The Weber
Stake of the LDS Church was created in 1851, to serve as an administrative unit for various
ward congregations in the area. For all the members to meet together, they needed a large meeting hall, and it was decided to build a tabernacle.
William N. Fife was chosen as the architect and construction on the building began in 1855. Complications due to the
Utah War slowed progress on the building, and the incomplete building was used as a meeting place by the Ogden division of the
Utah Territorial Militia during that period. The building was eventually finished and was dedicated October 10, 1859. The block upon which the tabernacle was built became known as Tabernacle Square; the Ogden Third Ward would later construct its chapel and amusement hall on the southwest corner of the square, and in 1902 the
Weber Stake Relief Society Building was constructed on the square. this new tabernacle would be similar to the second
Provo Tabernacle. Work was suspended on the new project not long after the foundation was laid, but was resurrected in 1905, only to be suspended again; this time permanently. The tabernacle was remodeled by adding cupolas, new decorative entrances, and a semi-circle rear addition in 1896, ==References==