Kimball Stage Stop
National Register of Historic Places

Kimball Stage Stop

Park City, Summit County, Utah
Listed
April 15, 1971
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
71000855

About this property

The Kimball Stage Stop was a station on the Overland Trail near Park City, Utah. Located in the Parley's Park valley near U.S. Route 40 at the head of Parley's Canyon, the station was built by William H. Kimball in 1862. Kimball also built a bridge across nearby Kimball Creek. The station's hotel was notable for its dinners, and was visited by Mark Twain, Walt Whitman and Horace Greeley, served at first by Kimball's wife Melissa Burton Coray Kimball, and later by another of Kimball's wives, Martha Vance Kimball, . The station also served the Holladay Stage and the Wells Fargo Express Company. The chief building in the complex is the hotel. It is a T-shaped two-story sandstone building, housing dining rooms, guest rooms, a store, and for a time, a post office. Two log barns are part of the complex. The Kimball Stage Stop was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1971.

Location

Park City, Summit County, Utah
40.72411, -111.51409

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Sources

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When was Kimball Stage Stop listed on the National Register?

Kimball Stage Stop was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1971.

What type of historic resource is Kimball Stage Stop?

Kimball Stage Stop is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Kimball Stage Stop?

The period of significance for Kimball Stage Stop is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1862.

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