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

San Juan County Utah (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Alkali Ridge, Aneth Terrace Archeological District, Grand Gulch Archeological District, Natural Bridges Archeological District and Westwater Canyon Archeological District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Pueblo Iii, Basketmaker Iii, Navajo, Anasazi, Aneth, Pueblo I-Iii, Archaic and Basketmaker Ii-Iii dating back to 8499 BC.

The famous person Nielson, Jens and et al. is associated with one of more of the San Juan County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the San Juan County places including Lee Kirk, D. Allies and J. Idiart. Prominent architectural styles found in San Juan Country are Late Victorian.

Alkali Ridge (added 1966 - - #66000740)

Also known as Alkali Point

Address Restricted , Monticello

Magicpiano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Pueblo Iii, Pueblo Ii, Basketmaker Iii

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal, State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Extractive Facility

Aneth Terrace Archeological District (added 1980 - - #80003937)

Address Restricted , Aneth

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Navajo, Anasazi, Aneth

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Bluff Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001273)

Also known as See Also:85003390;83003180;82004155;83003181;83003182

Roughly bounded by Main St., US 191, 2nd E. St., and the bluffs , Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Nielson, Jens, et al.

Significant Year:

1886, 1880

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Exploration/Settlement, Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Natural Feature, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Village Site

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Natural Feature, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Village Site

Butler Wash Archeological District (added 1981 - - #81000584)

Address Restricted , Blanding

Nyttend, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Anasazi, Pueblo, Basketmaker

Period of Significance:

499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Grand Gulch Archeological District (added 1982 - - #82004154)

Address Restricted , Blanding

Jench65, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Science, Art, Prehistoric, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Basketmaker, Pueblo, Anasazi

Period of Significance:

499-0 AD, 1875-1899, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Graves/Burials, Secondary Structure, Storage, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Kirk's Cabin Complex (added 1988 - - #88001252)

Upper Salt Walsh , Moab

Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Murphy Trail and Bridge (added 1988 - - #88001236)

Murphy Point vicinty , Moab

Victorgrigas, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Natural Bridges Archeological District (added 2004 - - #04000784)

Address Restricted , Blanding

Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Agriculture, Entertainment/Recreation

Cultural Affiliation:

Pueblo I-Iii, Archaic, Basketmaker Ii-Iii

Period of Significance:

8000-8499 BC, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Irrigation Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Processing Site, Secondary Structure, Storage, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Parking Lot, Rail-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Salt Creek Archeological District (added 1975 - - #75000164)

Address Restricted , Monticello

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Anasazi

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Natural Feature, Storage, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Westwater Canyon Archeological District (added 1980 - - #80003940)

Address Restricted , Blanding

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Basketmaker, Pueblo, Navajo

Period of Significance:

499-0 AD, 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:

Unknown