Moab in Grand County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Star Hall

Utah Historic Site

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 19, 2016

1. Star Hall Marker

Inscription. Constructed from 1905 to 1906 by local craftsmen, Star Hall is architecturally significant as a fine local example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and is historically significant for the role it has played in the community over the years as a primary community gathering place, recreation hall, and school house. The T-shaped sandstone building was originally owned and operated by the LDS Church for activities such as dances, plays, and dinners. The church used the building for nineteen years and in 1925 they sold it to the Grand County School District. In 1972 the building became home of the Moab Art Theater, a community theater and training center in the dramatic arts. The building, actively used today, is a prominent historic resource within the community of Moab.

Erected 2007 by Division of State History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 38° 34.407′ N, 109° 32.863′ W. Marker is in Moab, Utah, in Grand County. It is on East Center Street,

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on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 159 East Center Street, Moab UT 84532, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country.

It is also in the American Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Star Hall History (here, next to this marker); The Old Log Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Moab L.D.S. Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Early L.D.S. Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Elk Mountain Mission (within shouting distance of this marker); Back of Beyond Books and Edward Abbey (approx. 0.2 miles away); Scott M. Matheson (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Moab Skyway - High Hopes and Big Risks (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moab.

Also see . . . Star Hall National Register Registration Form.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 19, 2016

2. Star Hall Marker

Marker is just to the left of entrance.

(Submitted on November 14, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 19, 2016

3. Star Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 724 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 10, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.