Beaver Dam Ward: Interior

The original chapel is upstairs in this building. It has been shrunk, and much of the area turned into classrooms, but the front is still there, and it now serves as the primary room.

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The only other thing of note: the Bishop was very eager to tell me that, a few decades ago, LaVell Edwards (the famous BYU football coach) was married to his wife (Patti) in this cultural hall. I guess it's their ward's claim to fame.

Beaver Dam Ward

Located in the mountains above Garland, the Beaver Dam Ward (also known as the Beaver Ward) chapel has stood there for over 100 years. It was built in 1898.

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 Overall, it looks pretty good, although it does look like it could use some exterior work, especially on the tower. In the original picture above, you'll notice some details that are barely visible now (like the pair of diamonds near the top).

The building received a cultural hall (see image below) in the 1950s; in the 1980s, it was given an entirely new chapel on the opposite side, and the original chapel became the primary room. Both additions used the same local stone that was used to build the original portion. While I'm very happy to see such sensitive work, I am baffled that a small chapel in the middle of nowhere got such sensitive treatment, while other much more well-known historical buildings didn't. That's just the way it goes, sometimes.

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Central Park Ward: Exterior Details

Central Park Ward

Built in 1926, the Central Park Ward chapel is a great example of the Prairie style of architecture.

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The main difference now is that steeple. The more chapels I visit, the more I'm convinced that someone in the Church Building Department is ordering that every chapel have a steeple, because nothing says 'I'm a church' like a steeple. The thing is, a building can still look like a very nice church without a steeple, and a steeple on this building is absolutely confusing (although they did it a bit better than in some other cases, like the Salt Lake 17th Ward's steeple.)

Tremonton Second Ward

Dedicated in March 1940, the Tremonton Second Ward building has some very nice architectural features on the exterior.

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I poked around the interior, but because a worship service was in session, I didn't take any pictures. While it doesn't match the detail that was given to the First Ward a few blocks north, it's a very nice building.

Riverton Second Ward: Interior

This is the lobby in the corner of the building:

Molding over the doorway:

The only main change to the chapel interior was the removal of the wood at the front, which shielded the window.

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At the back of the chapel are doors that would originally open to classrooms for overflow.

Meanwhile, below the chapel is the primary room.

Riverton Second Ward: Exterior Details