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The Taylorsville LDS Ward Meetinghouse is significant at the local level under Criteria A and C and within the areas of Religion, Social History, and Architecture. The period of significance is 1894 to 1971, which represents the time beginning with the completion of the original chapel building (i.e., the west wing of the current building) and the end of the historic period during which the property served as community meeting hall and social gathering center. Under Criterion A, the Meetinghouse is significant in the Area of Social History as it served as a focal point of LDS identity for the Taylorsville community as well as a place of community social gatherings. It is also significant in the Area of Religion because the building was the center of ecclesiastical use for the Taylorsville Ward. Under Criterion C, the Meetinghouse is eligible for its strong representation of vernacular Victorian Gothic architecture and eclectic Prairie School and Arts & Crafts styles. It is also one of a very few historical LDS meetinghouses from this period that remain standing and substantially unaltered in the west side of the Salt Lake Valley. Thus, it is a rare extant reflection of the nature of LDS meetinghouses built during the late-1800s and early-1900s. The Meetinghouse qualifies for listing on the National Register under Criteria Consideration A (religious properties) as it is principally significant for reasons unrelated to the specific religious use of the building and ideology of the congregation for whom the building was constructed originally and who occupied the property through the end of the period of significance.
