This is another in my oldest in Utah series.
I like to build lists and collections, one I’ve often wanted to work on is the oldest (non-residential) buildings in Utah. For the oldest homes in Utah visit this page. This list isn’t complete, I’ll be adding to it as I find or remember them.
- 1862 – Dixon Barn and Dixon Home
- 1862 – Seely Barn
- 1863 – Bountiful Tabernacle
- 1864 – Eagle Emporium Building in Salt Lake
1864 – Panguitch Fort- 1867 – Little Rock School House in Fillmore
- 1867 – Tooele City Hall
- 1867 – Salt Lake Tabernacle
- 1869 – The People’s Opera House in Bountiful
- 1870 – Corinne Opera House
- 1875 – The Liberal Hall in Mt Pleasant
- 1876 – Rock Church in Parowan
- 1877 – St. George Utah Temple
1880 – Panguitch Stake Tabernacle (demolished 1949)- 1882 – Payson Presbyterian Church
- 1884 – Logan Utah Temple
- 1885 – (mid 1880s) – Baxter Store
- 1888 – Manti Utah Temple
- 1890 – Payson Exchange Savings Bank in Payson
- 1890 – Social Hall in Panguitch
- 1891 – Bertolini Block in Salt Lake
- 1892 – H.T. Reynolds Building in Springville
- 1893 – Salt Lake Temple
- 1893 – Spring City City Hall
- 1893 – 11 N Main in Beaver
- 1894 – Salt Lake City and County Building
- 1894 – Lollin Block
- 1895 – Timpanogos Ward in Orem
- 1897 – Salt Lake High School
- 1897 – Pleasant Green Ward Chapel in Magna
- 1897 – Wayne Stake Tithing Office in Loa
- 1898 – Porterville Ward Meetinghouse
- 1898 – Timpanogos Chapel in Orem
- 1899 – Spring City School
- 1900 – Panguitch Social Hall
- 1902 – Spring City Chapel
- 1904 – The Olmsted Station Powerhouse
- 1905 – Spring City Tithing Office
- 1905 – Arthur Johnson Meat Market
- 1910 – Peery Hotel in Salt Lake
- 1910 – Hotel Victor in Salt Lake
- 1911 – Sandstrom’s Pool and Dance Hall
- 1913 – Patrick Dry Goods Company Building in Salt Lake
- 1915 – Lyceum Theater
- 1915 – Spring City Confectionery
- 1916 – Utah State Capitol
- 1920 – McBride/Sims Garage in Orem
- 1941 – SCERA Showhouse in Orem
I have an older barn than the Seely barn, built in the summer of 1862 by Christopher Dixon and his family shortly after their arrival in Payson, Utah. The barn is at 340 West 400 North in Payson. The house on that property also was built in 1862. The property has been in the family since it was originally settled. Seven generations of my family have lived there.
But these aren’t the oldest buildings in town. They are the third oldest. The William Wignall house at 298 North 100 East and the Orwell Simons 2nd house at 165 South Main Street in Payson were both built in 1857. Orwell Simons 1st house, built in 1852, stood until a few years ago at 251 North Main Street. It was made of local undressed stones and was the oldest structure in town and the first non-log house in town.
That is so interesting! Thank you. I have a little on the Dixon home here: https://jacobbarlow.com/2020/06/25/christopher-flintoff-dixon-sr-home/ but that’s great to learn more. I’ll add the info about the barn there.