Highland Park Ward: Chapel Details

 The chapel has five murals, all done by Lee Greene Richards. The largest one, behind the pulpit, is a painting of the Sacred Grove. While Lee had never visited the site, he did research do be able to understand the type of plants that would be growing in the area.

The other four murals depict locations in the Holy Land: the Sea of Galilee, the Garden of Gethsemane, Bethany, and the Mount of Olives. Feel free to click on the images to see them even larger; there are some nice details!

Finally, along the sides of the chapel are some nice light decorations.

Highland Park Ward: Chapel Interior

This is the lobby at the main entrance. The main staircase leads up to the cultural hall (on the left) and the chapel (on the right); on either side of the staircase are stairs leading down the lower floor, which houses classrooms and offices

Here is the main cultural hall. On the south end (not pictured here) is what appears to be a projection booth.

The chapel has beautiful paintings! There is the main one behind the pulpit, and four more in each corner. I'll show larger pictures of these murals, too.

Highland Park Ward: Lobby Mural Details

The two murals in the lobby were done by John B. Fairbanks, who also helped with painting in the Salt Lake Temple.

This one, above the main entrance, shows the pioneers arriving in the Salt Lake Valley:

And this one, above the entrances to the chapel and cultural hall, show the pioneers' first winter in the Salt Lake Valley.

These are beautiful paintings that were painted specifically for this building. Even more murals are found in the chapel, which we'll look at in my next post.

Highland Park Ward

Built in 1923, the Highland Park ward shows the Tudor style of architecture.

It's got a lot of nice artwork that I'll be showing in future posts!