LDS Meetinghouses

Picture an LDS meetinghouse in your head, and what do you see? Probably this:

And not this:

It is true that the vast majority of meetinghouses in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been built from 1970 to the present, after standard plans had largely taken hold. These standard plans allow for little variety or architectural ornamentation such as stained glass, woodwork, particular architectural styles or local touches. Unfortunately, this has also largely carried over into international settings, where meetinghouses appear large and American (something I never noticed until my mission).

However, a great architectural heritage can be found in meetinghouses across the Mormon corridor and even in a few other surprising places. This blog's main work and the vast majority of its posts seek to find, document, and share these buildings with others. Below is a full list (as of mid-2022) of all of the buildings I have documented. If you want an up-to-date list, I suggest going to the blog's main URL (ldspioneerarchitecture.blogspot.com) on your computer, or selecting the web version on your phone, to find a list of all of the tags of buildings on the right-hand side.

·                Afton Stake Tabernacle (WY)

·                Alhambra Ward (CA)

·                Alpine Tabernacle

·                American Fork 2nd Ward

·                American Fork 3rd Ward

·                Beaver 1st Ward

·                Beaver 2nd Ward

·                Beaver Dam Ward

·                Belvedere Ward

·                Belvedere Ward (CA)

·                Binghampton Ward (Tucson, AZ)

·                Blackfoot 1st Ward

·                Blackfoot Tabernacle

·                Blanding Tabernacle

·                Bonneville (SLC) Ward

·                Bountiful Tabernacle

·                Brigham City 1st Ward

·                Brigham City 3rd Ward

·                Brigham City 5th & 10th Wards

·                Brigham City 7th Ward

·                Brigham City Tabernacle

·                BYU

·                Capitol Hill (SLC) Ward

·                Cardston (Alberta, CA) 2nd Ward

·                Cardston Temple

·                Cedar City 1st Ward

·                Centerville 1st Ward

·                Central Park (SLC) Ward

·                Clarkston Ward

·                Clearfield Ward

·                Clinton Ward

·                Coalville Tabernacle

·                College (Cache Valley) Ward

·                Columbus Branch (OH)

·                Denver (CO) 3rd Ward

·                Dry Creek Stake (Springville, UT)

·                El Paso (TX) Ward

·                Elsinore Ward

·                Enterprise Ward (1898)

·                Enterprise Ward (1913)

·                Ephraim South Ward

·                Fairview South Ward

·                Farmington (NM) Ward

·                Farmington Ward

·                Forest Dale (SLC) Ward

·                Fremont Ward

·                Garden Park (SLC) Ward

·                Garland Tabernacle

·                Grandview (Provo) Ward

·                Grandview (SLC) Ward

·                Granite Stake Tabernacle

·                Granite Ward

·                Harold B. Lee Hall

·                Heber 2nd Ward

·                Heber Tabernacle

·                Herriman Ward

·                Highland Park (SLC) Ward

·                Huntington Park Ward (CA)

·                Hyrum 1st Ward

·                Hyrum 3rd Ward;

·                Idaho Falls (ID) 4th Ward

·                Idaho Falls (ID) 5th Ward

·                Idaho Falls Temple

·                Junction Ward

·                Kaysville 2nd Ward

·                Kaysville Tabernacle

·                La Grande (OR) Ward

·                La Verkin Ward

·                Lake Shore Ward

·                Laketown Ward

·                Laramie Ward (WY)

·                Las Vegas Ward (NV)

·                Leamington Ward

·                LeGrande Ward

·                Lehi 4th Ward

·                Levan Ward

·                Liberty Ward

·                Loa Tabernacle

·                Logan 11th Ward

·                Logan 1st Ward

·                Logan 2nd Ward

·                Logan 3rd Ward

·                Logan 4th Ward

·                Logan 5th Ward

·                Logan 6th Ward

·                Logan 9th Ward

·                Logan Institute

·                Logan Tabernacle

·                Logan Temple

·                Malad City Ward (ID)

