Vernal Tithing Office

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Vernal Tithing Office
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The building in 2010
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LocationNW Corner of 500 West and 200 South, Vernal, Utah
Coordinates 40°27′11″N109°32′16″W / 40.45306°N 109.53778°W / 40.45306; -109.53778 (Vernal Tithing Office) Coordinates: 40°27′11″N109°32′16″W / 40.45306°N 109.53778°W / 40.45306; -109.53778 (Vernal Tithing Office)
Arealess than one acre
Built1887
Built byHarley Mowery
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Tithing Offices and Granaries of the Mormon Church TR
NRHP reference # 85000286 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1985

The Vernal Tithing Office is a historic building in Vernal, Utah. It was built in 1887 by Harley Mowery as a tithing building for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is a gable-front building with some elements of Greek Revival architectural style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 25, 1985. [1]

Vernal, Utah City in Utah, United States

Vernal, the county seat and largest city in Uintah County is in northeastern Utah, United States, about 175 miles (280 km) east of Salt Lake City and 20 miles (32 km) west of the Colorado border. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,089. The population has since grown to 10,370 as of the 2018 population estimate.

Tithing buildings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are storehouses related to tithing by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints nontrinitarian Christian restorationist church

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian, Christian restorationist church that is considered by its members to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States, and has established congregations and built temples worldwide. According to the church, it has over 16 million members and 65,000 full-time volunteer missionaries. In 2012, the National Council of Churches ranked the church as the fourth-largest Christian denomination in the United States, with over 6.5 million members there as of January 2018. It is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith during the early 19th century period of religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Roger Roper (April 1984). "Utah State Historic Preservation Research Office Structure/Site Information Form: Vernal Tithing Office". Utah State Historical Society . Retrieved October 27, 2019. With accompanying two photos from 1983