Murray LDS Second Ward Meetinghouse, Religious community center in Murray, Utah

The Murray LDS Second Ward Meetinghouse is a 1909 brick building designed by Swedish-American architect Niels Edward Liljenberg. Its asymmetrical facade is dominated by an entrance tower with a crenellated parapet, and tall pointed Gothic arch windows are framed in wood tracery. The T-shaped plan places the chapel in the front stem and an amusement hall in the rear.

The Murray Ward was organized on October 28, 1900, and split on March 4, 1906, creating the Second Ward under Bishop Jacob E. Erekson. A 1.5-acre lot was bought from Peter Adamson for $400 in 1906, and the brick meetinghouse was finished in 1909 and dedicated in 1911. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

The ward's Scandinavian members, many of whom worked at the Franklyn and Germania smelters and spoke little English, had held Swedish-language services since 1883. They met in homes and then in a small wood-frame meetinghouse built in 1893 before moving into the new brick building in 1909. The old frame structure was kept as a storage facility.

The meetinghouse sits at a convenient location near the intersection of two main streets, making it straightforward to locate when exploring the local area. You can walk around the exterior and observe the building's architectural details from the surrounding streets.

The construction cost 13,000 dollars, which represented a substantial financial commitment from the community at that time. This investment demonstrates how much the religious institution meant to Murray's Scandinavian residents.