St. Mary's of the Assumption (3) Markers

Park City's mines drew Irish and other Catholic immigrants, and in 1883 they built themselves a church — St. Mary of the Assumption, which stands as the oldest Catholic church and school building still in use anywhere in Utah. Fire badly damaged it in the mid-twentieth century, and it was rebuilt in 1950, but it has never stopped serving the parish that raised it. In a territory built by and for the Latter-day Saints, it is a reminder of the many other faiths the mining camps brought to the mountains.

What the plaque says

Built 1883 - the oldest Catholic church and school building still in use in Utah. Remodeled 1950 following severe damage by fire.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Park City — 0.5 mi
  Silver built it. Snow saved it.
• Park City Main Street — 0.5 mi
  A historic mining town turned world-class ski and film festival destination
• Park City Mountain — 1.0 mi
  The largest ski resort in the United States, grown straight out of a 19th-century silver town.
• Deer Valley — 1.2 mi
  A ski-only luxury resort above Park City, now in the middle of the largest expansion in U.S. ski history.

More markers nearby

• Grappa Restaurant Building — steps away
• Bogan Boarding House — steps away
• The First National Bank — steps away
• The Bardsley Building — steps away