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List of the oldest buildings in Utah

This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Utah, including extant buildings and structures constructed before and during American rule over Utah. Only buildings built prior to 1870 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.

To qualify for the list, a structure must:

  • be a recognizable building (defined as any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy);
  • incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height and/or be a listed building.

This consciously excludes ruins of limited height, roads and statues. Bridges may be included if they otherwise fulfill the above criteria. Dates for many of the oldest structures have been arrived at by radiocarbon dating or dendrochronology and should be considered approximate. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.

Prehistoric

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Building Image Location First built Use Notes
Ruins Hovenweep National Monument   Bluff, Utah ca. 900 AD Residences Ancient ruins
Ruins Dark Canyon Ruins   Blanding, Utah 1200 AD Residences Ancient ruins

19th century

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Building Image Location First built Use Notes
Miles Goodyear Cabin   Ogden, Utah 1845 Residence Oldest extant non-native building in Utah. Constructed by mountain man Miles Goodyear as part of Fort Buenaventura. Currently displayed outside the Weber County Daughters of Utah Pioneers museum.[1]
Deuel Cabin   Salt Lake City, Utah 1847 Residence One of two surviving cabins from Salt Lake City's Pioneer Fort. Built for Mormon pioneers Osmyn & Mary Deuel. Currently displayed outside the Church History Museum.[2]
Riter Cabin   Salt Lake City, Utah 1847 Residence The other surviving cabin from Salt Lake City's Pioneer Fort. Built for Mormon pioneers Levi & Rebecca Riter. Currently displayed at This Is the Place Heritage Park.[3]
Isaac Chase Mill   Liberty Park (Salt Lake City) 1847–1852 Mill One of oldest buildings in Utah from nineteenth century settlement era
Fielding Garr Ranch   Antelope Island 1848 Residence Said to be the oldest building in Utah still on its original foundation.
Robert Gardner Jr. House   Millcreek, Utah 1848 Residence Likely oldest residence in Utah.[4]
Utah Territorial Statehouse   Fillmore, Utah 1853 Statehouse Home of Utah's first Territorial Legislature
Clark–Taylor House   Provo, Utah 1854 Residence One of oldest buildings in Utah[5]
Anson Call House   Bountiful, Utah 1855 - 1859 Residence One of the oldest buildings in Utah
Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts   Salt Lake City, Utah 1856 Residence Oldest house in Salt Lake City
Seely Barn Mt. Pleasant, Utah 1862 Barn Oldest barn in UT[6]
Bountiful Tabernacle   Bountiful, Utah 1863 Church, Tabernacle One of the oldest large gathering places still standing in Utah

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Miles Goodyear Cabin". Weber DUP Museum. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Deuel Cabin". churchofjesuschrist.org. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. October 12, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Levi Riter Cabin". thisistheplace.org. This Is The Place Heritage Park. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Utah's oldest home restored to recall historic past By Jasen Lee, Deseret News | Posted – October 6, 2018, https://www.ksl.com/article/46401413/utahs-oldest-home-restored-to-recall-historic-past
  5. ^ Alien D. Roberts (June 30, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clark–Taylor House". National Park Service.
  6. ^ "Salt Lake author 'listens' to stories told by Utah barns" https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=56894928&itype=CMSID
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