Enterprise, Utah (in the southwest corner of the state, north of Mountain Meadows--population, around 1,700) has a central block of the town that has all of its chapels. Instead of tearing them down, they would just build a new one next to the old one. It's really nice to see the central block preserved as the ecclesiastical center for the town.
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| Image Source: Washington County Historical Society |
The building was used by the Relief Society in Enterprise from 1913 until 1953 (when an even newer meetinghouse was built on the southeast corner of the block). The building was used as an office for a bit, but it began to fall into repair. The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers met in 1959 and was granted use of the building by the Church, in return for their caring for the building. It is still owned by the Church, but it now houses a museum for the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.
It's been kept up fairly well, and it's been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
In a video presentation prepared for Roots Tech, Elder and Sister Holland talked about this building. Sister Holland's Grandmother planted and watered the pine trees surrounding the building to remind her of her native Switzerland. She carried water across the street and watered by hand for years even when many in the town felt it was a waste of time. Neat to see the building still stands with the trees as well!
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