Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Brigham City (United States). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Box Elder Stake Tabernacle, Brigham City Utah Temple, and Brigham City Museum. Also, be sure to include Hotel Brigham in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Brigham City (Utah).
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Box Elder Stake Tabernacle
The current Box Elder Stake Tabernacle, also known as the Brigham City Tabernacle, is a neo-Gothic tabernacle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rebuilt in Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah by Mormon pioneers in 1897 after being gutted by fire a year earlier. The tabernacle continues to function as a meetinghouse for congregants of the Box Elder Stake and seats approximately 1600. It also host concerts and other special events and is open for tours during the summer. Given its unique architecture and importance to the community, the tabernacle was listed on National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1971. A recently built temple stands across from the tabernacle.[1]
Brigham City Utah Temple
Temple in Brigham City, Utah. The Brigham City Utah Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brigham City, Utah. The temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on October 3, 2009, during the church's general conference. The temple was announced concurrently with those to be constructed in Concepción, Chile, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fortaleza, Brazil and Sapporo, Japan; at the time, the announcement brought the total number of temples worldwide to 151. It is the fourteenth temple of the LDS Church completed in Utah.
The temple is located on the property where the Central Elementary School once stood at 250 South Main Street in Brigham City, across from the historic tabernacle.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on July 31, 2010, and was conducted by Boyd K. Packer, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and a native of Brigham City.
On the morning of June 28, 2011, the western spire was installed. The angel Moroni statue was installed on the eastern tower on July 12, 2011. The installation was delayed for almost two hours due to weather problems.
A public open house was held from August 18 through September 15, 2012, excluding Sundays and Saturdays. The temple was formally dedicated in three sessions on September 23, 2012, by Packer. The dedicatory sessions were broadcast to congregations of the church within Utah. In conjunction with the dedication of the temple, there was a cultural celebration featuring music and dance on September 22.[2]
Address: 250 S Main St, 84302 Brigham City
Brigham City Museum
The Brigham City Museum of Art & History, also known as the BCMG or, formerly, the Brigham City Museum-Gallery, is an art museum and history museum in Brigham City, Utah. The museum is a department of Brigham City Corporation, but also has a non-profit foundation, the Box Elder Museum Foundation, Inc.[3]
Address: 24 N 300 W, 84302-2030 Brigham City
Hotel Brigham
Hotel Brigham is a historic three-story hotel building in Brigham City, Utah. It was built in 1914 by George Burnham for James Knudson, a Mormon businessman, and his wife Amelia. It was designed in the Chicago school style by architects Francis Charles Woods and Julius A. Smith, and expanded ten years later, in 1924. The Knudsons died in the early 1940s, and the hotel was acquired by the Hillam Abstracting and Insurance Agency in 1989. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 17, 1991.[4]
Box Elder Museum
Natural history museum, Science museum, Museum
Address: 641 E 200 N, 84302-2249 Brigham City
Thompson-Hansen House
The Thompson-Hansen House is a historic residence in Brigham City, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
Elberta Theatre
The Elberta Theatre is a historic two-story building in Brigham City, Utah. It was built with red bricks and stucco in 1917 by William R. Dredge and W.H. Shurtliffe, and it was designed in the Prairie School style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 17, 1991.[6]
Box Elder Museum
Museum
Alma Compton House
The Alma Compton House is a historic house in Brigham City, Utah. It was built in 1908 as a cottage for Alma Compton, an immigrant from England, and designed in the Victorian style. Compton, who became a professional photographer in Brigham City, lived here with his wife, née Jane E. Dalton, his son Matthew, and his two daughters. The Comptons were Mormons. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 7, 1988. The Compton Studio Photographs collection at Utah State University includes "over 100,000 original photographic negatives."[7]
Peter and Anna Christena Forsgren House
The Peter and Anna Christena Forsgren House is a historic house in Brigham City, Utah. It was built in 1863 by Peter Adolph Forsgren, an immigrant from Sweden who converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the age of 36, while he was living in Boston, Massachusetts. His brother, John E. Forsgren, who became the first Mormon missionary to preach in Sweden, played a leading role in his conversion. Forsgren became a weaver of cloth, blankets and carpets in Brigham City, and he designed a carpet for the Logan Utah Temple. This house was designed in the Gothic Revival architectural style. Even though Peter had two wives, his second wife is unlikely to have lived here with him. Forsgren therefore lived here with his first wife, also known as his sister wife, Anna Christena, and the house was deeded to their children, purchased by a daughter, sold out of the family in 1920. The new homeowner, Peter Nelson Pierce, was a trader between Native Americans and Mormon settlers who served as the local Mormon bishop and later became the police chief. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 23, 2003.[8]
Jonathan and Jennie Knudson House
The Jonathan and Jennie Knudson House is a historic house in Brigham City, Utah. It was built in 1898-1901 by Jonathan Chester Knudson, a Mormon businessman whose father was a Danish-born convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Knudson lived here with his wife, née Jennie Ellen Pritchard. In the 1930s, the house was inherited by their son, Jonathan Chester Knudson, Jr. also a Mormon businessman, who lived here with his wife, Lucille. It was later deeded to their son, Jake, who lived here with his Japanese wife, Tomie Kono, a Tenrikyo minister. The house remained in the Kudson family until 1998.
The house was designed in the Victorian Eclectic style, with Queen Anne, Shingle and Neoclassical features. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 28, 2000.[9]