First Presbyterian Church

The Presbyterians were among the Protestant churches that followed the railroad into Utah, coming to teach and to preach in a territory dominated by another faith. Their Salt Lake congregation raised this church between 1903 and 1906, an English Gothic Revival building of local red sandstone designed by the architect Walter Ware. Its pointed arches and rugged stone brought a note of the old country's parish churches to the western city. The Presbyterians' schools would also give Utah one of its lasting institutions, the college that became Westminster.

What the plaque says

Construction of this English Gothic Revival Style Church began in June 1903 and was completed May 1906. Architect was W. E. Ware. Built of local red sandstone.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Salt Lake City — 0.6 mi
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Temple Square — 0.6 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Ensign Peak — 1.4 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Liberty Park — 1.7 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• Cathedral of the Madeleine — steps away
• Twentieth Ward School — steps away
• Lewis S. & Theresa B. Hills House — steps away
• David Keith Mansion — 0.2 mi