Historic Wasatch Stake Tabernacle

Historic Wasatch Stake Tabernacle. . Wasatch Stake Tabernacle 1889-1988 , The Wasatch Wave announced "The valley's largest and finest building... The Stake House is finished." Hundreds of people provided the material and all of the labor to complete this beautiful building. The original plan of the building had an entrance foyer with stairs leading to the north and south gallery seats. The large assembly hall had a stand at the west end, consisting of three tiers of seats, with a pulpit to be used by church officials. The building held as many as 1500 people., A Sacred Place to Worship , "The floors were scrubbed and bleached with homemade soap. Homemade carpets were laid down the aisles. Coal oil lamps hanging from the ceiling furnished light. The building was heated by potbelly stoves in each of the four corners of the assembly hall. A definite seating arrangement was prescribed. Men sat on the south side, women on the north side, ladies with babies around the stoves in the corners, and mixed couples in the center." How beautiful upon the mountain., The Bell Tower , Locals tell of climbing up to the bell tower through the east gallery of winding steps to a belfry. The bell was used to announce church meetings, events and as a town fire alarm. The bell is still rung at events and historic celebrations today., Historic American Building Survey 1967 , A government survey was done to identify important historic buildings in Utah. The surveyor called it "one of the best preserved of the early tabernacles..." the citizens of Heber City were able to save the old Wasatch Stake Tabernacle from demolition in 1965. The building was preserved by repurposing it for the Heber City offices in 1988.