Old White Church in Sandy Area--Possibly Abandoned? (Draper, White City: chapel, new home)

[JaneyBlu]

I was driving through the south eastern part of Sandy (maybe even Draper) a few months ago and I got lost on a winding road in a hilly residential area. This area was much different than any other part of the valley I have been in...lots of trees, hills and this winding road that looked nothing like the typical streets of the Salt Lake grid. I seem to remember even descending into a canyon/gully type area while driving through the area.

At a certain point, while driving on this winding road, I came upon an old white church that looked as if it had been abandoned long ago. The churchyard was overgrown, there were big trees (if I remember correctly) and the whole thing almost looked as if it could have been the set of a creepy film.

Can anyone tell me where I was and what church I happened upon? I have tried to locate the area again, to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[eggalegga]

My coworker lives in Sandy (White City). I asked her and she said it didn't sound familiar to her. I'll ask around. Good luck with your search for info.

[JaneyBlu]

Thank you so much. Please do let me know if you find anything out!

[Bayzing]

I believe the area you were in was the Dimple Dell/Granite area near the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon. The church you probably saw was the old Granite LDS chapel that was built about 100 years ago (I believe the address of the church is somewhere around 9800 South and 3100 East). That particular area was settled decades before the suburban sprawl reached Sandy and has an interesting history (the Mormons quarried granite stone from the mouth of little cottonwood canyon back in the mid-1800's).

I live just a few blocks from the area... it's a mixed upper-middle class neighborhood with a lot of new homes (and some old). Mostly a new money.... In my opinion the area has some of the most beautiful mountain views of anywhere in Salt Lake Valley.

You can easily find the area by driving East on 9400 South (take 9000 South exit about 10 miles South of downtown Salt Lake on I-15) until you reach an LDS church at 3100 East. Turn right, the abandoned chapel is about 2 blocks done the road on the left hand side. If you proceed another block down (past another new LDS church) the road bends and you can turn left and follow the windy Dimple Dell Road down into the gully.