Beaver Relief Society Meetinghouse

Beaver Relief Society Meetinghouse
Location35 N. 1st East, Beaver, Utah
Coordinates38°16′29″N 112°38′23″W / 38.27472°N 112.63972°W / 38.27472; -112.63972
Arealess than one acre
Built1896
MPSBeaver MRA
NRHP reference No.83003837[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1983

The Beaver Relief Society Meetinghouse, located at 35 N. 1st East in Beaver, Utah, was built in 1896. It has served as a religious structure, a meeting hall, and a civic building. Since 1977, it has served as Beaver's fire station.[2]

It is a tallish building made of tuff (pink rock) that was built for the Beaver Relief Society, the women's organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NHRP) in 1983.[1][2]

It is a different building from the Beaver Relief Society's Meeting Hall, which is located nearby and which is also on the NHRP.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Linda L. Bonar (1979). "Utah State Historical Society, Historic Preservation Research Office, Structure/Site Information Form: Beaver Relief Society Meetinghouse". National Park Service. and accompanying photo from 1981