National Register of Historic Places - Utah (UT), Emery County

Emery County Utah has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Buckhorn Wash Rock Art Sites, Desolation Canyon, Ferron Box Pictographs and Petroglyphs, Rochester-Muddy Creek Petroglyph Site and Temple Mountain Wash Pictographs.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Barrier Canyon, San Rafael Fremont, Basketmaker and Native American. dating back to 500.

Many famous people are associated with these Emery County historic places including John Wesley Powell, Seeley,Justis Wellington,II, Dr. Paul C. Christensen, Lars Peter Larson, Leander Lemmon, Johansen,Peter and II.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Emery County places including Talboe & Litchfield, Oliver J. et al. Harmon, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, UNKNOWN, Tom Jones, Samuel C. & William S. Hedges Dallas, Henning Olsen, Mac McKenzie, CCC/Div. of Grazing and Milton P. Greaves. Prominent architectural styles found in Emery Country are Late Gothic Revival, Late Victorian and Other - Pratt Truss.

Black Dragon Canyon Pictographs (added 1980 - - #80003905)

Also known as 42 Em 1204

Address Restricted , Green River

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Barrier Canyon

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Buckhorn Wash Rock Art Sites (added 1980 - - #80003898)

Also known as 42 Em 42 and 42 Em 1122

Address Restricted , Castle Dale

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Barrier Canyon, San Rafael Fremont, Basketmaker

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Castle Dale Bridge (added 2019 - - #100004394)

Also known as Cottonwood Wash Bridge (8C-21)

Approx. 200 S. Center St., Castle Dale

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

James J. Burke and Company

Architectural Style:

Other - Pratt Truss

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1910-1964 AD

Castle Dale High School Shop (added 1985 - - #85000804)

300 N. Center St. , Castle Dale

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Government

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Castle Dale School (added 1978 - - #78002657)

100 North and 100 East , Castle Dale

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Anderson,C.P., Dallas,Samuel C. & William S. Hedges

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Christensen, Paul C., House (added 1980 - - #80003899)

Off UT 10 , Castle Dale

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Christensen,Dr. Paul C.

Significant Year:

1906

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

More Information:

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Denver and Rio Grande Lime Kiln (added 1980 - - #80003901)

Also known as Buckhorn Flat Lime Kiln

SE of Cleveland , Cleveland

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Desolation Canyon (added 1968 - - #68000057)

Address Unknown , Green River

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Powell,John Wesley

Significant Year:

1869

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

More Information:

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Emery LDS Church (added 1980 - - #80003903)

Off UT 10 , Emery

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

More Information:

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Ferron Box Pictographs and Petroglyphs (added 1980 - - #80003904)

Also known as 42 Em 39 and 42 Em 40

Address Restricted , Ferron

Tricia Simpson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Barrier Canyon, Fremont

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Ferron Presbyterian Church and Cottage (added 1978 - - #78002658)

Mill Rd. and 3rd West , Ferron

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McKenzie,Mac, Jones,Tom

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Green River Presbyterian Church (added 1989 - - #88002998)

Also known as Green River Bible Church

134 W. Third Ave. , Green River

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ware & Treganza

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic

More Information:

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Huntington Roller Mill and Miller's House (added 1979 - - #79002495)

Also known as Huntingdon Flour Mill and Kimball Powell Home

400 North St. , Huntington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Harmon,Oliver J. et al.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Processing

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Processing

More Information:

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Huntington Tithing Granary (added 1985 - - #85000261)

65 W. 300 North , Huntington

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Processing

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Johansen, Peter, House (added 1980 - - #80003900)

Also known as Johansen House

N of Castle Dale off UT 29 , Castle Dale

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Johansen,Peter,II

Significant Year:

1912

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Larson, Lars Peter, House (added 1980 - - #80003902)

Also known as Norris Residence

Off UT 155 , Cleveland

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Shingle Style

Historic Person:

Larson,Lars Peter

Significant Year:

1908

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Lemmon, Leander, House (added 2002 - - #02001040)

45 West Center , Huntington

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Lemmon, Leander

Significant Year:

1901

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Rochester-Muddy Creek Petroglyph Site (added 1975 - - #75001803)

Also known as 42 EM 629,630;FL-4-1(Chaflin-Emerson Expedition Designation)

Address Restricted , Emery

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American.

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

San Rafael Bridge (added 1996 - - #96000617)

Also known as Buckhorn Wash Bridge;Swinging Bridge

Co. Rd. 3-32 over the San Rafael River, approximately 23 mi. SE of Castle Dale , Castle Dale

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Greaves, Milton P., CCC/Div. of Grazing

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Pedestrian Related

More Information:

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Seeley, Justis Wellington II, House (added 1979 - - #79002493)

Also known as Otterstrom House

Center and 100 South Sts. , Castle Dale

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Olsen,Henning

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Seeley,Justis Wellington,II

Significant Year:

1889

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Singleton, Samuel, House (added 1979 - - #79002494)

S of Ferron on UT 10 , Ferron

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McKenzie,Will, Jones,Tom

Architectural Style:

Other, Stick/Eastlake

Historic Person:

Singleton,Samuel

Significant Year:

1929, 1896

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Temple Mountain Wash Pictographs (added 1976 - - #76001814)

Also known as 42 Em 65

Address Restricted , Hanksville

Tricia Simpson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater