Wasatch Stake Tabernacle

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Wasatch Stake Tabernacle
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LocationBounded by Center, 1st North, Main, and 1st West Sts., Heber City, Utah
Coordinates 40°30′32″N111°24′50″W / 40.50889°N 111.41389°W / 40.50889; -111.41389 Coordinates: 40°30′32″N111°24′50″W / 40.50889°N 111.41389°W / 40.50889; -111.41389
Built1889
ArchitectAlex Fortie
NRHP reference No. 70000633 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1970 [2]

The Wasatch Stake Tabernacle in Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah, USA was completed in 1889, and served as a Latter Day Saints meetinghouse reserved for especially large congregations until 1965. The tabernacle, which has a capacity of 1,500 in its pews, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in a joint listing with the adjacent Heber Amusement Hall on December 2, 1970.

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Construction began in 1887 and the dedication of the completed building occurred on May 5, 1889 where it was reported that the building costs of the tabernacle were $30,000. Then President of the Wasatch Stake, Abram Hatch was superintendent of the building project and Alexander Fortie the architect. [3] The tabernacle is built with red sandstone that was quarried from the Lake Creek area east of Heber. [3] Originally, the tabernacle was heated by four potbelly stoves, one in each corner. [4] Additions were made in 1928 and 1954. In 1980 the tabernacle was sold to Heber City and now functions as a community hall. [3] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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  2. "National Register of Historic Places". NPS Focus. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
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