Built in 1920, the Blackfoot Tabernacle was modeled after the Montpelier Tabernacle
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Montpelier Tabernacle |
Obviously, they share the same semi-circle floor plan. All told, the Montpelier Tabernacle's style is more impressive than that of its counterpart in Blackfoot.
This tabernacle was sold in 1976 to Bingham County, who used it as an annex for their courthouse. In 2002 the building was to be sold at an auction. Perry Hawker purchased the building and converted it into a funeral home, while sensitively preserving the building's exterior features.