Pocatello in Bannock County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

1st Ward Building Pocatello

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 8, 2024

1. 1st Ward Building Pocatello Marker

Inscription.
Garfield and Center Street
1903 Construction Began
1909 Dedication
Cost $17,000
Architect William Allen, of Kaysville, Utah
Size 40’ x 80’
1962 Razed

Erected 2023 by Portneuf Pioneers, Pocatello Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 287.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 42° 51.657′ N, 112° 27.16′ W. Marker is in Pocatello, Idaho, in Bannock County. It is at the intersection of South Garfield Avenue and West Center Street, on the left when traveling south on South Garfield Avenue. The marker is located beside the sidewalk, at the northeast corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pocatello ID 83204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Idaho’s Bear River Country. It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dedicated to Fay Yost • Naida Yost • Ruth Yost (within shouting distance of this marker); Pocatello Carnegie Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Pocatello — Area Geology (within shouting distance of this marker); Nearby Historic Buildings

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Bannock Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Simplot (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pocatello History (about 300 feet away); Simplot Square (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pocatello.

Also see . . . One of earliest LDS churches in Pocatello to receive historical plaque Thursday. Idaho State Journal website entry (Submitted on February 1, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 8, 2024

2. 1st Ward Building Pocatello Marker

The former church site is a parking lot today.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 14, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.