Show Historical Society Names Buildings to Register Dr Milton C. C Abrams chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man Governors Governor's Historic and Cultural Sites Review Committee Commit Commit- tee of the Utah State Historical Society announces the committees committee's committees committee's committees committee's commit commit- tees tee's action at Its meeting May 30 1973 Among the buildings listed on the State Register of Historic Sites was Manti North Ward Chapel Sanpete County This ward chapel was built in 1908 under the direction of Bishop Niels R R. R Peterson The structure is of white brick Architects were Ware and The cost was The styling is English Parish Church Gothic with a steep gabled front medieval medieval medieval medi medi- eval exposed framing of collar and brace hammer beam and brace and pendant large square entry tower buttressed walls and Gothic walls The building is still used as a chapel Manti Tabernacle Sanpete County This building was erected between 1878 and 1882 Built of native oolitic stone the 1200 capacity building cost and was originally used as a ward house The architect architect architect archi archi- was William H H. H Folsom Later the building was re remodeled remodel remodel- model modeled ed and dedicated as a tabernacle November 22 1903 by President President President dent Joseph F. F Smith The building building building build build- ing is monumental in both scale and detail It features a large engaged central tower with a decorative steeple 0 ornate r n ate wooden pinnacles at the gable corners tall Roman windows dentils at the cornice An all- all seeing eye and clasped hands are carved in the stone on the tower The tabernacle is presently used as the meeting meetinghouse meetinghouse meetinghouse house for the Manti ManU Center Ward |