The Third Church of Christ, Scientist, on 16th and Eye, is finally coming down. While some celebrate its demise, we’re not so happy to see it go.

The future of Third Church of Christ, Scientist, the controversial building located at 16th and I Streets NW, has been a matter of furious debate for some time. But Jonathan O’Connell brings an update today — an infusion of cash means plans to demolish the structure and replace it with an office building with a space for the church’s congregation to worship are back on track. The property’s owner, ICG Properties, plans to submit the required zoning changes sometime in 2011 after Chevy Chase development firm JBG Cos. bought into the project.

Photo by mosley.brian Marc Fisher has the big news that the years-long fight between historic preservationists and the congregation of the Third Church of Christ, Scientist at 16th and I Streets NW appears to have been resolved by the District. D.C. planning director Harriet Tregoning has ruled that historic preservation zealots trying to force the church to keep its concrete bunker of a building on 16th Street NW near the White House were wrong…

Photo used with permission under a Creative Commons license with rodeomilanoMarc Fisher and David Alpert both get a yuk from the following exchange between U.S. District Court Judge James Robertson and D.C. Assistant Attorney General Leah Taylor, which took place last week during a hearing that all but decided the fate of the controversial Third Church of Christ, Scientist: “Have you seen the church?” Judge Robertson asked . . . “Yes, your honor,” she…