Beaver County Courthouse (Utah)

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Beaver County Courthouse
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Beaver County Courthouse, September 2005
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Beaver County Courthouse
Location within the State of Utah
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Beaver County Courthouse
Location within the United States
Location90 East Center Street
Beaver, Utah
United States
Coordinates 38°16′37″N112°38′25″W / 38.27694°N 112.64028°W / 38.27694; -112.64028
Built1882
Built byWilliam Stokes [1]
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 70000622 [2]
Added to NRHPOctober 6, 1970

The Beaver County Courthouse is a historic building in Beaver, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). [2]

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Description

The courthouse was built in 1882 in a Late Victorian architectural style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. [2] Construction took place from 1876 to 1882, and a vault and jail were added to the rear in later years. [3]

It is a two-story red brick building, with basement and attic, built upon foundation of whitewashed sandstone. It is 39 by 55 feet (12 m × 17 m) in plan, not including the rear additions. [3]

The building later became home to the Beaver DUP Courthouse Museum, operated in the summer by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. [4]

The NRHP document states that the architect is unknown, [3] but it was designed by architect Richard Kletting.[ citation needed ]

It was built by William Stokes, a Union Army veteran who was previously the U.S. marshal of Beaver. Budget for the building was $15,000. It held the Second Judicial Court which served all of southern Utah, plus county offices and records. It is a three-story red brick building, with a basement of black igneous rock. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 John L. Giusti (July 25, 1968). "Beaver County Courthouse (HABS No. U-61)" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey . Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Smith, Melvin T. (July 14, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Beaver County Courthouse". nps.gov. National Park Service . Retrieved May 22, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1970
  4. "DUP Satellite Museum Directory". Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Retrieved April 29, 2015.