Historic La Sal Post Office sponsored by The Utah American Revolution Bicenntennial Commission and Postmaster Roberta J. Wilcox
The first Postal Service was established at La Sal on September 12, 1878. La Sal was made an outpost on the mail route from Salina, Utah to Ouray, Colorado. It was described as one of the strangest and most dangerous routes in the history of the United States Post Office and for several years it was the only mail- way. The 350 mile route started at Salina and went through Green River, Moab and La Sal in Utah to Paradox, Naturita, Placerville and Ouray, Colorado.
The schedule and arrival of the mail depended on three factors how deep the snow was, how high the Price, Green, Colorado, Dolores and San Miguel Rivers and how hostile the Indians were at the time. Sometimes it took a month to deliver the mail and sometimes six weeks.
William Hamilton was the first Postmaster. In February 1879 R.R. Simpson assumed this post. Mrs. Elizabeth L. Ray became Postmaster in August of 1879. She also helped to begin the first school in La Sal, using some of the Post Office black ink to make a serviceable blackboard. In February and March of 1885 the snow drifted to ten feet and any travel was by snowshoe. The mail carrier from Paradox, Mr. Calan, arrived exhausted — his snowshoes disintegrated. Jack Silvey, an experienced snowshoer, relieved him so the mail could go through.
William N. Prewer became postmaster May 28, 1897, followed soon by his brother Fred. Fred, a part- ner in the PCC Cattle Company, planted many fruit trees and poplars which still stand today. Between 1878 and 1901 the Post Office was located at Pine Lodge seven miles northeast of here. In 1901 this site, originally known as Coyote, became the Post Office and the townsite gradually became known as La Sal. John Conningham was named Postmaster and the office was in “The Ranch House,” a large two-story frame house still standing today. One old timer can recall the mail being dumped onto the dining table and each person picking out his own.
In May of 1915 Charles Redd was appointed Postmaster and the office moved to a small store building east of “The Ranch House.” About 1916 a new road was built and the pony express mail carrier replaced by a buckboard or white top rig. These rigs always carried passengers and nooned at La Sal, much to the entertainment of local farmhands. Mr. Redd served 43 years, during which the automobile replaced the white top rig.
In March of 1958 Frances R. White was appointed Postmaster and the office was designated Third Class during the uranium boom. In December of 1961 the Post Office and store was destroyed by fire. Mrs. White was able to rent a room from the elementary school and was ready for her patrons the following week. The new building, owned by Redd Ranches and rented from them by the Post Office Department, was completed and occupied by September 1962. Roberta J. Wilcox assumed charge in January of 1968 and is Acting Postmaster at this time.
THREE NEIGHBORLY ESTABLISHMENTS make up the business district of La Sal, Utah. That is, if a pay telephone booth can be included. It’s there in this photo right in front of the Post Office and next to the flag pole. This little community, the center of a large ranching operation, grew considerably after nearby uranium mines came into being.
The Tooele County Courthouse and City Hall was added to the National Historic Register (#83003194) on July 21, 1983 and is located at 41 East Vine Street in Tooele, Utah.
This Greek Revival temple-form building was constructed in 1867 using local stone. The belfry, added sometime after 1874, is Picturesque in style and has lathe-turned posts accentuated by scroll brackets, a distinctive spindle band, and a slightly bellcast pyramid roof. The hall was built, according to a newspaper article of the time, by the citizens of Tooele “for a dancing hall, for dramatic representations and other social and intellectual purposes.” It was leased to William C. Foster and Thomas Croft but was also used for holding court and other city and county business. Live entertainment, however, proved financially unsuccessful, and by 1871 the hall was utilized primarily as a courthouse. In 1899 a new courthouse was constructed, and the building became solely the city hall. In 1942, with the construction of a new city hall, it was authorized for use as a museum by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.
The text below is from the nomination form from when it was added to the register.
