Panguitch Stake Tabernacle

The Panguitch Latter-day Saint stake was organized in 1877, and within three years its members set about building a proper stake house. Planned in 1880 to architect George Dodds's design, it was raised by a roll call of local hands — the Judds, the Worthens, the Riggses and Ridings and Sevys — and it served the high valley as its central gathering place for the better part of seventy years. By 1949 the old building was condemned and pulled down. The marker is what remains of it, standing where the tabernacle once did.

What the plaque says

Panguitch stake of the L.D.S. Church was organized in 1877 with James Henrie as president. In March 1880, plans were made for a stake house with George Dodds, architect, and M.M. Steel, Sr., chairman of the building. The following men were prominent in its erection: Frederick Judd, Samuel Worthen & sons, W.R. Riggs, Alfred Riding, W.P. Sargent, John F. Sevy, and John W. Norton. The building served the community until July, 1949, when it was condemned and torn down.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Panguitch — steps away
  A well-preserved pioneer town and gateway to Bryce Canyon
• Red Canyon — 8.1 mi
  A blazing red gateway carved by water and wind
• Panguitch Lake — 14 mi
  A Blue Ribbon trout lake at 8,400 feet on the Patchwork Parkway
• Bryce Canyon Lodge — 20 mi
  A 1925 National Historic Landmark perched on the canyon rim

More markers nearby

• Panguitch Tithing Lot — steps away
• Social Hall — steps away
• Panguitch Fort — steps away
• The Panguitch Quilt Walk — steps away