Church University (Salt Lake City)
The Church University (officially the University of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and known as Young University during its development) was a short-lived, private university in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. Opened in 1893, it was meant to be the flagship institution of the education system run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), but closed after a single year of operation. Instead, church leaders encouraged their members to support the University of Utah. In later years, Brigham Young Academy in Provo, Utah would take on the role of the church's flagship school, evolving into Brigham Young University. A building for the university was constructed in downtown Salt Lake City, which it shared with another of the church's educational institutions, the Deseret Museum. Following the university's closure, the building was used by the University of Utah, then West High School, and eventually became the long-time home of the city's Horace Mann Junior High School.
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200 North, Salt Lake City
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| Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|
| N 40.7734 ° | E -111.8978 ° |
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200 North 299
84103 Salt Lake City
Utah, United States
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