Auburn Community Center - Auburn Ward LDS Meetinghouse ~ Auburn, Wyoming
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brwhiz
N 42° 47.494 W 111° 00.093
12T E 499872 N 4737669
This Rock Church, once the Meetinghouse for the Auburn Ward of the LDS Church, now serves as a community center for this tiny town.
Waymark Code: WMAFV2
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2011
Views: 4
The Rock Church, or Auburn Ward Meetinghouse, is unique in that rock was not a common building material in the Star Valley of Wyoming. For years it was the only rock structure and the largest building in the small community of Auburn. Even after a larger church meetinghouse was built in Auburn, the Rock Church was still the preferred meeting place during cold winters since it gave greater protection from colder temperatures.
In addition to providing a place of worship for the local Mormons, who comprised the majority of the town's population, it was used for social gatherings, theater productions, dances, Boy Scout activities, and all manner of other community functions. As is common with most LDS meeting places, once they have outlived their usefulness to the LDS Church, they are sold or donated to other organizations which can put them to productive use. In 1974 the property was deeded to the Auburn Historical Society and serves today as a community center for Auburn and the surrounding countryside.
The property was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1985.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1889
Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque
Street address of Church:
Main Street and First West
Auburn, Wyoming
83111
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Not listed
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
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