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

Tooele County Utah has 26 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track, Danger Cave, GAPA Launch Site and Blockhouse, Iosepa Settlement Cemetery and Wendover Air Force Base.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Desert Archaic, Fremont and Shoshoni dating back to 8999 BC.

The famous person Hilda Erickson is associated with one of more of the Tooele County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Tooele County places including Boeing Airplane Co. Facilities Dept., Frank M. Ulmer, Julius & Olaf Miller, Charles Zaphaniah Shaffer, James Jensen, Thomas Lee, John Perry (builder) Erickson, Hugh Alexander Ross Gillespie and Charles Z. Schaffer. Prominent architectural styles found in Tooele Country are Greek Revival, Italianate and Queen Anne.

Anderson--Clark Farmstead (added 2006 - - #05001627)

Also known as J. Reuben Clark Farm

378 W. Clark St. , Grantsville

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

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

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Benson Mill (added 1972 - - #72001260)

Also known as E.T. Benson Mill

SW of Mills Junction on UT 138 , Mills Junction

Daver1956, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lee,Thomas

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track (added 1975 - - #75001826)

3 mi. E of Wendover off U.S. 40 , Wendover

BetacommandBot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Invention

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related

More Information:

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Danger Cave (added 1966 - - #66000741)

Address Restricted , Wendover

Werewombat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Desert Archaic, Fremont, Shoshoni

Period of Significance:

7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Erickson, Hilda, House (added 2006 - - #05001626)

247 W. Main St. , Grantsville

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

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Erickson, Hilda

Significant Year:

1925

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 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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GAPA Launch Site and Blockhouse (added 1980 - - #80003972)

NE of Knolls , Knolls

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Air-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Grantsville First Ward Meetinghouse (added 1982 - - #82004165)

297 Clark St. , Grantsville

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

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gillespie,Hugh Alexander Ross

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

More Information:

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Grantsville School and Meetinghouse (added 1995 - - #95001432)

Also known as Grantsville City Hall;Old Adobe Schoolhouse;Donner-Reed Muse

90 N. Cooley Ln. , Grantsville

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

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Government, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Iosepa Settlement Cemetery (added 1971 - - #71000856)

Also known as Polynesian Cemetery

Skull Valley , Iosepa

Ikeosaurus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Pacific-Islander, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

More Information:

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Johnson Hall--Deseret Mercantile Building (added 2006 - - #05001628)

Also known as Gransville Post Office;Gransville Drugstore, Johnson Building; Grantsville Bank

4 W. Main St. , Grantsville

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

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jensen, James

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, Financial Institution, Post Office, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

More Information:

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Johnson, Alex and Mary Alice, House (added 1995 - - #95001433)

5 W. Main St. , Grantsville

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

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Shaffer, Charles Zaphaniah

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Lawrence Brothers and Company Store (added 2013 - - #13000842)

31 W. Main St., Ophir

Tricia Simpson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Lincoln Highway Bridge (added 1975 - - #75001825)

Also known as Government Creek Bridge

In Dog Area on 2nd St. over Government Creek , Dugway Proving Ground

Slc.history, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Defense

More Information:

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Ophir Town Hall (added 1983 - - #83003193)

43 S. Main St. , Ophir

Cropbot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Correctional Facility, Fire Station, Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Government, Social

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Correctional Facility, Fire Station, Meeting Hall

More Information:

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Reddick Hotel--Ophir LDS Meetinghouse (added 2016 - - #16000680)

Ophir, Ophir

Tricia Simpson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Other

Period of Significance:

1903-1959 AD

Rich, John T., House (added 1984 - - #84002423)

275 W. Clark St. , Grantsville

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

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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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Sharp, John C., House (added 1984 - - #84002424)

Off UT 36 , Vernon

Coreynmichelle, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Soldier Creek Kilns (added 1980 - - #80003973)

Also known as Waterman Coking Ovens

Address Restricted , Stockton

Tricia Simpson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

European

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Stockton Jail (added 1985 - - #85000965)

Off UT 36 , Stockton

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

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Stockton School (added 2018 - - #100003269)

18 North Johnson Street, Stockton

Ntsimp, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1929-1968 AD

Tooele Carnegie Library (added 1984 - - #84000420)

47 E. Vine St. , Tooele

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

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Library

More Information:

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Tooele County Courthouse and City Hall (added 1983 - - #83003194)

71 E. Vine St. , Tooele

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

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Courthouse

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Museum

More Information:

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Tooele Valley Railroad Complex (added 1984 - - #84002426)

35 N. Broadway , Tooele

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

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Wendover Air Force Base (added 1975 - - #75001827)

S of Wendover off U.S. 40 , Wendover

Jonesey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Air Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Wrathall, James and Penninah, House (added 2006 - - #05001629)

5 N. Center St. , Grantsville

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

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Schaffer, Charles Z.

Architectural Style:

Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 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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