The Meeting House

In 1880, several Latter-Day Saint families
settled in this valley of the Portneuf, naming
the area Chesterfield. Nov. 27, 1883, a branch
of the Church was organized with Judson A.
Tolman presiding elder. Labor was donated,
lumber came from nearby canyons and bricks
were made locally for this meeting-house.
Dedicated Aug. 28, 1892. Dedicatory prayer
offered by Pres. G. C. Parkinson in which he asked
the Lord to bless everything pertaining to this
house. The Daughters of Utah Pioneers given a
fifty-year lease on the building in 1960.