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28-768: In the Back Bay neighborhood, the avenue is primarily dominated by the Mother Church and headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist , and the buildings of the Prudential Center shopping and office complex. The middle portion of Huntington Avenue designated the "Avenue of the Arts" is lined by many significant artistic venues and educational institutions in Boston, including Symphony Hall , Horticultural Hall ,

56-502: A reflecting pool and fountain, and Reflection Hall (the former Sunday School building). The site is one of Boston's most recognizable sites and a popular tourist attraction. The Mary Baker Eddy Library is housed on the site in an 11-story structure originally built for the Christian Science Publishing Society . Constructed between 1932 and 1934, the neoclassical-style building with its Mapparium ,

84-544: A pair of stairways to street level. In August 1978, the MBTA board authorized $ 91,750 for new glass entrance shelters for the station. Around that time, as part of the construction of the Symphony Plaza Towers, the stairways serving the inbound side were realigned, with each stairway from the station connecting to a single angled surface stairway rather than the original two. From January 3, 1981 to June 1982,

112-408: A streetcar portal on Huntington Ave near Northeastern University. This allowed streetcars to avoid surface traffic from Copley to Northeastern, and created two new subway stops: Symphony and Mechanics (now Prudential ). Huntington Avenue, near Northeastern University, was the site of the old Boston Red Sox stadium and site of the first World Series game in 1903 . A statue of Cy Young stands on

140-568: A student of Eddy's, and a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science, described the relationship between the First Church of Christ, Scientist and its branch churches as similar to the relationship between the federal government of the United States and the individual states. In his short booklet entitled The Christian Science Movement , he states that branch churches are "congregational in government, and individual and independent in

168-402: A walk-through inside-out globe of the world in 1934, has become an historic landmark in Boston's Back Bay. Restoration of the library's 81,000-square foot portion of the building began in 1998, and the final renovation and additional construction were completed in 2002. The First Church of Christ, Scientist, also known as The Mother Church, has branch churches around the world. In accordance with

196-501: Is considered one of the key bus routes in the system, with high ridership and enhanced levels of service. Huntington Avenue began in Art Square (now Copley Square ) and wended its way toward Brookline. By 1883, the square that had been named for the adjacent (and later relocated) Museum of Fine Arts was renamed Copley Square. The avenue originally began at the intersection of Clarendon and Boylston Streets, and ran diagonally across

224-538: The Manual of The Mother Church , the Mother Church is the only Christian Science church to use the definite article ("the") in its title. Branch churches are named "First Church of Christ, Scientist", "Second Church of Christ, Scientist", and so on, followed by the name of the city, in the order in which they were built in that city (for example, Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago ). Carol Norton,

252-727: The Light Rail Accessibility Project which would make Symphony station fully accessible. The renovations will include two elevators to each platform, platform modifications, and changes to other station elements to meet Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 specifications. Planning proved difficult due to the number of historic structures in the area, as well as utility and code issues. Design reached 15% (conceptual) level in September 2011. Plans presented in July 2017 added emergency exits and restrooms as well as

280-559: The Mary Baker Eddy Library ; Reflection Hall (1971); Administration Building (1972); and Colonnade Building (1972). There is also a reflecting pool and fountain. The Original Mother Church, designed by Franklin I. Welch, was completed in December 1894, eight years after the first Christian Science church, First Church of Christ, Scientist (Oconto, Wisconsin) , was built by local women who felt they had been helped by

308-936: The New England Conservatory , Northeastern University , the Huntington Avenue Theatre (Huntington Theatre Company's mainstage), the Museum of Fine Arts , Wentworth Institute of Technology , and the Massachusetts College of Art . Near the Longwood Medical Area , the street touches upon a number of medical research institutions and hospital complexes, including the Harvard Medical School , Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences . At

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336-540: The Northeastern portal . It then operates in a dedicated median of Huntington Avenue between Northeastern University and the Brigham Circle stop, where trains begin street running in mixed traffic to a terminus at Heath Street . The MBTA #39 bus runs from Back Bay station via Huntington Avenue following the streetcar line, and traveling beyond Heath Street to Forest Hills station . The bus route

364-545: The 19th century in Lynn, Massachusetts , by Mary Baker Eddy with the publication of her book Science and Health (1875). The First Church of Christ, Scientist, is located in the 13.5-acre Christian Science Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts. The center is owned by the church and contains the Original Mother Church (1894); Mother Church Extension (1906); Christian Science Publishing House (1934), which houses

392-596: The Mother Church Extension was originally designed by Charles Brigham , but was substantially modified by S. S. Beman , who took over construction in 1905 as a result of Brigham's illness. In particular, Beman minimized the Byzantine elements, bringing the domed structure in line with the Neoclassical style that Beman favored as most appropriate for Christian Science churches. It boasts one of

