Summit County Courthouse (Utah)

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Summit County Courthouse
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LocationMain St., Coalville, Utah
Coordinates 40°55′05″N111°23′53″W / 40.91806°N 111.39806°W / 40.91806; -111.39806 Coordinates: 40°55′05″N111°23′53″W / 40.91806°N 111.39806°W / 40.91806; -111.39806
Arealess than one acre
Built1903
Architect F.C. Woods & Co.
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No. 78002694 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1978

The Summit County Courthouse in Coalville, Utah, on Main St., was built in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

Its construction settled a running dispute about where the county seat would be located. The newspaper of Park City, Utah was disappointed but came around to agree that the building would serve the county well. [2]

It was designed by F.C. Woods & Co. of Ogden, Utah, and it was built by contractors E. J. Beggs & J. H. Salmon.

It is Romanesque Revival in style. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Philip F. Notarianni (August 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Summit County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved October 22, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1978