National Register of Historic Places

Johnson Hall-Deseret Mercantile Building

Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah
Listed
February 3, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05001628

About this property

The Johnson Hall–Deseret Mercantile Building is a side-by-side pair of buildings in Grantsville, Utah, United States. It has also been known as the Johnson Building, the Grantsville Bank, the Grantsville Post Office, and the Grantsville Drugstore. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. The buildings, which are located at 4 West Main Street (Utah State Route 138), were constructed in c.1890 and c.1898, and were connected together in 1953. The building has significant historical associations with multiple periods of Grantsville's history, and "is architecturally significant for a unity of design (although the two buildings were constructed several years apart) and rich detail in the brickwork. The building is an excellent example of Victorian Eclectic ornamentation in a turn-of-the-century commercial block." It was built by contractor/mason James Jensen, a mason and contractor. National Register of Historic Places listings in Tooele County, Utah Media related to Johnson Hall–Deseret Mercantile Building at Wikimedia Commons

Location

4 W. Main St.
Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah
40.60000, -112.46442

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORYCOMMERCEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Johnson Hall-Deseret Mercantile Building listed on the National Register?

Johnson Hall-Deseret Mercantile Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Johnson Hall-Deseret Mercantile Building?

Johnson Hall-Deseret Mercantile Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Johnson Hall-Deseret Mercantile Building?

The period of significance for Johnson Hall-Deseret Mercantile Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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