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The '''Rexburg Stake Tabernacle''', also known as the '''Fremont Stake Tabernacle''' is a building located in [[Rexburg, Idaho]] that formerly served as [[LDS Tabernacle|tabernacle]] for large gatherings of members of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. The tabernacle was designed by architect [[Otto Erlandsen]] and completed in 1911 at a cost of $31,000.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Fremont Stake Tabernacle|publisher=Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints|journal=Improvement Era|year=1914|volume=17|page=755|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CmwwAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> <!-- It was dedicated on January 6, 1912 by ??. --> The building was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1974. In 1980 the building was sold to the city of Rexburg and now serves as a civic center. |
The '''Rexburg Stake Tabernacle''', also known as the '''Fremont Stake Tabernacle''' is a building located in [[Rexburg, Idaho]] that formerly served as [[LDS Tabernacle|tabernacle]] for large gatherings of members of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. The tabernacle was designed by architect [[Otto Erlandsen]] and completed in 1911 at a cost of $31,000.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Fremont Stake Tabernacle|publisher=Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints|journal=Improvement Era|year=1914|volume=17|page=755|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CmwwAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> <!-- It was dedicated on January 6, 1912 by ??. --> The building was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1974. In 1980 the building was sold to the city of Rexburg and now serves as a civic center and is home of the Rexburg Children’s Choir. |
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In 2020, the Rexburg Tabernacle was visible to a nationwide audience when NBC Nightly News and Inside Edition highlighted the children’s choir’s ability to persist during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|last=lsmith@uvsj.com|first=By Lisa Smith|title=NBC's "There's Good News" features Rexburg's Children's Choir|url=https://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/local/nbcs-theres-good-news-features-rexburgs-childrens-choir/article_5dd70b83-7a22-5fbf-ba38-62bb639f9cf3.html|access-date=2021-05-28|website=Standard Journal|language=en}}</ref> |
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| Location | 25 N. Center St., Rexburg, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°49′39″N 111°47′01″W / 43.82750°N 111.78361°W |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architect | Otto Erlandsen |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000745[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 8, 1974[2] |
The Rexburg Stake Tabernacle, also known as the Fremont Stake Tabernacle is a building located in Rexburg, Idaho that formerly served as tabernacle for large gatherings of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The tabernacle was designed by architect Otto Erlandsen and completed in 1911 at a cost of $31,000.[3] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. In 1980 the building was sold to the city of Rexburg and now serves as a civic center and is home of the Rexburg Children’s Choir.
In 2020, the Rexburg Tabernacle was visible to a nationwide audience when NBC Nightly News and Inside Edition highlighted the children’s choir’s ability to persist during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Idaho
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Idaho
Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places". NPS Focus. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ^ "Fremont Stake Tabernacle". Improvement Era. 17. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: 755. 1914.
- ^ lsmith@uvsj.com, By Lisa Smith. "NBC's "There's Good News" features Rexburg's Children's Choir". Standard Journal. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
External links
Media related to Rexburg Stake Tabernacle at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1911 establishments in Idaho
- 20th-century Latter Day Saint church buildings
- Buildings and structures in Madison County, Idaho
- Former churches in Idaho
- Former Latter Day Saint religious buildings and structures
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho
- Churches completed in 1911
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Idaho
- National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Idaho
- Idaho building and structure stubs