National Register of Historic Places

Fruita Rural Historic District

Torrey, Wayne County, Utah
Listed
March 25, 1997
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
97000246

About this property

The Fruita Rural Historic District is a historic district in the Capitol Reef National Park in Wayne County, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district comprises a former Mormon agricultural settlement that was active from 1895 to 1947. It includes what remains of the town of Fruita. The Leo R. Holt House, oldest in Fruita, was built in 1895 and the Fruita schoolhouse in 1896. Along with other scattered structures from the original settlement, the district also includes the 1940 ranger station, built for what was then Capitol Reef National Monument in the National Park Service Rustic style and constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Later development included the Mission 66 park visitor center. The orchards that gave Fruita its name are preserved as a "historic landscape" by the National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Utah Media related to Fruita Rural Historic District at Wikimedia Commons

Location

Torrey, Wayne County, Utah
38.28698, -111.25042

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTAGRICULTUREEUROPEANARCHITECTUREPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Fruita Schoolhouse
Industrial
0.2 mi
Civilian Conservation Corps Powder Magazine
Industrial
0.8 mi
Oyler Mine
Industrial
2.2 mi
Behunin, Elijah Cutler, Cabin
Industrial
4.3 mi
Grover School
Industrial
6.8 mi

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When was Fruita Rural Historic District listed on the National Register?

Fruita Rural Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Fruita Rural Historic District?

Fruita Rural Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fruita Rural Historic District?

The period of significance for Fruita Rural Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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