Bountiful Tabernacle
National Register of Historic Places

Bountiful Tabernacle

Bountiful, Davis County, Utah
Listed
January 1, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76001813

About this property

Bountiful Tabernacle is a historic Mormon tabernacle building at Main and Center Streets in Bountiful, Utah, United States. The Greek Revival building was designed by Augustus Farnham and was begun in 1857. Work was suspended that year during the time of the Utah Expedition, also known as Buchanan's Blunder. But the structure was finally completed in 1863, including its mural of Joseph Smith, commissioned by Brigham Young and painted by Daniel Waggelund. The Bountiful Tabernacle was dedicated by Elder Heber C. Kimball on 14–15 March 1863. Church leaders including Brigham Young and "150 persons and 100 horses" stayed overnight at the nearby Anson Call residence to celebrate the completion and dedication. The Bountiful Tabernacle was Farnham's most significant work, and became known worldwide. In 1976 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. National Register of Historic Places listings in Davis County, Utah Media related to Bountiful Tabernacle at Wikimedia Commons

Location

Bountiful, Davis County, Utah
40.88899, -111.87928

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Nearby Historic Sites

Bountiful Historic District
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0.1 mi
Green, James, House
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0.2 mi
Eldredge, James and Jane, House
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0.8 mi
West Bountiful Historic District
Pre Contact
1.4 mi
Rich-Steeper House
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1.6 mi

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When was Bountiful Tabernacle listed on the National Register?

Bountiful Tabernacle was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 1, 1976.

What type of historic resource is Bountiful Tabernacle?

Bountiful Tabernacle is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Bountiful Tabernacle is recorded as the industrial era.

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