Wasatch Stake Tabernacle, Religious tabernacle in Heber City, United States.
The Wasatch Stake Tabernacle is a red sandstone building in Heber City, Utah, completed in 1889 to the designs of architect Alexander Fortie. Its pews seat 1,500 people, and the stone was quarried at Lake Creek east of town. Additions were made in 1928 and 1954.
Construction began in 1887 and the building was dedicated on May 5, 1889, at a reported cost of $30,000. Abram Hatch, then president of the Wasatch Stake, supervised the project and Alexander Fortie was the architect. Additions were made in 1928 and 1954, and in 1980 the tabernacle was sold to Heber City and now functions as a community hall.
The tabernacle was a Latter-day Saints meetinghouse reserved for especially large congregations, seating 1,500 in its pews. Since 1980 it has served Heber City as a community hall, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 together with the adjacent Heber Amusement Hall.
The building is located at the corner of Center Street and Main Street in downtown Heber City. Today it operates as a public community space used for various events.
The tabernacle was heated by four potbelly stoves, one in each corner, before later additions in 1928 and 1954. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1970, jointly with the adjacent Heber Amusement Hall.
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