The Tooele County Courthouse and City Hall, built in 1867, is significant as an important governmental building in the historical development of Tooele County, Utah, and as an excellent example of an early city hall-county courthouse in the state. It is one of fourteen such structures documented and remains both the oldest (known to date) and only extant temple-form city hall in Utah The temple-form, which typically has its short end to the street and a pedimented gable façade in imitation of monumental classical buildings, originated in the Greek Revival period of American building, and was the first and most common building type used in Utah’s early public buildings. Tooele County, located immediately west of Salt Lake County, was organized in the 1851-52 period, some four years after the founding of Salt Lake City by Mormon pioneers. Within the county political framework, Tooele City functioned as the center, but did not gain votes as the County Seat until 1861, and did not become the effective location of county government until 1867, upon completion of this building. The red sandstone, rectangular structure, topped by a belfry (post-1874), also served as an early pioneer social center. It functioned as a courthouse and city hall until 1899, and as city hall until 1944; thus, the Tooele County Courthouse and City Hall formed a central link in the community’s social and political life. In 1968 the building was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey.
Tooele County, located approximately twenty-five miles west of Salt Lake City, and extending to the Nevada border, formed one of the earliest units of government in Utah. Settlement in the area reportedly occurred in 1849, with agricultural and milling activity dominant. Within this early period, Mormon ecclesiastical authority also served political purposes; but in 1851 Tooele County was organized and the “first” civil political government in the county was formed in 1852. Although Tooele City, incorporated on January 3, 1853 — the fifth incorporated settlement in Utah was the predominant settlement, the Territorial legislature placed the county seat at Richville. However, in 1861 that act was repealed and citizens voted to make Tooele City the seat of county government. County court continued to be held alternately in Tooele, Richville, and Grantsville until 1867 when the new building was constructed in Tooele to house county facilities.
The structure was built in 1867 of red sandstone, in an uncoursed rubble masonry construction. Interestingly, this time marked a transitional period in building materials and ideas of permanence in the Tooele area. Writing from Tooele in March, 1867, Eli B. Kelsey stated:
The time honored “adobe” is fast loosing [sic] prestige as a building material, and brick and rock are rapidly taking its place. The primitive log cabin, with its turf roof, is fast approaching its destiny, namely, to shelter the lower orders of the animal creation for a little season, and then become one of the things of the past, while the “genus homo” find refuge in structures of brick and stone, with shingle roofs.
In August, 1867 a newspaper article reported that the citizens of Tooele were constructing a social and multi-purpose hall, which was “being done by shares.” The notice continued, “the house is substantially built of rock; its dimensions, 60 x 30. It will be used for a dancing hall, for dramatic representations and other social and intellectual purposes. It is estimated that this building will cost twelve thousand dollars.” In addition, the structure was to house county and city records, and form a type of community center.
According to one source, bids to erect the structure were actually submitted to county officials on February 13, 1865. Those involved in the construction were: Isaac Lee, James Hammond, W. C. Gollaher, and John Gordan. The architect is unknown. A basement was then excavated, where a jail was to be located, and a foundation laid. A Tooele County history noted that a two-room structure started by Isaac Lee, one of the contractors, was purchased and placed on the foundation. Finish work was then completed, including the plastering of the interior by George Atkin and George W. Bryan.
In describing the building’s use, the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, History of Tooele County, records:
Upon the completion of these two rooms, it was decided that the building might serve as the general entertainment and amusement center for the community, inasmuch as no such building was then available and could also be used for purposes of holding court or transacting any city or county business also. A committee was appointed to consider any suggestions or offers from anyone who might be interested. An offer of leasing the building to present home dramatic plays and entertainments was made by William C. Foster and Thomas Croft, and was considered favorable by the council.
On December 25, 1870, the first entertainment was held in this building and the leasors offered a rental of $400.00 for the building. However, due to hard times the financial end of the project was not so good, and in April of 1871, the leasors appeared before the council and petitioned them to be merciful, and offered all the furnishings they had acquired for dramatic purposes in payment of the overdue rent. This petition was accepted and the building was from then on used as a court house except for special entertainments given on very special occasions.
. . .it became necessary to build onto the building to enlarge the jail quarters. The Tooele City officials then petitioned the county officials to permit them to use a portion of the building for city offices. This was granted.
Thus, the Tooele County Courthouse and City Hall continued to function as such until 1899. At that time a new court house was built and the county moved into that facility. The structure then became solely the City Hall, until 1941 when Tooele City erected a new building. In 1942 the city leased the 1867 structure to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers for fifty years. That group utilizes the hall as a museum.
The Old City Hall is a Greek Revival inspired temple-form stone building. It was built in 1867 of uncoursed rubble masonry containing some red sandstone. The building is a rectangular form (27′-3″ x 66′-5″), one story in height at the front, and two stories at the rear. It has a gable roof. A belfry was added sometime after 1874.
