Beaver County Courthouse

90 E. Center St., Beaver, Utah

Photos

Historic American Buildings Survey, P. Kent Fairbanks, Photographer August, 1968 NORTHWEST ELEVATION.

Photo taken for the Historic American Buildings Survey

Map

Coordinates:
+38.27419, -112.63977
38°16'27" N, 112°38'23" W

Quadrangle map:
Beaver

Description

This is one of the better preserved and architecturally significant original courthouses in the state, still actively used. Beaver was the seat of the Second Judicial District Court, which tried John D. Lee for the Mountain Meadows Massacre (probably not in this building). -- Historic American Buildings Survey

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 6, 1970
Reference number: 70000622
Architectural style: Victorian
Area of significance: Architecture
Level of significance: State
Evaluation criteria: C - Design/Construction
Property type: Building
Historic function: Courthouse
Current function: Courthouse
Period of significance: 1875-1899
Significant year: 1882

Update Log

May 17, 2012: Imported photos from HABS/HAER

Sources

HABS UT-61 - Beaver County Courthouse
National Register database - Reference number 70000622 (Nomination form, Photos)