Utah - San Juan County - Historic Districts
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
AhwatukeeBauer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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