National Register of Historic Places

Ophir Town Hall

Ophir, Tooele County, Utah
Listed
June 8, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83003193

About this property

The Ophir Town Hall, located at 57 East Main Street in Ophir, Utah, United States, was built in c.1870. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. At the time of its NRHP nomination, it was deemed significant as one of only three mining town city halls in Utah that had survived from the 1800s. It is older than the 1884 Park City City Hall (in the Park City Main Street Historic District) and the 1899 Eureka City Hall in the Eureka City Historic District) and is unique as a false-fronted frame building. It has served as a correctional facility, as a meeting hall, as a city hall, and as a fire station. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1967. National Register of Historic Places listings in Tooele County, Utah Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. UT-38, "Town Hall, 43 Main Street, Ophir, Tooele County, UT", 7 photos, 3 measured drawings, 5 data pages

Location

43 S. Main St.
Ophir, Tooele County, Utah
40.37006, -112.25366

Categories

INDUSTRYEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Ophir Town Hall listed on the National Register?

Ophir Town Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 8, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Ophir Town Hall?

Ophir Town Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ophir Town Hall?

The period of significance for Ophir Town Hall is recorded as the industrial era.

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