Moroni Charles Woods

Moroni Charles Woods (January 11, 1885 - May 7, 1938) was an American architect and Mormon leader.[1][2] He designed many private residences, commercial and public buildings, schools and churches in Utah, including the NRHP-listed Heber Scowcroft House,[3] and he was the president of the L.D.S. mission in New Zealand from 1935 to 1938.[4][5][6]

The Heber Scowcroft House in Ogden, Utah.
Moroni Charles Woods
BornJanuary 11, 1885
DiedMay 7, 1938
OccupationArchitect
SpouseSarah Elline Shaw
Children2 sons, 2 daughters
ParentFrancis Charles Woods
RelativesParley P. Pratt (maternal grandfather)

Works include:

  • Thirteenth Ward (1919), aka Art Center & Academy, Inc., Ogden, Utah
  • Scowcroft House (1909), 105 23rd Street, Ogden, Utah
  • Weber State University Gymnasium, Weber State College Campus, Ogden, Utah

References

  1. "Moroni Charles Woods". Utah Center for Architecture. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. "Missionary Database: Moroni Charles Woods". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. Wayne L. Balle (October 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Heber Scowcroft House". National Park Service. Retrieved October 20, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  4. "L.D.S. Leader, Architect, Dies at Ogden". The Salt Lake Tribune. May 8, 1938. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  5. "M. Chas. Woods, Architect and Church Leader, Dies". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. May 8, 1938. p. 16. Retrieved October 21, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Woods Funeral Rites Near". The Salt Lake Tribune. May 9, 1938. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.


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