Beaver County Courthouse (Utah)

	Beaver County Courthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Beaver County Courthouse, September 2005
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Location	90 East Center Street; Beaver, Utah; United States
Coordinates	38°16′37″N 112°38′25″W / 38.27694°N 112.64028°WCoordinates: 38°16′37″N 112°38′25″W / 38.27694°N 112.64028°W
Built	1882
Built by	William Stokes
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	70000622
Added to NRHP	October 6, 1970

The Beaver County Courthouse is a historic building in Beaver, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).^[1]

Description[]

The courthouse was built in 1882 in a Late Victorian architectural style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.^[1] Construction took place from 1876 to 1882, and a vault and jail were added to the rear in later years.^[3]

It is a two-story red brick building, with basement and attic, built upon foundation of whitewashed sandstone. It is 39 by 55 feet (12 m × 17 m) in plan, not including the rear additions.^[3]

The building later became home to the Beaver DUP Courthouse Museum, operated in the summer by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.^[4]

The NRHP document states that the architect is unknown,^[3] but it was designed by architect Richard Kletting.^{[citation needed]}

It was built by William Stokes, a Union Army veteran who was previously the U.S. marshal of Beaver. Budget for the building was $15,000. It held the which served all of southern Utah, plus county offices and records. It is a three-story red brick building, with a basement of black igneous rock.^[2]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b John L. Giusti (July 25, 1968). "Beaver County Courthouse (HABS No. U-61)" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Smith, Melvin T. (July 14, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Beaver County Courthouse". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved May 22, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1970
^ "DUP Satellite Museum Directory". Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

External links[]

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. UT-61, "Beaver County Courthouse, Center & First East Streets, Beaver, Beaver County, UT", 4 photos, 8 measured drawings, 7 photo caption pages

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[nris-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[habs-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b John L. Giusti (July 25, 1968). "Beaver County Courthouse (HABS No. U-61)" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Retrieved May 22, 2019.

[nrhpdoc-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Smith, Melvin T. (July 14, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Beaver County Courthouse". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved May 22, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1970

[4] "DUP Satellite Museum Directory". Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

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Beaver County Courthouse (Utah)

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