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Alpine Stake Tabernacle
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Alpine Stake Tabernacle, December 2010
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Location	110 East Main Street American Fork, Utah United States
Coordinates	40°22′35″N 111°47′44″W / 40.3765°N 111.7955°W / 40.3765; -111.7955
Built	1914
Architect	Liljenberg & Maeser
Part of	American Fork Historic District (ID98001447)
Added to NRHP	December 10, 1988

The Alpine Stake Tabernacle or Alpine Tabernacle, located at 110 East Main Street (US-89) in American Fork, Utah, United States, functions as a meeting place for large gatherings of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in northern Utah County for worship services. The building is part of the American Fork Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Construction

Plans for the tabernacle began soon after the formation of the Alpine Stake and drawings were made by the architectural design firm Liljenberg & Maeser. Construction on the foundation began in 1909 and the cornerstone was dedicated in 1910 by Orson F. Whitney. The structure was completed in 1914 at a cost of $80,000 and dedicated the following year in 1915 by LDS Church president Joseph F. Smith. The exterior is built with stone, red sandstone and yellow brick and does not feature a tower or steeple. The interior seats about 2,000 and retains much original decoration. Like many of the church's tabernacles, it houses a grand pipe organ. It also was built with a baptismal font. The tabernacle was extensively remodeled at a cost of $230,000 in 1962 and rededicated by Henry D. Moyle. It was remodeled again in 1982. In 1994, the tabernacle was closed for a period of time while renovations were undertaken, including an extensive asbestos abatement. The tabernacle reopened in 1995 and continues to function as a tabernacle and hold various civic meetings.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Utah County, Utah

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Alpine Stake Tabernacle". Improvement Era. 17 (8): 790. June 1914. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
3. Carol Jensen (November 16, 1984). "87-year-old proudly remembers labor and the sacrifices in erecting tabernacle". Deseret News. p. 3U. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
4. Leo Perry (June 30, 1962). "Pres. Moyle Speaks At Alpine Stake Meets". Church News. Deseret News. p. 3. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

• Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel (1999), A History of Utah County, Utah Centennial County History Series, Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society; Utah County Commission, ISBN 0-913738-09-3, archived from the original on August 8, 2011, retrieved May 16, 2019
• Jackson, Richard W. (2003), Places of Worship: 150 Years of Latter-day Saint Architecture, Occasional Papers, Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, ISBN 1591563909
• Jenson, Crystal Wride (August 1992), The Geographical Landscape of Tabernacles in The Mormon Culture Region (MS thesis), Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, hdl:1877/etdm373

External links

Media related to Alpine Stake Tabernacle at Wikimedia Commons

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