This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Utah, including extant buildings and structures constructed before and during American rule over Utah. Only buildings built prior to 1870 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.
To qualify for the list, a structure must:
- be a recognizable building (defined as any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy);
- incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height and/or be a listed building.
This consciously excludes ruins of limited height, roads and statues. Bridges may be included if they otherwise fulfill the above criteria. Dates for many of the oldest structures have been arrived at by radiocarbon dating or dendrochronology and should be considered approximate. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.
Prehistoric edit
| Building | Image | Location | First built | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruins Hovenweep National Monument | .jpg)
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Bluff, Utah | ca. 900 AD | Residences | Ancient ruins |
| Ruins Dark Canyon Ruins | 
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Blanding, Utah | 1200 AD | Residences | Ancient ruins |
19th century edit
| Building | Image | Location | First built | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Goodyear Cabin | 
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Ogden, Utah | 1845 | Residence | Oldest extant non-native building in Utah. Constructed by mountain man Miles Goodyear as part of Fort Buenaventura. Currently displayed outside the Weber County Daughters of Utah Pioneers museum.[1] |
| Deuel Cabin | .jpg)
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Salt Lake City, Utah | 1847 | Residence | One of two surviving cabins from Salt Lake City's Pioneer Fort. Built for Mormon pioneers Osmyn & Mary Deuel. Currently displayed outside the Church History Museum.[2] |
| Riter Cabin | 
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Salt Lake City, Utah | 1847 | Residence | The other surviving cabin from Salt Lake City's Pioneer Fort. Built for Mormon pioneers Levi & Rebecca Riter. Currently displayed at This Is the Place Heritage Park.[3] |
| Isaac Chase Mill | 
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Liberty Park (Salt Lake City) | 1847–1852 | Mill | One of oldest buildings in Utah from nineteenth century settlement era |
| Fielding Garr Ranch | 
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Antelope Island | 1848 | Residence | Said to be the oldest building in Utah still on its original foundation. |
| Robert Gardner Jr. House | Millcreek, Utah | 1848 | Residence | Likely oldest residence in Utah.[4] | |
| Utah Territorial Statehouse | 
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Fillmore, Utah | 1853 | Statehouse | Home of Utah's first Territorial Legislature |
| Clark–Taylor House | 
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Provo, Utah | 1854 | Residence | One of oldest buildings in Utah[5] |
| Anson Call House | 
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Bountiful, Utah | 1855 - 1859 | Residence | One of the oldest buildings in Utah |
| Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts | 
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Salt Lake City, Utah | 1856 | Residence | Oldest house in Salt Lake City |
| Seely Barn | Mt. Pleasant, Utah | 1862 | Barn | Oldest barn in UT[6] | |
| Bountiful Tabernacle | 
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Bountiful, Utah | 1863 | Church, Tabernacle | One of the oldest large gathering places still standing in Utah |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Miles Goodyear Cabin". Weber DUP Museum. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Deuel Cabin". churchofjesuschrist.org. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. October 12, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Levi Riter Cabin". thisistheplace.org. This Is The Place Heritage Park. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Utah's oldest home restored to recall historic past By Jasen Lee, Deseret News | Posted – October 6, 2018, https://www.ksl.com/article/46401413/utahs-oldest-home-restored-to-recall-historic-past
- ^ Alien D. Roberts (June 30, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clark–Taylor House". National Park Service.
- ^ "Salt Lake author 'listens' to stories told by Utah barns" https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=56894928&itype=CMSID