 |
| First church erected | 1894 |
| Corner-stone of cathedral laid | 1904 |
| Cathedral to be dedicated | 1906 |
Two million dollars was set aside for the building of this
addition to The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and the
money was used in giving Boston an edifice that is a
marvel of architectural beauty. But one church in the
country exceeds it in seating capacity, and, while vaster
sums of money were spent in other instances, never was
a more artistic effect reached.
This new temple, begun nearly two years ago, will in its simple grandeur surpass any church edifice erected in this city. Notwithstanding its enormous size, it is so proportionately built that its massiveness is unnoticed in the graceful outlines.
