Murray in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Murray LDS Second Ward Meetinghouse

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024

1. Murray LDS Second Ward Meetinghouse Marker

Inscription.

Built in 1909, the Murray LDS Second Ward Meetinghouse is significant for its use as a religious and social venue for Murray residents between the railroad tracks and the Jordan River, and from the north to the south boundaries of the city. The Alano Club purchased the building in 1977 to operate a 12-step recovery program. The building, also significant for its architecture as a well-preserved example of a meetinghouse influenced by the Gothic Revival style, was a popular style for Mormon meetinghouses in the Salt Lake Valley during the first decade of the twentieth century. Key features of the building include its asymmetrical T-shape floor plan, square entrance tower with crenellated parapet, and Gothic-arched windows. The building retains its historic architectural integrity and is an important contributing historic resource of Murray, Utah.

Marker placed in 2015
Division of State History

Erected 2015 by Utah Division of State History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 40° 39.712′ N, 111° 53.948′ W.

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Marker is in Murray, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is on Commerce Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5056 Commerce Dr, Salt Lake City UT 84107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bergertown Settlement (here, next to this marker); John P. Cahoon House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Archibald Gardner Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); 205 East Vine Street (approx. ¾ mile away); From Dugout to Freedom Shrine (approx. one mile away); Welsh Settlement (approx. one mile away); Pony Express Station (approx. 1.1 miles away); Murray Smelting (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024

2. Murray LDS Second Ward Meetinghouse Marker

in Murray.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 417 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 24, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.