Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle
Stone Tabernacle (Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle), c. 1889
Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle is located in Idaho
Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle
Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle is located in the United States
Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle
Location109 S. Main St., Paris, Idaho
Coordinates42°13′33″N 111°24′01″W / 42.22583°N 111.40028°W / 42.22583; -111.40028
Built1884 (1884) to
1889 (1889)
ArchitectJoseph Don Carlos Young
NRHP reference No.72000436[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1972[1]

The Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle, or Paris Tabernacle is situated on main street in Paris, Idaho, is a Romanesque red sandstone meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints designed by Joseph Don Carlos Young, the son of Brigham Young built between 1884 and 1889. The tabernacle was built by Mormon pioneers of Bear Lake Valley who used horse and ox teams to haul rock quarried from Indian Creek Canyon nearly 18 miles away.[2] After the completion of the Logan Utah Temple in 1884, the workers began construction of the tabernacle. William Budge supervised the construction.[3] It cost $50,000 ($1.63 million in 2022 dollars) to build and seats around 2000 people.

The tabernacle was dedicated September 15, 1889 by LDS Church president Wilford Woodruff. It was planned to be dedicated in 1888, but a fire partially destroyed the interior, and it had to be restored. In 1972 the tabernacle was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The tabernacle was refurbished in 2004-2005 and continues to operate as a meeting place for the Bear Lake Stake congregations and community.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Hart, Arthur A. (February 24, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  3. Budge, Jesse R. S. "The Life of William Budge", Deseret News, Salt Lake City UT, 1915 page 132
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