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Location of Grand County in Utah

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Grand County, Utah.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Grand County, Utah, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.[1]

There are 23 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 15, 2024.[2]

Current listings

Including those in Arches National Park, the current listings are:

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Apache Motel
Apache Motel
Apache Motel
February 19, 2008
(#08000062)
166 South 400 East
38°34′15″N 109°32′34″W / 38.570833°N 109.542778°W / 38.570833; -109.542778 (Apache Motel)
Moab
2 Ballard-Sego Coal Mine Historic District
Ballard-Sego Coal Mine Historic District
Ballard-Sego Coal Mine Historic District
October 13, 2017
(#100001335)
Address Restricted
Sego
3 Courthouse Wash Pictographs
Courthouse Wash Pictographs
Courthouse Wash Pictographs
April 1, 1976
(#76000207)
One mile (1.6 km) northwest of Moab in Arches National Park on U.S. Route 191 (formerly U.S. Route 163)
38°36′26″N 109°34′47″W / 38.607222°N 109.579722°W / 38.607222; -109.579722 (Courthouse Wash Pictographs)
Arches National Park
4 Dalton Wells CCC Camp-Moab Relocation Center
Dalton Wells CCC Camp-Moab Relocation Center
Dalton Wells CCC Camp-Moab Relocation Center
May 2, 1994
(#94000366)
U.S. Route 191, approximately 13 miles (21 km) north of Moab
38°42′46″N 109°41′58″W / 38.712778°N 109.699444°W / 38.712778; -109.699444 (Dalton Wells CCC Camp-Moab Relocation Center)
Moab Little survives except for pylons which once held the entrance sign and cottonwood trees planted by camp workers.
5 Desolation Canyon
Desolation Canyon
Desolation Canyon
November 24, 1968
(#68000057)
Along the Green River in western Grand County between Ouray and Green River[6]
39°30′01″N 110°01′19″W / 39.500278°N 110.021944°W / 39.500278; -110.021944 (Desolation Canyon)
Green River Split between Emery, Grand, Carbon, and Uintah counties
6 Dewey Bridge
Dewey Bridge
Dewey Bridge
July 12, 1984
(#84002179)
East of State Route 128 over the Colorado River
38°48′43″N 109°18′09″W / 38.811944°N 109.3025°W / 38.811944; -109.3025 (Dewey Bridge)
Dewey Destroyed by fire in April 2008[7]
7 Elk Mountain Mission Fort Site
Elk Mountain Mission Fort Site
Elk Mountain Mission Fort Site
June 15, 1978
(#78002661)
Immediately northwest of Moab off U.S. Route 191
38°35′19″N 109°33′45″W / 38.588611°N 109.5625°W / 38.588611; -109.5625 (Elk Mountain Mission Fort Site)
Moab
8 Johnson Ranch House June 28, 2018
(#100002636)
Hastings Road 21 miles (34 km), northwest of Crescent Junction
39°04′59″N 110°03′37″W / 39.083087°N 110.060319°W / 39.083087; -110.060319 (Johnson Ranch House)
Crescent Junction vicinity
9 Julien Inscription Panel October 6, 1988
(#88001184)
Dark Angel vicinity, Arches National Park
38°49′23″N 109°39′00″W / 38.823056°N 109.65°W / 38.823056; -109.65 (Julien Inscription Panel)
Moab
10 Denis Julien Inscription
Denis Julien Inscription
Denis Julien Inscription
May 23, 1991
(#91000617)
Mouth of Hell Roaring Canyon, Green River Canyon, Canyonlands National Park
38°33′49″N 109°59′02″W / 38.563611°N 109.983889°W / 38.563611; -109.983889 (Denis Julien Inscription)
Moab
11 Moab Cabin
Moab Cabin
Moab Cabin
February 14, 1980
(#80003906)
56 South 100 East
