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Provo Tabernacle
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National Register of Historic Places

Provo Tabernacle

Also known as Utah and Provo Stake Tabernacle

Provo’s first place on the National RegisterListed Sep 9, 1975; only 76 of Utah’s 1,531 listings are older
GothicListed 1975Provo
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About Provo Tabernacle

Provo Tabernacle, at 50 S. University Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 9, 1975: the first place in Provo to be listed. Only 76 of Utah’s 1,531 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture and religion, at the state level. It describes its style as Gothic, as it does for 22 other Utah listings. The listing covers 1 acre. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTemple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Provo, Utah, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 33 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1883 to today

  1. 1883Built, designed by William Harrison Folsom
  2. 1975Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 51 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

50 S. University Ave., Provo · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Provo TabernacleStart here
  2. 2Provo Downtown Historic DistrictVictorian · next door
  3. 3Knight BlockBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4U. S. Post OfficeBuilt 1937 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Harvey H. Cluff HouseGothic Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

23 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BWilliam D. Alexander HouseStick0.1 mi★Reed Smoot HouseGothic0.2 miBJesse Knight HouseColonial Revival0.2 miBWilliam H. Ray HouseRomanesque0.3 miDProvo East Central Historic District (Additional DocumentationBungalow0.3 miBHannah Maria Libby Smith HouseBuilding0.3 miBHines MansionVictorian · Built 18950.3 miBGeorge M. Brown HouseCarpenter Gothic0.3 miBJohn R. Twelves HouseVictorian Eclectic0.3 miBDr. Samuel H. Allen House and Carriage HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBBeebe, Angus, George and Martha Ansil, HouseVictorian0.4 miBKnight-Allen HouseVictorian Eclectic0.4 miBKnight-Mangum HouseBuilding0.4 miBProvo West Co-opVictorian Eclectic0.4 miBGeorge Taylor Jr. HouseGothic Revival · Built 18850.4 miBStartup Candy FactoryVictorian0.5 miBSimon P. Sr. Eggertsen HouseFederal · Built 18760.5 miBMaeser SchoolRomanesque Revival0.5 mi
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BProvo Third Ward Chapel and Amusement HallEnglish Parish Gothic0.5 miBJoseph H. Frisby HouseVictorian Eclectic0.5 miBWilliam D. Roberts HouseVernacular0.5 miBCharles E. Davies HouseLate 19th-Century Vernacular0.5 miBJohn E. Booth HouseVictorian Builder · Built 19000.5 mi
More like it

Gothic style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Gothic.

Reed Smoot House0.2 mi away
American Fork Second Ward MeetinghouseBuilt 1903 · 12.4 mi away
Lehi Main Street Historic District14.7 mi away

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Questions about Provo Tabernacle

Is Provo Tabernacle on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 9, 1975 (Register number 75001830).

Is Provo Tabernacle a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Utah has 12 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Reed Smoot House, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Provo Tabernacle?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Provo Tabernacle?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 33 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 72001895 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.