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

Summit County Utah (Vacant / Not In Use) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Silver King Ore Loading Station, Birch, Annie, House, Diem, John, House, Echo Canyon Breastworks and Ecker Hill Ski Jump.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Summit County places including Silver King Mining Co. and R. Hobbs. Prominent architectural styles found in Summit Country are Early Commercial and Late Victorian.

Birch, Annie, House (added 1984 - #84000163)

Off I-80 , Hoytsville

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A quick drive past this 1884 red-brick homestead in Hoytsville serves up a solid slice of late-nineteenth-century pioneer masonry right from the roadside.

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Boyden Block (added 2009 - #09000019)

Also known as Boyden Drugstore;The Hat Box, Boyden Law Office

2 S. Main St. , Coalville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Diem, John, House (added 1984 - #84000155)

401 Park Ave. , Park City

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Walk past this modest 1884 timber cottage on Woodside Avenue to see one of the few structures that survived the catastrophic 1898 fire of Park City''s silver mining era.

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Echo Canyon Breastworks (added 1988 - #88001942)

Address Restricted , Echo

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Hikers scramble up the steep canyon cliffs to stand behind the crude stone defenses thrown up by Mormon militiamen in 1857 to ambush invading federal troops.

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Ecker Hill Ski Jump (added 1986 - #86001251)

Off I-80 , Synderville

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A quiet monument near Pinebrook marks the steep hillside where daring 1930s athletes shattered world records on a towering slide, sparking Utah''s modern winter sports obsession.

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Howe Flume Historic District (added 1978 - #78002695)

NE of Oakley on Wasatch National Forest , Oakley

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Lowry, Thomas S., House (added 1984 - #84003991)

329 Ontario , Park City

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This 1895 Queen Anne cottage on Coalville''s Main Street lets history buffs admire the rough-cut stone foundation and brickwork laid by the town''s own pioneer master mason.

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Note: At one time this property was officially determined eligible for the National Register, but it was not formally listed because the private property owner (or a majority of owners in a historic district) objected to the designation.

McPolin Farmstead (added 2003 - #03000155)

UT 224 , Park City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Silver King Ore Loading Station (added 2001 - #78002698)

Park Ave. , Park City

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Skiers and hikers in Park City glide right past the weathered wooden towers of a 1901 aerial tramway that once hauled tons of raw silver down the mountain to this historic rail-shipping site.

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Streeter, Eugene, House (added 1984 - #84002357)

335 Ontario Ave. , Park City

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This 1885 wooden cottage on Woodside Avenue still shows off the simple, rugged architecture of the silver miners who built Park City before the ski resorts took over.

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Sullivan, James R. and Mary E., House (added 1984 - #84002360)

146 Main St. , Park City

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This pint-sized 1890 wood-frame cottage on Woodside Avenue shows how regular folks lived during Park City?s wild silver mining boom.

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Washington School (added 1978 - #78002699)

Also known as Public School District No.12

541 Park Ave. , Park City

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Miners hammered out this limestone landmark in 1889 to educate Park City''s frontier kids, and today the building operates as a luxury boutique hotel after surviving the devastating town fire of 1898.

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hobbs,R.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use