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Ely L.D.S. Stake Tabernacle

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Built
  
1927

Opened
  
1927

Added to NRHP
  
29 July 1993

NRHP Reference #
  
93000685

Area
  
4,047 m²

Architect
  
Don Carlos Young

Ely L.D.S. Stake Tabernacle

Location
  
900 Aultman St., Ely, Nevada

Architectural style
  
Colonial Revival architecture

Similar
  
Randolph Tabernacle, Wilshire Ward Chapel, Capital Theater, Wellsville Tabernacle, White Pine County Courthouse

The Ely LDS Stake Tabernacle was built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1927-1928 as a church and community center in Ely, Nevada. The two-story Colonial Revival building is now owned by White Pine County and is used as a community meeting hall. The contractor for the project was Joseph Don Carlos Young, grandson of Brigham Young.

The stake tabernacle is an unusual example of Colonial Revival design in Nevada, where the style was never widely used. It is also notable as an early example of the expansion of the LDS Church into neighboring states. The LDS church first was established in Ely in 1915. In 1926 the Ely Ward was established. The tabernacle was completed in 1928, containing a 600-seat auditorium, meeting space and classrooms. The facility was replaced by a new meetinghouse in 1957.

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Ely L.D.S. Stake Tabernacle Wikipedia