East Central in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

L.D.S. Tenth Ward Square

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, June 19, 2007

1. L.D.S. Tenth Ward Square Marker

Inscription. As a result of the organization of the original 19 wards of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints “Mormons” in Salt Lake City on February 22, 1849, ward squares or blocks were created on which the public buildings for each ward were constructed. Of the original squares, only the Tenth Ward Square retains the buildings which served the settlers’ spiritual, economic, cultural and education needs. Still standing are the 1873 meeting house, the first building used exclusively for religious purposes; the third schoolhouse, built in 1887 and one of the earliest known designs of Richard K. Kletting, prominent architect and Mormon immigrant of 1883; the late Gothic revival church constructed in 1909; and the Tenth Ward store built in 1880. The store is connected to a house which was built in the 1890s by Adam Speirs, bishop and proprietor of the store. Originally the Tenth Ward was bounded by Sixth East on the west, the foothills on the east, Third South on the north and Sixth South on the south. The First Bishopric of the Tenth Ward consisted of: David Pettegrew, Bishop, with Daniel Tyler, First Counselor

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and Sanford Porter, Second Counselor. All three of these men were members of the Mormon Battalion.

Erected by Utah State Historical Society. (Marker Number N-159.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1900.

Location. 40° 45.624′ N, 111° 52.106′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in East Central. It is at the intersection of 800 East and 400 South (Utah Highway 186), on the right when traveling south on 800 East. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 S 800 East, Salt Lake City UT 84102, 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 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

Tenth Ward Meeting House, 1873 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, June 18, 2007

2. Tenth Ward Meeting House, 1873

are within walking distance of this marker: Trolley Square (approx. 0.3 miles away); Utah Light and Railway Co. Car Barns (Trolley Square) (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Cedar Tree Shrine (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Utah Light and Railway Co. Car Barns (Trolley Square) (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Trolley Square (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fortunato Anselmo House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Simon Bamberger House (approx. half a mile away); Richmond Park (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.

Regarding L.D.S. Tenth Ward Square. The Tenth Ward Store and attached Proprietor's House built around 1900 have been demolished to provide added parking.

This location is on the National Register of Historic Places.