Logan Tabernacle, LDS tabernacle in Logan, Utah, United States
The Logan Tabernacle is a classically eclectic LDS tabernacle in Logan, Utah, built entirely of local materials. Its exterior walls are quartzite quarried in Green Canyon eight miles northeast, with white limestone corners and trimmings from near Franklin, Idaho. The main assembly hall has a balcony supported by pine pillars painted to resemble marble.
Construction began in 1864 and took twenty-seven years, with delays in 1873 and 1877 when workers moved to finish the nearby Logan Temple. The building was enlarged in 1873 from 60 by 106 feet to 65 by 130 feet. It was dedicated in 1891 by LDS Church president Wilford Woodruff.
The tabernacle hosts semi-annual stake conferences, seminary graduations, concerts and lectures. Its 1908 Pilcher organ, with 45 ranks and about 2,850 pipes, is played in recitals; the largest pipe stands almost 16 feet tall. Visitors can also see the balcony pillars painted to imitate marble, a technique used by Utah pioneer artisans.
The tabernacle closed in 2021 for seismic upgrades and reopened after rededication on August 25, 2024. The work anchored the bell tower and roof to the structure and added a shear wall, which removed seats from the center of the balcony. The basement baptismal font and Family History Center were replaced with meeting rooms.
The 1908 organ by Henry Pilcher's Sons has 45 pipe ranks and about 2,850 pipes, played from a three-manual console. Of the 194 gold-leafed facade pipes, 38 sound and are stenciled in red. Its smallest pipe is 3/4 inch long; the largest stands almost 16 feet tall.
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