Washakie LDS Ward Chapel

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Washakie LDS Ward Chapel
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The chapel in 2010
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LocationAlong Samaria Lake Canal, Washakie, Utah
Coordinates 41°56′38″N112°13′04″W / 41.94389°N 112.21778°W / 41.94389; -112.21778 (Washakie LDS Ward Chapel) Coordinates: 41°56′38″N112°13′04″W / 41.94389°N 112.21778°W / 41.94389; -112.21778 (Washakie LDS Ward Chapel)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1939 (1939)
ArchitectEdward O. Anderson
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference # 98000641 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1998

The Washakie LDS Ward Chapel is a historic one-story building in Washakie, Utah. It was built in 1939 for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and designed in the Colonial Revival style by architect Edward O. Anderson. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 3, 1998. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Kerry Brinkerhoff, Roger Roper (January 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Washakie LDS Ward Chapel". National Park Service . Retrieved October 10, 2019. With accompanying pictures