420-586: The accessibility renovations. The MBTA issued a $ 6 million design contract in August 2019. Design reached 75% in March 2021; station design was completed in early 2022, with utility design completed midyear. The project was split into two construction phases in 2022. Utility work was bid in August–September 2022. In December 2022, the MBTA was awarded a $ 66.6 million Federal Transit Administration grant to fund

448-616: The conduct of their own affairs, yet all accept the Tenets of the Mother Church." Symphony station (MBTA) Symphony station is an underground light rail station in Boston, Massachusetts on the E branch of the MBTA Green Line . It is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Huntington Avenue . Symphony is the outermost underground station on the E branch; after leaving Symphony, outbound trains emerge onto

476-545: The current day Northeastern campus to commemorate the location of the pitcher's mound of the Huntington Avenue Grounds ballpark. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston The First Church of Christ, Scientist is the administrative headquarters and mother church of the Church of Christ, Scientist , also known as the Christian Science church. Christian Science was founded in

504-704: The institutions in the Back Bay, and later the Fenway. An existing system of horse-drawn streetcar lines was extended onto Huntington Avenue around 1883, running in a dedicated median from Francis Street to the Boston Public Library. From there it ran in general street traffic until turning onto Boylston Street. In 1894, the streetcar line was electrified. On February 16, 1941, the Tremont Street Subway (which in 1914 had already been extended for other lines running through Copley Square) opened

532-533: The point at which the street reaches the overpass of the Jamaicaway and the border of the town of Brookline , South Huntington Avenue runs south towards Jamaica Plain , while Route 9 continues west into Brookline as Washington Street briefly, then Boylston Street. The E branch of the MBTA Green Line roughly follows Huntington Avenue underground from Copley Square until it rises above ground at

560-435: The religion. Although fairly large for the time, the original church, a Romanesque Revival stone structure, is often overlooked because it is dwarfed by the much larger domed Mother Church Extension. Designed to fit on a kite-shaped lot, the former features a 126-foot (38 m) steeple and an octagonal auditorium that seats 900. It is built of granite from New Hampshire , Mary Baker Eddy's home state. Added in 1904–1906,

588-462: The renovations. Utility relocation work began in April 2023, with station work expected to begin a year later and last into 2026. In June 2024, the MBTA reported that "[b]ids received far exceeded the estimated project cost and allocated budget", forcing re-evaluation of the project. The low bid was $ 119.9 million versus the MBTA estimate of $ 70.9 million. The MBTA began a second round of bidding on

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616-421: The square past Trinity Church . In the 1960s this stretch was eliminated as part of a redesign of the square, and now the avenue originates from the intersection of Dartmouth Street and St. James Avenue. The street had originally been called Western Avenue, and was later renamed after Ralph Huntington (1784–1866). Huntington was one of the men who moved to have the Back Bay filled in. He donated money to many of

644-557: The station was closed due to budget cuts. Moderate renovations were performed to the station in the early 1990s which included new tiling and improved lighting. Since their construction, Symphony and Prudential were the only two underground stops on the Green Line where riders paid upon boarding the train rather than when entering the station. In May 2006, the MBTA installed the CharlieCard electronic fare collection system at

672-493: The surface and continue down the median of Huntington Avenue. Symphony station is named after the nearby Symphony Hall . The station is not accessible . Utility work for accessibility renovations began in 2023. Station reconstruction work was expected to last from 2024 to 2026, but was delayed by bids coming in higher than expected. The station opened February 16, 1941 as part of the Huntington Avenue tunnel, which

700-410: The two stations, making them fare-controlled like the rest of the system. Passengers now pay with their CharlieCard or CharlieTicket at platform level when entering the station, and can board at any door to the train. Symphony is one of a small number of MBTA subway stations - along with Bowdoin , Hynes Convention Center , and Boylston - which are not accessible . Renovations are planned as part of

728-485: The world's largest pipe organs , built in 1952 by the Aeolian-Skinner Company of Boston. The sanctuary, located on the second floor, seats around 3,000. Designed in the 1960s by the firm I.M. Pei & Partners ( Araldo Cossutta and I. M. Pei , design partners), the 13.5-acre (55,000 m ) Christian Science Plaza along Huntington Avenue includes a large administration building, a colonnade ,

756-439: Was a Works Progress Administration project that eliminated streetcars from Boylston Street and Copley Square in order to ease congestion. The tunnel ran from just west of Copley to just east of Opera Place , with intermediate stations near the major performance halls at Mechanics and Symphony. Unusually for subway stations, the inbound and outbound tracks of the station are widely separated. The Huntington Avenue underpass

784-503: Was constructed at the same time as the station, with lanes for motor vehicles passing under Massachusetts Avenue at track level between the inbound and outbound platforms of the station. A sub-passage connected the two platforms; it was sealed off in the early 1960s when the MTA converted the station to no longer need employees present. Each platform had two entrance/exit stairways on opposite sides of Massachusetts Avenue, each of which split into

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