First Christian Church
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Roberto's Restaurant (First Christian Church)
1890, The Reverend John Stevens. 400 E. Main St. (southeast corner of Walnut St.)
Allegedly designed and built by the pastor, a stonemason, this became the church for a Spanish-speaking Presbyterian congregation in 1922 and later a warehouse. In the 1970s it was converted to a restaurant. The church combines Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne details and uses local sandstone to advantage in walls skillfully rounded at the corners, stone diapered trim, and stone scrollwork.
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