Moyle House and Indian Tower
National Register of Historic Places

Moyle House and Indian Tower

Alpine, Utah County, Utah
Listed
December 23, 1992
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
92001689

About this property

The Moyle House and Indian Tower is a historic residence and watchtower in Alpine, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house is located at 606 East 770 North, on the northeast side of the Moyle Historical Park. The house was expanded in 1859-1860 from a c.1858 dugout house. The tower, built during 1860–1866, was built as a private fort for defense against Indians of the Black Hawk War of 1865–1868, and is the only such tower known to have been built for protection of a single household in Utah. These stone structures were built by English-born mason and Mormon, John Rowe Moyle. His son Joseph Moyle expanded the house in 1917, adding Bungalow/Craftsman elements. A dugout/food cellar also was built during c.1858–60. These three structures are included in the NRHP listing. John Moyle also built a home for a second wife in a nearby property, not part of the NRHP listing.

Location

606 E. 770 North
Alpine, Utah County, Utah
40.46440, -111.76685

Categories

MILITARYEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

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When was Moyle House and Indian Tower listed on the National Register?

Moyle House and Indian Tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 23, 1992.

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Moyle House and Indian Tower is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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