The building stood for over one-hundred years, until it was razed in 1971 to make way for the Ogden Utah Temple.

[1] The Weber Stake of the LDS Church was created in 1851, to serve as an administrative unit for various ward congregations in the area.

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 tabernacle was torn down beginning in August 1971 to allow landscaping to be completed prior to the open house of the Ogden Utah Temple.