Eureka LDS Church Meetinghouse

Eureka LDS Church Meetinghouse (also known as Old Mormon Meetinghouse) is a historic church at 137 Main Street in Eureka, Utah, United States. The work of architect Richard C. Watkins, it was built in 1902, dedicated the following year, and served as a meetinghouse until 1976.[1] Its construction was funded by local resident John Beck (1843–1913).[2][3][4]

Eureka LDS Church Meetinghouse
Old Mormon Meetinghouse
The building in 2018
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39°57′18″N 112°07′03″W / 39.95495°N 112.11761°W / 39.95495; -112.11761
Location137 Main Street, Eureka, Utah
CountryUnited States
DenominationThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
History
StatusOpen: currently in use as an Airbnb
DedicationApostle Reed Smoot
Dedicated1903
Architecture
Functional statusused
Architect(s)Richard C. Watkins
Architectural typeGothic Revival
Completed1902; 122 years ago (1902)
Closed1976; 48 years ago (1976)

The building was restored by the Ferrel Thomas family in 1988.[5][6]

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  1. ^ A History of Juab County, Pearl D. Wilson, June McNulty, David Hampshire (1999) ISBN 9780913738207
  2. ^ Engineering and Mining Journal, Volume 95 (1913), p. 822
  3. ^ Bullion Beck and Champion Mining Company records, 1881-1929Archives West
  4. ^ "John Beck Dies at Salt Lake City"Eureka Reporter, April 4, 1913
  5. ^ The Politics of American Religious Identity: The Seating of Senator Reed Smoot, Mormon Apostle, Kathleen Flake (2004) ISBN 0807855014
  6. ^ "Adorable miniature mining town for sale in Eureka, Utah"The Middletown Press, November 13, 2018

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