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Henry Grow

The Tabernacle in the 1870s

Grow's design is particularly remarkable because he built the roof with almost no nails, which were scarce in pioneer Utah

Trusses were bound with wood blocks and rawhide

Henry Grow, Jr. (October 1, 1817 – November 4, 1891) was a Latter-day Saint (Mormon) builder and civil engineer in pioneer-era Utah. His most notable achievement was aiding the construction of the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. Grow engineered the meeting hall's unique elongated dome roof.