38°34′22″N 109°32′46″W / 38.572778°N 109.546111°W / 38.572778; -109.546111 (Moab Cabin)
Moab
12 Moab LDS Church
Moab LDS Church
Moab LDS Church
November 28, 1980
(#80003907)
65 North 200 East
38°34′27″N 109°32′43″W / 38.574167°N 109.545278°W / 38.574167; -109.545278 (Moab LDS Church)
Moab
13 Old Spanish Trail October 6, 1988
(#88001181)
Arches National Park Visitor Center vicinity
38°36′44″N 109°37′14″W / 38.612222°N 109.620556°W / 38.612222; -109.620556 (Old Spanish Trail)
Moab
14 Pinhook Battleground
Pinhook Battleground
Pinhook Battleground
March 1, 1982
(#82004125)
East of Moab
38°34′31″N 109°18′55″W / 38.575278°N 109.315278°W / 38.575278; -109.315278 (Pinhook Battleground)
Moab
15 Ringhoffer Inscription October 6, 1988
(#88001185)
Tower Arch, Arches National Park
38°47′25″N 109°41′17″W / 38.790278°N 109.688056°W / 38.790278; -109.688056 (Ringhoffer Inscription)
Moab
16 Robidoux Inscription July 23, 1982
(#82004124)
West side of Westwater Creek in Book Cliffs, where East Canyon meets the main canyon
39°16′34″N 109°17′12″W / 39.276111°N 109.286667°W / 39.276111; -109.286667 (Robidoux Inscription)
Cisco
17 Rock House-Custodian's Residence
Rock House-Custodian's Residence
Rock House-Custodian's Residence
October 6, 1988
(#88001186)
Arches National Park Visitor Center vicinity
38°37′04″N 109°36′55″W / 38.617778°N 109.615278°W / 38.617778; -109.615278 (Rock House-Custodian's Residence)
Moab
18 John Henry Shafer House
John Henry Shafer House
John Henry Shafer House
May 2, 2001
(#01000472)
530 South 400 East
38°33′54″N 109°32′36″W / 38.565°N 109.543333°W / 38.565; -109.543333 (John Henry Shafer House)
Moab
19 Star Hall
Star Hall
Star Hall
May 14, 1993
(#93000416)
159 East Center Street
38°34′25″N 109°32′48″W / 38.573611°N 109.546667°W / 38.573611; -109.546667 (Star Hall)
Moab
20 Arthur Taylor House
Arthur Taylor House
Arthur Taylor House
February 28, 1980
(#80003908)
1266 North U.S. Route 191
38°35′34″N 109°33′46″W / 38.592778°N 109.562778°W / 38.592778; -109.562778 (Arthur Taylor House)
Moab
21 Thompson Wash Rock Art District
Thompson Wash Rock Art District
Thompson Wash Rock Art District
August 1, 1980
(#80003909)
Address Restricted
39°01′05″N 109°42′37″W / 39.01811°N 109.710356°W / 39.01811; -109.710356 (Thompson Wash Rock Art District)
Sego While the National Park Service indicates that the address is restricted for this historic district, the Bureau of Land Management (which refers to the area as the Sego Canyon Rock Art Interpretive Site) provides coordinates and directions
22 Orlando W. Warner House September 20, 1977
(#77001304)
1010 South Mill Creek Drive
38°33′45″N 109°31′57″W / 38.562383°N 109.532599°W / 38.562383; -109.532599 (Orlando W. Warner House)
Moab Adobe house from c. 1890, and fruit warehouse. Not visible from road.
23 Wolfe Ranch Historical District
Wolfe Ranch Historical District
Wolfe Ranch Historical District
November 20, 1975
(#75000167)
North of Moab in Arches National Park
38°44′15″N 109°31′19″W / 38.7375°N 109.521944°W / 38.7375; -109.521944 (Wolfe Ranch Historical District)
Moab

See also

References

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ Location and coordinates derived from its GNIS entry; the NRIS lists the site as "Address unknown"
  7. ^ Dewey Bridge Fire 4-06-2008, photograph

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