National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan County, Utah

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

Location of San Juan County in Utah

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in San Juan 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 40 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 October 25, 2024.[2]

Current listings

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[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Joseph Frederick Adams House
 
Joseph Frederick Adams House
October 24, 1985
(#85003390)
Approximately 150 N. 700 East
37°17′04″N 109°33′00″W / 37.284376°N 109.550039°W / 37.284376; -109.550039 (Joseph Frederick Adams House)
Bluff House built from red stone blocks; renovated since listing.
2 Alkali Ridge
 
Alkali Ridge
October 15, 1966
(#66000740)
Along County Road 204 (Alkali Point Rd.), south of Monticello[6]
37°40′50″N 109°22′40″W / 37.680556°N 109.377778°W / 37.680556; -109.377778 (Alkali Ridge)
Monticello A major proto-Pueblo archaeological site[4]
3 Aneth Terrace Archeological District August 1, 1980
(#80003937)
Address Restricted[7]
Aneth
4 Big Westwater Ruin July 16, 1980
(#80003938)
Address Restricted[7]
Blanding
5 Bluff Historic District
 
Bluff Historic District
November 2, 1995
(#95001273)
Roughly bounded by Main St., U.S. Route 191, 2nd E. St., and the bluffs
37°17′16″N 109°33′03″W / 37.287778°N 109.550833°W / 37.287778; -109.550833 (Bluff Historic District)
Bluff
6 Butler Wash Archeological District
 
Butler Wash Archeological District
July 11, 1981
(#81000584)
Address Restricted[7]
Blanding
7 Carhart Pueblo July 7, 2015
(#15000401)
Address Restricted[7]
Monticello
8 Cave Springs Cowboy Camp
 
Cave Springs Cowboy Camp
October 7, 1988
(#88001233)
Cave Springs vicinity
38°09′34″N 109°45′12″W / 38.159444°N 109.753333°W / 38.159444; -109.753333 (Cave Springs Cowboy Camp)
Moab In the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park
9 James Bean Decker House
 
James Bean Decker House
August 4, 1983
(#83003180)
189 N. 300 East
37°17′07″N 109°33′27″W / 37.285291°N 109.557573°W / 37.285291; -109.557573 (James Bean Decker House)
Bluff House built by Mormon pioneers to hold large family.
10 Coal Bed Village Site March 26, 2018
(#100002234)
Address Restricted[7]
Blanding vicinity
11 Defiance House December 20, 1978
(#78000347)
Address Restricted[7]
Blanding
12 Edge of Cedars Indian Ruin
 
Edge of Cedars Indian Ruin
August 12, 1971
(#71000853)
West of Blanding
37°37′48″N 109°29′20″W / 37.63°N 109.488889°W / 37.63; -109.488889 (Edge of Cedars Indian Ruin)
Blanding Part of the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum
13 Goulding's Trading Post
 
Goulding's Trading Post
October 20, 1980
(#80003941)
Off State Route 47
37°00′24″N 110°12′09″W / 37.006667°N 110.2025°W / 37.006667; -110.2025 (Goulding's Trading Post)
Gouldings A lodge, trading post, and museum located just north of the Arizona–Utah border, adjacent to the Navajo Tribal Park in Monument Valley.
14 Grand Gulch Archeological District
 
Grand Gulch Archeological District
June 14, 1982
(#82004154)
Address Restricted[7]
Blanding
15 Hole-in-the-Rock Trail
 
Hole-in-the-Rock Trail
August 9, 1982
(#82004792)
A trail commencing at Escalante and terminating at Bluff
37°25′18″N 110°39′51″W / 37.421667°N 110.664167°W / 37.421667; -110.664167 (Hole-in-the-Rock Trail)
Escalante Split between Garfield, Kane, and San Juan counties
16 Hyland Hotel
 
Hyland Hotel
July 28, 1994
(#94000785)
116 S. 100 West
37°52′14″N 109°20′38″W / 37.870556°N 109.343889°W / 37.870556; -109.343889 (Hyland Hotel)
Monticello A Craftsman Style bungalow
17 Indian Creek State Park
 
Indian Creek State Park
March 15, 1976
(#76001833)
14 miles (23 km) north of Monticello
37°59′18″N 109°31′00″W / 37.988333°N 109.516667°W / 37.988333; -109.516667 (Indian Creek State Park)
Monticello Also known as Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument since 1961[8]
18 Frederick Isaac and Mary M. Jones House
 
Frederick Isaac and Mary M. Jones House
August 14, 2003
(#03000154)
117 E. 200 South
37°52′N 109°20′W / 37.87°N 109.34°W / 37.87; -109.34 (Frederick Isaac and Mary M. Jones House)
Monticello
19 Julien Inscription October 7, 1988
(#88001248)
Lower Red Lake vicinity
38°09′16″N 109°55′32″W / 38.154444°N 109.925556°W / 38.154444; -109.925556 (Julien Inscription)
Moab Rock-carved graffito reportedly left by French-American trapper Denis Julien
20 Kirk's Cabin Complex
 
Kirk's Cabin Complex
October 7, 1988
(#88001252)
Upper Salt Walsh
37°59′16″N 109°44′27″W / 37.987778°N 109.740833°W / 37.987778; -109.740833 (Kirk's Cabin Complex)
Moab A log cabin and corrals built circa 1890, located in present-day Canyonlands National Park
21 Lost Canyon Cowboy Camp
 
