Murray is a city situated on the Wasatch Front in the core of Salt Lake Valley in the U.S. state of Utah. Named for territorial governor Eli Murray, it is the state's fourteenth largest city. According to the 2010 census, Murray has approximately 46,746 residents. Murray shares borders with Taylorsville, Holladay, South Salt Lake and West Jordan, Utah. Once teeming with heavy industry, Murray's industrial sector now has little trace and has been replaced by major mercantile sectors. Known for its central location in Salt Lake County, Murray has been called the Hub of Salt Lake County. Unlike most of its neighboring communities, Murray operates its own police, fire, power, water, library, and parks and recreation departments and has its own school district. While maintaining many of its own services, Murray has one of the lowest city tax rates in the state.
The Torrey Log Church–Schoolhouse was built in Torrey, Utah in 1898 as a LDS meetinghouse and schoolhouse. The one story log structure served as the school until 1917, and as a meetinghouse until 1928.
Built in 1909, the Murray LDS Second Ward Meetinghouse is a historic building in Murray, Utah, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. The building is significant for its association with the history and development of Murray between 1909 and 1950.
The Provo Third Ward Chapel is a historic building located in Provo, Utah. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 2, 1979.
The Clark–Taylor House is a historic building located in Provo, Utah, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has also been known as the T. N. Taylor Home. One of the oldest pioneer buildings in the state, the Clark–Taylor House was built around 1854. Thomas N. Taylor, a Provo Mayor, LDS bishop, and stake president, along with being a chairman of the board of trustees of BYU, lived in this home. The Clark–Taylor House was designated to the Provo City Historic Landmarks Registry on March 7, 1996.
Cannon & Fetzer was an American architectural firm that operated between 1909-1937 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Lewis T. Cannon and John Fetzer were the principal architects. A number of its works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. For a brief time between 1910-1915, the firm was named Cannon, Fetzer & Hansen after partnering with Ramm Hansen. Many of their works survive and are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
American Fork Presbyterian Church is a historic church in American Fork, Utah, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
The Randolph Tabernacle is a Victorian-styled meetinghouse for the Randolph Ward (congregation) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is located in Randolph, Rich County, Utah. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1986.
Obed Taylor was an architect who designed many notable buildings in early Utah that survive on the National Register of Historic Places. Taylor's works include the Salt Lake Assembly Hall on Temple Square, the Salt Lake 18th Ward meetinghouse, and Ogden's Z.C.M.I. and First National Bank Block. Though Thomas L. Allen has been credited with being the architect of the Summit Stake Tabernacle, Taylor approved of the plans and likely assisted Allen who was untrained as an architect. Obed Taylor worked in partnership with William H. Folsom on many projects including the Deseret National Bank, ZCMI's cast-iron storefront (1876), and the Feramorz Little residence. He died at the height of his architectural career in 1881. Funeral services were held in the Salt Lake 18th Ward meetinghouse which he had recently designed. The Walker Opera House as well as a building at the University of Deseret were designed by Taylor but completed after his death.
Niels or Nils Edward Liljenberg was an architect in early 20th century Utah.
Hyrum Conrad Pope was a German-born architect with important architectural works throughout the western United States and Canada. Pope was born in Fürth, Bavaria and immigrated to the United States as a teenager. He went to school at the Art Institute of Chicago where he was influenced in the Prairie School architectural style. In 1910, he opened an architectural firm with Harold W. Burton in Salt Lake City, Utah. Pope designed a variety of places of worship for many faiths, civic buildings and homes, some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Parowan Meetinghouse, sometimes referred to as the Parowan Tabernacle or the Parowan Old Rock Church is a historic meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Parowan, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
The Alpine LDS Church Meetinghouse at 50 N. Main in Alpine, Utah was constructed during the period from 1857 to 1863. It includes Greek Revival architecture and was built by Thomas J. McCullough and others. It has also been known as Alpine Pioneer Relic Hall. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It was finished during 1863 and was dedicated later in 1863 by Brigham Young.
The American Fork Second Ward Meetinghouse is an eclectic Gothic Revival building on South Street in American Fork, Utah. Built from 1903 to 1904, it served as Mormon meetinghouse until 1982. It is believed that the building was designed by James H. Pulley, a local carpenter and builder. A large addition built in 1929 was designed by architects Young and Hansen of Salt Lake City. In 1984, the building was sold to Michael Bigelow. It became the home of Bigelow & Co. Organ Builders. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
The American Fork Third Ward Meetinghouse is a historic Gothic Revival building with Jacobethan Revival decorative elements located on West 300 North in American Fork, Utah. Built from 1903 to 1905, it operated as a meetinghouse for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints until 1994. It was expanded with the addition of wings in 1938 and in 1958. The building was sold to the Briar Rose Preschool in 1994 and remodeled for use as a school. In 1991, the building was sold to the Chapel Hill Academy. The building was sold again in 2001 and renovated as the Northampton Reception Center. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
The Lehi North Branch Meetinghouse, located at 1190 North 500 West in Lehi, Utah, was built in 1894 and was extended in 1917. It includes Gothic Revival and Classical Revival architecture. It has also been known as Lehi Third Ward Meetinghouse and as Zion's Hill Meetinghouse.
The 19th Ward Meetinghouse and Relief Society Hall, at 168 W. 500 North, Salt Lake City, Utah, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
The Grantsville First Ward Meetinghouse, in Grantsville, Utah, United States, is a meeting house of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Church) which was built in 1865–1866. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982; the listing did not include a 1952 addition to the building.
The Grantsville School and Meetinghouse, located at 90 N. Cooley Ln. in Grantsville, Utah, United States, dates from 1861. It has also been known as the Grantsville City Hall and the Old Adobe Schoolhouse, and it is now the Donner-Reed Museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
Karl C. Schaub was a Swiss-born American architect who designed many buildings in the state of Utah, including the NRHP-listed Hyrum First Ward Meetinghouse and Old Main in Logan. He was the co-partner of Schaub and Monson with Joseph Monson for eight years. He also served as a bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
