Memorial House

Before this was a park, the contractor Patrick J. Moran stabled his horses here, in a building put up around 1890. When the city took the canyon mouth in 1902, its water department kept the place as barn, tool house and blacksmith shop. The Service Star Legion rebuilt it with a Georgian front and dedicated it on June 13, 1926, to Utah's war dead. The bronze on the boulder out front dates the building to 1904 and never mentions Moran. It still hosts weddings, receptions and memorials.

What the plaque says

Memorial House Memory Park City Creek Canyon This building, originally a barn, tool house and black smith shop used by the city, was built in 1904. After it had been abandoned, it was rebuilt and transformed into this Memorial House by the Service Star Legion, Salt Lake County Chapter with authorization from Mayor C. Clarence Neslen and the Salt Lake City Commissioners and with contributions from the city, state and many individuals. It was dedicated June 13, 1926, in loving memory of those who gave their lives in defense of their country and of world freedom.

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 — 0.8 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Liberty Park — 2.3 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• Stone Bridge — steps away
• Freedom Trail Monuments — steps away
• Army 145th Field Artillery Monument — steps away
• Liberty Bell Tower (3) Markers — steps away