Tithing Office

You could pay your tithing here in butter, eggs, or a live calf. Built in 1877 under the tithing clerk Peter Madsen, this brick office received a tenth of what Box Elder's farmers produced, and its ground-floor rooms held the perishable tithes — cheese, meat, dairy — while a rock wall ringed the yard to keep the donated animals from wandering off. Church offices filled the upper floor; a baptismal font sat in the basement. When cash replaced produce, the building lost its purpose; a family later bought it and rebuilt it lower and wider.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Wellsville Mountains — 9.3 mi
  The steepest mountains in North America for their height
• Hyrum State Park — 12 mi
  A family-friendly reservoir at the mouth of Blacksmith Fork Canyon
• Powder Mountain — 15 mi
  The largest ski resort in the United States by acreage — a famously uncrowded "PowMow" now remaking itself under Netflix's Reed Hastings.
• Logan — 18 mi
  A vibrant college town tucked into a stunning mountain valley

More markers nearby

• Brigham City Archway Sign — steps away
• Brigham City Co-op Store — steps away
• Brigham City, a Co-op Town — steps away
• Box Elder Courthouse — steps away