·                Manavu Ward

·                Manti North Ward

·                Manti Tabernacle

·                Manti Temple

·                Mantua Ward

·                Mapleton Ward

·                Meadow Ward

·                Mesa (AZ) 2nd Ward

·                Mesa Temple

·                Midvale 2nd Ward

·                Midway Ward

·                Milford Ward

·                Millcreek Ward

·                Mink Creek (ID) Ward

·                Montpelier (ID) Tabernacle

·                Morgan Stake Tabernacl

·                Mount Pleasant 2nd & 3rd Ward

·                Murray 1st Ward

·                Murray 2nd Ward

·                Newport Beach Ward (CA)

·                Nibley Park Ward

·                Nibley Ward

·                Oak Hills Stake (Provo)

·                Ogden 17th Ward

·                Ogden 4th Ward

·                Ogden 6th Ward

·                Ogden Deaf Branch

·                Orem 2nd Ward

·                Orem Fourth and Fifth Wards

·                Ovid (ID) Ward

·                Panguitch South Ward

·                Paris (ID) Tabernacle

·                Parowan 3rd Ward

·                Parowan Tabernacle

·                Payson 1st Ward

·                Payson 2nd Ward

·                Payson 3rd Ward

·                Payson 4th Ward

·                Peterson Ward

·                Pine Valley Branch

·                Pioneer Ward (Provo)

·                Pleasant Grove 2nd Ward

·                Porterville Ward

·                Portland (OR) Ward

·                Preston First Ward

·                Providence Ward

·                Provo 11th Ward

·                Provo 1st Ward

·                Provo 2nd Ward

·                Provo 3rd Ward

·                Provo 4th Ward

·                Provo 5th and 8th Wards

·                Provo Park Ward

·                Provo Tabernacle

·                Provo Utah Central Stake

·                Randolph Tabernacle

·                Redmond Ward

·                Redondo Beach (CA) Ward

·                Rexburg (ID) Tabernacle

·                Richfield First Ward

·                Richfield Tabernacle

·                River Heights Ward

·                Riverside 2nd Ward

·                Riverton 2nd Ward

·                Rose Park Ward

·                Salina 1st Ward

·                Salina 2nd Ward

·                Salt Lake 10th Ward

·                Salt Lake 12th Ward

·                Salt Lake 15th Ward

·                Salt Lake 17th Ward

·                Salt Lake 18th Ward

·                Salt Lake 19th Ward

·                Salt Lake 20th Ward

·                Salt Lake 21st Ward

·                Salt Lake 24th Ward

·                Salt Lake 27th Ward

·                Salt Lake 28th Ward

·                Salt Lake 29th Ward

·                Salt Lake 2nd Ward

·                Salt Lake 33rd Ward

·                Salt Lake 34th Ward

·                Salt Lake 8th Ward

·                Salt Lake Temple

·                Sandy 2nd Ward

·                Santa Monica Ward (CA)

·                Santaquin Ward

·                Scottsdale (AZ) First Ward

·                Seminary Buildings

·                Sevier Ward

·                Sharon Ward

·                Smithfield 4th Ward

·                Smithfield Tabernacle

·                South Jordan Ward

·                South Weber Ward

·                Spanish Fork 1st Ward

·                Spanish Fork 5th Ward

·                Spring City Endowment House

·                Spring City Ward

·                Springville 1st and 3rd Wards

·                Springville 2nd Ward

·                Springville 4th Ward

·                Springville 5th Ward

·                St. George 5th Ward

·                St. George Tabernacle

·                St. George Temple

·                Stratford Ward

·                Sugarhouse Ward

·                Sunset Heights 4th Ward (Orem, UT)

·                Takaroa (French Polynesia) Branch

·                Teasdale Cultural Hall

·                Teasdale Ward

·                Three Mile Creek Ward (Perry, UT)

·                Timpanogos Ward (Orem, UT)

·                Tithing Offices

·                Toquerville Ward

·                Torrey Ward

·                Tremonton First Ward

·                Tremonton Second Ward

·                University (SLC) Ward

·                Washington D.C. Ward

·                Wells Ward (SLC)

·                Wellsville Tabernacle

·                West Jordan Ward

·                Weston (ID) Ward

·                Whittier Ward

·                Wilshire Ward (CA)

·                Wilson (Ogden) Ward

·                Yale Ward

·                Yalecrest Ward

My hope is that next time you picture an LDS meetinghouse in your head, you'll have a different image come to mind!