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

Tooele County Utah (Vacant / Not In Use) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include GAPA Launch Site and Blockhouse, Wendover Air Force Base and Sharp, John C., House, Benson Mill and Stockton Jail.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Tooele County places including Boeing Airplane Co. Facilities Dept. and Thomas Lee. Prominent architectural styles found in Tooele Country are Italianate.

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

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

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

Off UT 36 , Vernon

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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

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

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