WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
ENTERPRISE WARD TITHING GRANARY
Enterprise, Utah
LOCATION
Origionally located just to the north of the church square in Enterprise.It is currently located in the Enterprise Pioneer Memorial Park.
HISTORY
The sign above the door indicates this was built in 1908, but the placard to the right of the door says it was 1912. It was originally located just to the north of the church square back in the days when tithing was paid in kind.It was contructed from imported redwood built over a cement root cellar.
In 1953, it was acquired by the Normand Laub family and moved to their farm in the valley for use as a seed grain storage building.
In 1993, the Laub family donated the building to the City of Enterprise.
PHOTOS
 WCHS-00725 Front of the granary |
 WCHS-00728 Sign above the door |
 WCHS-00726 South side of the granary |
 WCHS-0077 Back (east side) of the granary |
Other WCHS photos:
WCHS-00729 Photo of the placard near the door of the Enterprise Ward Tithing Granary
WCHS-00730 Photo of the door jam detail of the Enterprise Ward Tithing Granary
WCHS-00731 Photo of the lower door details of the Enterprise Ward Tithing Granary
WCHS-00732 Photo of the corner detail of the Enterprise Ward Tithing Granary
WCHS-00733 Photo of the roof corner detail of the Enterprise Ward Tithing Granary
WCHS-00737 Photo of the old building
Other photos on the web:
TBD
REFERENCES
Tithing structures recall hardscrabble pioneer daysArticle by Brian Passey
The Spectrum, May 18,2017