First Church Of Christ, Scientist - View this location on map In 1910, Bernard Ralph Maybeck (1862-1957) was asked to design 'a church that would look like a church,' built of materials 'that are what they claim to be, not imitations.' His answer, created of redwood, cement and other stock contemporary materials, is a masterpiece based stylistically on Japanese, Byzantine, Gothic, and Romanesque prototypes. 2619 Dwight Way, Berkeley, California Historical, Architectural

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