Historic Historic Building in Utah
11 historic historic building across Utah.
Deseret Relief Society Hall
Built in 1906 through the determination and fundraising of Deseret's Relief Society women, this small hall became far more than a meeting place. It hosted dances, plays, church services, school classes, Boy Scout meetings, community activities, and even health care—and today survives as the oldest remaining historic Latter-day Saint church building in Deseret.
The White Meeting House
For more than 70 years, Springville's White Meeting House was one of the community's most important landmarks. Built of adobe only a few years after Springville's settlement, it began as a school and evolved into a large Latter-day Saint meetinghouse where generations gathered for worship, education, public meetings, and community events.
Mapleton Ward Relief Society Hall
Built in 1888, the Mapleton Ward Relief Society Hall gave local women a dedicated place to organize charitable work, quilt, raise funds, store wheat, and care for families in need. More than a century later, the tiny brick hall was dismantled piece by piece and reconstructed in Mapleton's historic Old Towne Square, preserving an important monument to the women who helped build the community.
The Octagon House
One of early Provo's most unusual buildings once stood on this corner: Henry Larkin Southworth's enormous two-story, eight-sided adobe house and store. During its long life, the Octagon served as a home, mercantile store, stagecoach stop, post office, hotel, Masonic meeting place, boarding house, bakery, and even a cigar factory before being demolished in 1926.
Layton's First Post Office
Before Layton had its own post office, residents traveled to Kaysville for their mail or arranged to pick it up at a local store. That changed on June 11, 1886, when merchant William A. Hyde became Layton's first official postmaster and opened the community's first U.S. post office inside his Main Street store.
Historic Manila Church
Construction of the Manila Church began in the 1890s, and generations of northern Pleasant Grove residents worshipped and gathered here for more than a century. Repeatedly enlarged as the community grew, the historic chapel was eventually retired from church use but escaped demolition and was restored as part of Stone Gate, preserving one of the area's most recognizable pioneer-era buildings.
Ole Peder Sorenson Pioneer Cabin
Built in 1859 as part of the original Mendon Fort, this pioneer log cabin was home to Danish immigrant Ole Peder “Peter” Sorensen and his family. Hand-hewn logs, pioneer construction techniques, and more than a century of family use make it a remarkable survivor from Cache Valley’s earliest settlement.
Beaver Territorial Courthouse
Completed in 1882, the Beaver Territorial Courthouse served as an important center of government and justice in southern Utah during the territorial period. Built of red brick over a foundation of local volcanic stone, the landmark survived fire, earthquake, and even plans for demolition before being preserved as a museum.
Kay's Ward Meetinghouse
For nearly 90 years, Kay's Ward Meetinghouse stood at the center of religious, educational, and social life in Kaysville. Begun in 1855, delayed by the Utah War, and dedicated by Apostle John Taylor in 1863, the building later became a popular Music Hall and Opera House that even hosted performers traveling the national vaudeville circuit.
Clarkston Tithing Granary
Built around 1905, the Clarkston Tithing Granary is one of Utah's surviving examples of the once-common system of paying tithes with agricultural products instead of cash. Saved after the rest of Clarkston's tithing lot disappeared, the granary was moved and restored in 2018 and today serves as a museum preserving the heritage of this Cache Valley community.
The Old Settlers "Swallows Nest"
This small sandstone cabin known as “Swallows Nest” was the writing retreat of Albert R. Lyman, one of Blanding’s earliest settlers and an important historian of southeastern Utah. Here, Lyman escaped the distractions of daily life to record stories, memories, and history from Utah’s San Juan frontier.