The Loa Tithing Office is a historic building in Loa, Utah. It was built in 1897 by bricklayer Peter Christensen and carpenter Benjamin E. Brown as a tithing building for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and it was designed in the Greek Revival style.[2] It was acquired by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers in 1972.[2] The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 28, 1985.[1]

Loa Tithing Office
The building in 2009
Loa Tithing Office is located in Utah
Loa Tithing Office
Loa Tithing Office is located in the United States
Loa Tithing Office
Location100 West and Center Street, Loa, Utah
Coordinates38°24′07″N 111°38′38″W / 38.40194°N 111.64389°W / 38.40194; -111.64389 (Loa Tithing Office)
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1897 (1897)
Built byPeter Christensen, Benjamin E. Brown
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSTithing Offices and Granaries of the Mormon Church TR
NRHP reference No.85000687[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1985

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Loa Tithing Office". National Park Service. Retrieved October 22, 2019. With accompanying pictures