Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Utah - Tooele County
Tooele County Utah has 31 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 8 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.

Several famous people are associated with these Tooele County historic places including Peter McIntyre Clegg and Hilda Erickson.

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
More Information:
archives document
Benson Mill (added 1972 - - #72001260)
Also known as E.T. Benson Mill
SW of Mills Junction on UT 138 , Mills Junction
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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:
archives document
Black Rock Site (added 2021 - - #100006332)
2.5 mi. west of jct. UT 202 and I 80, Lake Point
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Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Exploration/Settlement
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:
archives document
Clegg, Peter, House (added 2019 - - #100004483)
8 South 100 East, Tooele
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other - Victorian Eclectic, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Clegg, Peter McIntyre
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1903-1945 AD
Clover Ward LDS Meetinghouse (added 2025 - - #100012012)
Also known as Rush Valley Fire Station #1
630 S. West Shambip Rd., Rush Valley
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Area of Significance:
Religion, Social History
Danger Cave (added 1966 - - #66000741)
Address Restricted , Wendover
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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
Davis, David E. House (added 2007 - - #07001172)
400 E. UT 199 , Rush Valley
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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:
archives document
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:
archives document
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:
archives document
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:
archives document
Iosepa Settlement Cemetery (added 1971 - - #71000856)
Also known as Polynesian Cemetery
Skull Valley , Iosepa
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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:
archives document
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:
archives document
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:
archives document
Kirk Hotel, The (added 2020 - - #100004880)
57 West Vine St., Tooele
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Area of Significance:
Commerce
Lawrence Brothers and Company Store (added 2013 - - #13000842)
31 W. Main St., Ophir
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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
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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:
archives document
Ophir Town Hall (added 1983 - - #83003193)
43 S. Main St. , Ophir
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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:
archives document
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:
archives document
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
More Information:
archives document
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:
archives document
Stockton School (added 2018 - - #100003269)
18 North Johnson Street, Stockton
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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:
archives document
Tooele City Downtown Historic District (added 2023 - - #100009199)
201 North to 154 South Main St., 24-30 West 100 South, 96 West to 48 East Vine St., Tooele
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Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
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:
archives document
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:
archives document
Wendover Air Force Base (added 1975 - - #75001827)
S of Wendover off U.S. 40 , Wendover
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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:
archives document
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:
archives document
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