Lost Canyon Cowboy Camp
October 7, 1988
(#88001232)
Lost Canyon vicinity
38°08′13″N 109°45′32″W / 38.136944°N 109.758889°W / 38.136944; -109.758889 (Lost Canyon Cowboy Camp)
Moab
22 Moon House Complex
 
Moon House Complex
November 20, 2017
(#100001830)
Address Restricted
Blanding vicinity
23 Murphy Trail and Bridge
 
Murphy Trail and Bridge
October 7, 1988
(#88001236)
Murphy Point vicinity
38°20′37″N 109°52′15″W / 38.343611°N 109.870833°W / 38.343611; -109.870833 (Murphy Trail and Bridge)
Moab Livestock trail located in what is now Canyonlands National Park; the original bridge was replaced a decade after the site was NRHP-listed
24 Natural Bridges Archeological District
 
Natural Bridges Archeological District
August 3, 2004
(#04000784)
Address Restricted[7]
Blanding
25 Natural Bridges National Monument Visitor Center August 18, 2023
(#100009283)
Natural Bridges Entrance Rd. / UT 275
37°36′32″N 109°58′39″W / 37.6090°N 109.9774°W / 37.6090; -109.9774 (Natural Bridges National Monument Visitor Center)
Natural Bridges National Monument
27 Neck and Cabin Springs Grazing Area December 18, 2009
(#09001108)
Grand View Point Rd.
38°25′09″N 109°50′04″W / 38.419178°N 109.834572°W / 38.419178; -109.834572 (Neck and Cabin Springs Grazing Area)
Moab
28 Jens Nielson House
 
Jens Nielson House
February 22, 1982
(#82004155)
600 E. Black Locust Ave.
37°17′05″N 109°32′23″W / 37.284722°N 109.539722°W / 37.284722; -109.539722 (Jens Nielson House)
Bluff
29 Oljato Trading Post
 
Oljato Trading Post
June 20, 1980
(#80003939)
Southwest of Blanding
37°02′11″N 110°19′03″W / 37.036389°N 110.3175°W / 37.036389; -110.3175 (Oljato Trading Post)
Blanding
30 Owachomo Bridge Trail
 
Owachomo Bridge Trail
February 2, 1989
(#88001166)
Armstrong Canyon
37°34′49″N 110°00′49″W / 37.580278°N 110.013611°W / 37.580278; -110.013611 (Owachomo Bridge Trail)
Blanding
31 Nancy Patterson Site November 21, 1980
(#80004495)
Address Restricted[7]
Blanding
32 Poncho House October 10, 1975
(#75001821)
Address Restricted[7]
Mexican Hat
33 Rainbow Bridge Traditional Cultural Property
 
Rainbow Bridge Traditional Cultural Property
March 27, 2017
(#100000816)
Near Lake Powell
37°04′38″N 110°57′51″W / 37.077222°N 110.964167°W / 37.077222; -110.964167 (Rainbow Bridge Traditional Cultural Property)
Navajo Mountain
34 Lemuel H. Redd Jr. House
 
Lemuel H. Redd Jr. House
May 18, 1983
(#83003181)
300 E. Mulberry Ave.
37°17′06″N 109°33′16″W / 37.285°N 109.554444°W / 37.285; -109.554444 (Lemuel H. Redd Jr. House)
Bluff Substantial house built in 1900, a step up from earlier log houses in the area.
35 St. Christopher's Episcopal Mission
 
St. Christopher's Episcopal Mission
November 18, 2002
(#02001042)
Mission Road (SR-162), east of Bluff
37°17′06″N 109°30′49″W / 37.285°N 109.513611°W / 37.285; -109.513611 (St. Christopher's Episcopal Mission)
Bluff vicinity
36 Salt Creek Archeological District March 31, 1975
(#75000164)
Address Restricted[7]
Monticello
37 Sand Island Petroglyph Site July 11, 1981
(#81000585)
Address Restricted[7]
Bluff vicinity
38 John Albert Scorup House
 
John Albert Scorup House
April 13, 1983
(#83003182)
210 N. 700 East
37°17′09″N 109°32′57″W / 37.285833°N 109.549167°W / 37.285833; -109.549167 (John Albert Scorup House)
Bluff
39 Swallow's Nest
 
Swallow's Nest
February 23, 1996
(#96000164)
2 N. Grayson Parkway
37°37′30″N 109°28′18″W / 37.625°N 109.471667°W / 37.625; -109.471667 (Swallow's Nest)
Blanding One-room sandstone building on the Nicklovis Ranch, built in 1925
40 Westwater Canyon Archeological District September 4, 1980
(#80003940)
Address Restricted[7]
Blanding

See also

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References

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  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 October 25, 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. ^ a b "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 derived from the GNIS feature record for a historical marker on Alkali Ridge (USGS maps show this location in an area marked as "Alkali Point"); the NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted"
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Some listings on the NRHP are highly sensitive sites and may be subject to looting or vandalism. The NRHP lists this site as "Address Restricted."
  8. ^ "Newspaper Rock". Markers and Monuments Database. Utah Department of Heritage and Arts. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
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