Tooele Valley Railroad Complex
National Register of Historic Places

Tooele Valley Railroad Complex

Tooele, Tooele County, Utah
Listed
May 16, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84002426

About this property

The Tooele Valley Railroad Complex, 35 N. Broadway in Tooele, Utah, dates from 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The complex is currently operated as the Tooele Valley Museum and Historic Park (formerly Tooele Valley Railroad Museum and prior to that as the Tooele County Museum). Opened in 1983, the museum is operated by the city and features preserved locomotives, equipment and artifacts from the Tooele Valley Railway, International Smelting and Refining Company, and other railroad & mining artifacts. The complex is significant for its historic role in conversion of Tooele from a farming-based to an industrial town. The railroad depot was the headquarters of the Tooele Valley Railway; and is the most significant surviving artifact with association to the smelter east of Tooele that operated from 1910 to 1972. The listing included three contributing buildings and four contributing objects.

Location

35 N. Broadway
Tooele, Tooele County, Utah
40.53111, -112.28877

Categories

INDUSTRYCOMMERCETRANSPORTATION
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Tooele Carnegie Library
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Tooele County Courthouse and City Hall
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Stockton Jail
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When was Tooele Valley Railroad Complex listed on the National Register?

Tooele Valley Railroad Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Tooele Valley Railroad Complex?

Tooele Valley Railroad Complex is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Tooele Valley Railroad Complex?

The period of significance for Tooele Valley Railroad Complex is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1909.

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