Vernal in Uintah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Utah Historic Site

— National Register of Historic Places —

St. Paul's Episcopal Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 27, 2025

1. St. Paul's Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Built in 1901, St. Paul's Episcopal Church was the first building constructed in Vernal by the Episcopal Church and the second to be built in the Uintah Basin; the first was the Indian Mission church at Randlett. Designed by John P. Hill, an architect from Salt Lake City, the building is a good example of the Gothic Revival style. St. Paul's Lodge was constructed in 1909 as a home for girls who came to Vernal to work or attend school. It also served as the center of the auxiliary activities of the Episcopal Church in the community and, from the late 1920s until 1947, as the major hospital in the Uintah Basin. During the past forty years it has continued in use as the center of church and community activities.

Erected 1987 by Utah Division of State History. (Marker Number N-828.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Utah Historic Sites (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 40° 27.347′ N, 109° 31.977′ W. Marker is in Vernal, Utah, in Uintah County. It

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is on West Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 26 W Main Street, Vernal UT 84078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Uinta Basin.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and on the 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 walking distance of this marker: Farm Exchange Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vernal Post Office (about 800 feet away); Fort Ashley Center (about 800 feet away); Where the Dollar has More Cents (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cobble Rock Gas Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Do Religion and Money Mix? (approx. 0.2 miles away); Parcel Post Bank (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Bank of Vernal (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vernal.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 27, 2025

2. St. Paul's Episcopal Church Marker

marker just to the left of the entrance doors.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 27, 2025

3. St. Paul's Episcopal Church Building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 29, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.