Portland Stake Tabernacle

45°30′31.5″N 122°38′7.5″W / 45.508750°N 122.635417°W / 45.508750; -122.635417ArchitectureStyleGothic RevivalGroundbreaking1928Completed1929

The Portland Stake Tabernacle, (also known as the Portland First Ward Meetinghouse and the Colonial Heights Building), is a historic church building in the Richmond neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.[1][2][3][4][failed verification]

History

Built in 1929, the building was used as a meetinghouse for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints until 2019 and as a Family History Center, providing Genealogy resources to the public. until 2022.[5][6][7]

The 26,222 square foot meetinghouse seats over 2,000. The adjoining parking lot combined make the entire property 43,082 square feet.[8] As of 2022, the property has a market value of $11.4 million.[9]

  • From the Southeast
    From the Southeast
  • From the Southwest
    From the Southwest
  • The Chapel
    The Chapel

See also

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References

  1. ^ 50 Gatherings in Nine States April 2, Church News (as section of the Deseret News), 26 March 1955, p. 2
  2. ^ "Genealogical Conventions Set, August 31". Deseret News. August 27, 1952. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
  3. ^ "Well Known Utah Artist Dies in Oregon". Deseret News. October 3, 1946. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
  4. ^ "The Deseret News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ Jackson 2003, p. 193 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFJackson2003 (help)
  6. ^ Nibley, Preston. "McKay, David O.", Presidents of the Church, Deseret Book, 1977 (1974). ISBN 9780877474142
  7. ^ "Portland Oregon Family History Center". FamilySearch Wiki. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  8. ^ "Readers Respond to Mormons Leaving Oregon for Idaho and Utah". Willamette Week. 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  9. ^ "A Southeast Portland Church Is Left Behind as Mormons Leave Oregon". Willamette Week. 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
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