Portland Stake Tabernacle

The Portland First Ward Meetinghouse, also referred to as the Portland Stake Tabernacle, is a historic church building in the Richmond neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.[1][2][3][4] Built in 1929, it was used as a meetinghouse for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints until 2019 and is currently used as a Family History Center, providing Genealogy resources to the public.[5]

Portland Stake Tabernacle
Religion
AffiliationThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Location
Location2975 Southeast Harrison St., Portland, Oregon
United States
Geographic coordinates45°30′31.5″N 122°38′7.5″W
Architecture
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1928
Completed1929

The Meetinghouse seats over 2,000[6][7]

  • From the Southeast
  • From the Southwest
  • The Chapel

See also

References
  1. 50 Gatherings in Nine States April 2, Church News (as section of the Deseret News), 26 March 1955, p. 2
  2. "Genealogical Conventions Set, August 31". Deseret News. August 27, 1952. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
  3. "Well Known Utah Artist Dies in Oregon". Deseret News. October 3, 1946. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
  4. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZLYKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_k0DAAAAIBAJ&dq=tabernacle&pg=4821%2C4570341
  5. Jackson 2003, p. 193
  6. Nibley, Preston. "McKay, David O.", Presidents of the Church, Deseret Book, 1977 (1974). ISBN 9780877474142
  7. "Portland Oregon Family History Center". FamilySearch Wiki. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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