First Church of Christ Scientist - 302 W. Euclid - photo, Prosperous Pittsburg Pictorially Portrayed - 1915 (Completed October 15, 1914 at a cost of $25,000)

The first Christian Science meeting in Pittsburg was held at the home of Mr. & Mrs. F. A. Gaskell in 1895. An organizational meeting was held in May 1898 and 7 charter members. A charter was issued May 9, 1898. The group met in various rented space throughout town. On September 5, 1907 they purchased a vacant lot on the corner of Euclid and Walnut. A temporary building was built on the site that was used until October 25, 1914 when a new building was constructed. A reading room was built at 117 W. Fifth and also opened in 1914. "Pittsburg Almanac 1876-1976", p. 89