The Portland Stake Tabernacle, (also known as the Portland First Ward Meetinghouse and the Colonial Heights Building), is a historic church building in the Richmond neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.[1][2][3][4][failed verification]
Portland Stake Tabernacle | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Location | |
Location | 2975 Southeast Harrison St., Portland, Oregon United States |
Geographic coordinates | 45°30′31.5″N 122°38′7.5″W / 45.508750°N 122.635417°W |
Architecture | |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1928 |
Completed | 1929 |
History
editBuilt in 1929, the building was used as a meetinghouse for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints until 2019 and as a Family History Center, providing Genealogy resources to the public. until 2022.[5][6][7]
The 26,222 square foot meetinghouse seats over 2,000. The adjoining parking lot combined make the entire property 43,082 square feet.[8] As of 2022, the property has a market value of $11.4 million.[9]
George Wesley Bowers, one of the builders of the Tabernacle, is famous for his nearby house.
Gallery
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From the Southeast
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From the Southwest
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The Chapel
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 50 Gatherings in Nine States April 2, Church News (as section of the Deseret News), 26 March 1955, p. 2
- ^ "Genealogical Conventions Set, August 31". Deseret News. August 27, 1952. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- ^ "Well Known Utah Artist Dies in Oregon". Deseret News. October 3, 1946. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- ^ "The Deseret News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Jackson 2003, p. 193
- ^ Nibley, Preston. "McKay, David O.", Presidents of the Church, Deseret Book, 1977 (1974). ISBN 9780877474142
- ^ "Portland Oregon Family History Center". FamilySearch Wiki. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "Readers Respond to Mormons Leaving Oregon for Idaho and Utah". Willamette Week. 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "A Southeast Portland Church Is Left Behind as Mormons Leave Oregon". Willamette Week. 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2023-11-08.