The Farmington Rock Chapel or Rock Church, built between 1861 and 1863 in the city of

Farmington, Utah Farmington is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. The population was 24,531 at the 2020 census. The Lagoon Amusement Park and Station Park transit-oriented retail center (which includes a FrontRunner train station) are located in Far ...

, is one of the oldest churches still in use in Utah. The Primary Association of

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ch ...

(LDS Church) was founded by Aurelia Spencer Rogers in the rock church in 1878 with 224 children and now serves millions of children worldwide, adding additional historic significance. A large mural painted by

Lynn Fausett Lynn Fausett February 27, 1894 – August 27, 1977) was an American painter. He attended and later became president of the Art Students League in New York City. He painted murals in the Nebraska State Capitol and St. Bartholomew's Church. Fausett ...

commemorating the 63rd anniversary of the Primary was added to the LDS Church in 1941. The church was designed by pioneer architect Reuben Broadbent and built with native fieldstone with slight

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styling but is mainly

vernacular A vernacular or vernacular language is in contrast with a "standard language". It refers to the language or dialect that is spoken by people that are inhabiting a particular country or region. The vernacular is typically the native language, n ...

. The rock chapel has had three additional wings added onto it with renovations happening in 1941 and 1980, and currently serves the Farmington 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wards. The rock church is part of the

Farmington Main Street Historic District The Farmington Main Street Historic District, in Farmington, Utah, is a historic district mostly along Main Street which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. It included 66 contributing buildings. The district inclu ...

which was added to the U.S.

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on October 20, 2011.

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{{LDSsites 19th-century Latter Day Saint church buildings Buildings and structures in Farmington, Utah Historic district contributing properties in Utah History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Meetinghouses of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah Churches completed in 1863 1863 establishments in Utah Territory National Register of Historic Places in Davis County, Utah

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