Eureka LDS Church Meetinghouse

Eureka LDS Church Meetinghouse
Eureka LDS Church Meetinghouse
Old Mormon Meetinghouse
	The building in 2018
	39°57′18″N 112°07′03″W / 39.95495°N 112.11761°W
Location	137 Main Street, Eureka, Utah
Country	United States
Denomination	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
History
Status	Open: currently in use as an Airbnb
Dedication	Apostle Reed Smoot
Dedicated	1903
Architecture
Functional status	used
Architect(s)	Richard C. Watkins
Architectural type	Gothic Revival
Completed	1902; 122 years ago
Closed	1976; 48 years ago

Eureka LDS Church Meetinghouse (also known as Old Mormon Meetinghouse) is a historic church at 137 Main Street in Eureka, Utah, United States. The work of architect Richard C. Watkins, it was built in 1902, dedicated the following year, and served as a meetinghouse until 1976.^[1] Its construction was funded by local resident John Beck (1843–1913).^[2]^[3]^[4]

The building was restored by the Ferrel Thomas family in 1988.^[5]^[6]

References

^ A History of Juab County, Pearl D. Wilson, June McNulty, David Hampshire (1999) ISBN 9780913738207
^ Engineering and Mining Journal, Volume 95 (1913), p. 822
^ Bullion Beck and Champion Mining Company records, 1881-1929 – Archives West
^ "John Beck Dies at Salt Lake City" – Eureka Reporter, April 4, 1913
^ The Politics of American Religious Identity: The Seating of Senator Reed Smoot, Mormon Apostle, Kathleen Flake (2004) ISBN 0807855014
^ "Adorable miniature mining town for sale in Eureka, Utah" – The Middletown Press, November 13, 2018