Ophir Town Hall

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Ophir Town Hall
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Location57 Eeat Main Sreet
Ophir, Utah
United States
Coordinates 40°22′12″N112°15′10″W / 40.37000°N 112.25278°W / 40.37000; -112.25278 Coordinates: 40°22′12″N112°15′10″W / 40.37000°N 112.25278°W / 40.37000; -112.25278
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1870
NRHP reference # 83003193 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 9, 1983

The Ophir Town Hall, located at 57 East Main Street in Ophir, Utah, United States, was built in c.1870. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

Ophir, Utah Town in Utah, United States

Ophir is a town in Tooele County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 23 at the 2000 census, a decrease of two from the 1990 figure of 25.

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Description

At the time of its NRHP nomination, it was deemed significant as one of only three mining town city halls in Utah that had survived from the 1800s. It is older than the 1884 Park City City Hall (in the Park City Main Street Historic District) and the 1899 Eureka City Hall in the Eureka City Historic District) and is unique as a false-fronted frame building. [2]

Park City Main Street Historic District United States historic place

The Park City Main Street Historic District is a historic district in Park City, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It has served as a correctional facility, as a meeting hall, as a city hall, and as a fire station. [1]

It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1967. [2]

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Tooele County, Utah Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Tooele County, Utah.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. 1 2 Phil Notarianni (January 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ophir Town Hall / Ophir City Hall". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos from 1983