Kanab in Kane County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

The Kanab Chapel

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 17, 2016

1. The Kanab Chapel Marker

Inscription. Although religious meetings were held in Kanab from its settlement in 1870, the town lacked a building with the dignity and atmosphere of a chapel. The people met in the Kanab Fort, various homes, in a bowery, and in the Ward Hall for their church services until the Chapel was completed in 1924. Construction began in 1923 by citizens of Kanab, who donated money, time, labor, and materials needed for the building. The chapel was built out of locally-manufactured red bricks and hewn native stone from a nearby quarry. At great sacrifice, the beautiful marble cornerstone was carried from deep within Kanab Canyon, a side canyon of the Grand Canyon. It was faced and engraved, then laid in place and dedicated on 7 March 1923. The official dedication of the entire chapel by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints President Heber J. Grant took place on 16 September 1928, four years after its completion.

In 1959, an extension was added to the chapel to accommodate the growing congregation of Kanab Stake. That extension became inadequate and was torn down in 2011 to make way for a new Stake Center just to the west. Renovation

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and remodeling into a Family History Center with space for church offices preserved the heritage of the old chapel. This building, truly a labor of love and faith, continues to grace the community as an icon of spirituality and worship. Additional information is available at the Kanab Heritage Museum.

Erected 2012 by Kanab Heritage and Historic Preservation Board.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is March 7, 1923.

Location. 37° 2.901′ N, 112° 31.73′ W. Marker is in Kanab, Utah, in Kane County. It is at the intersection of West Center Street and North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Center Street. Marker is on the northwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kanab UT 84741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country. It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

on the Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 17, 2016

2. The Kanab Chapel Marker

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: Kanab Public Square (here, next to this marker); The Academy Bell (here, next to this marker); Cameron Mitchell (within shouting distance of this marker); Eva Marie Saint (within shouting distance of this marker); Ken Curtis (within shouting distance of this marker); Daniel Boone (within shouting distance of this marker); Virgil Riggs (within shouting distance of this marker); Tex Ritter (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kanab.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Academy Bell (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 747 times since then and 113 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.