This building is oriented with its gable end toward the street, a typical characteristic of temple-form buildings. It has a heavy wooden cornice, and a door is centered between two windows on the façade. A round date stone is located in the point of the gable over the door. Each of the openings on the façade has a semicircular relieving arch of stone, and the date stone is also surrounded by a ring of stone pieces. The windows are the two over two double hung sash type. There is a segmented transom over the door.
Originally the building had three long, narrow windows on the east and west side walls. A window on the east wall was later enlarged to contain an inset door, providing additional access to the interior of the building. A modern addition, made in the 1970s which connects the old courthouse to the city library, resulted in covering two of the windows on the west wall. These changes, however, have not affected the original integrity of the building. The door in the east wall was added well within the historic period, and the brick addition attached to the rear of the west side is unobtrusive, and has provided access to the building, so that it may function as part of a cultural complex.
The belfry, reflecting the influence of the Picturesque movement which followed the period of the Greek Revival, has lathe turned posts accented by scroll brackets, and a distinctive spindle band. It has a slightly bellcast pyramid roof. The addition of the belfry may have been an attempt by the Tooele townspeople to highlight the building in the Victorian period when because of its small scale it would not have been as distinctive among the larger buildings of the period. It may also represent an attempt to bring the building up to date using decorative features of the period. Or, it may have been added strictly for practical reasons, and was designed using the most typical decorative features of the period.
The Old City Hall in Tooele is an excellent, well preserved example of a Greek Revival inspired temple-form building. It has received alterations, previously mentioned, which were made to allow it continual use, but which do not affect the original integrity of the building.
The McCornick Block represents a transition in Salt Lake City’s commercial architecture from the two to four-story buildings of the 19th century to the skyscrapers of the 20th century. When it was completed in 1893, the seven- story McCormick Building towered over its smaller neighbors. Six early model elevators enabled people to reach the dizzying heights of the seventh floor with ease. This building originally featured a four-foot copper cornice and a columned entryway on the east side. A keen observer will note that the northernmost two bays are a later addition (1908), but conform to the building’s original design.
Located at 33 East Main Street in American Fork, Utah
The text below is taken from the historic marker on the building:
This build, originally named the Progress Building, has housed prominent local businesses since the late 1800’s. The architect for the building was James H. Pulley.
In January of 1913 the People’s State Bank of American Fork was formed by local citizens with capitalization of $25,000. The bank was originally located immediately east of this site.
In the mid 1920’s the bank moved into this building. The bank shared the building with the United States Post Office until the Post Office moved out in 1951.
The building was remodeled on a number of occasions to meet the growing needs of the bank. Major remodels occurred when the bank expanded to the north, then later two spaces west, formerly occupied by Taylor Drug and the Mint Bar. The current configuration of the bank was completed in the 1990’s.
In August of 1963 the name of the bank was changed to the Bank of American Fork. In 1998 a holding company, People’s Utah Bancorp was formed, which owns 100% of the bank. The building is home to the corporate offices of People’s Utah Bancorp and the bank which now operates throughout the state of Utah. The bank is proud to serve the posterity of those early founders and the current citizens of out community.
Not alone because Wells Fargo and Company Express buildings were very much a part of the mining west, nor simply because the Silver Reef building matches the style common in others, but because this building remains, one of only two structures, as the best reminder of the glory that was once Silver Reef, Utah. Though of short duration, 1877-1888 being the main boom period, and in almost total decline by 1909, Silver Reef brought temporary prosperity to an area chronically depressed. The agrarian Mormons mingled quietly with the Gentile miners to their mutual benefit.
The Wells Fargo and Company Express Building is located at 1903 Wells Fargo Road in Silver Reef, Utah and was added to the National Historic Register (#71000861) on March 11, 1971. (text on this page is from the National Register nomination form)
Silver Reef has a singular distinction, being one of the rare spots in the world where silver-bearing ore has been discovered in sandstone formations in commercial quantities. Altogether about $12,000,000 were taken from its mines. Disparity in production figures are due to poor record keeping.
As early as 1868 Mormon settler John Kemple, at Harrisburg, below the reef, floated silver. Yet he never hit pay dirt. In 1871, he organized the Union Mining District, and three years later the Harris Mining District The first real strike came in 1875 when Elijah Thomas and John Ferris found silver in a ledge northwest of Silver Reef. However, to Judge William Tecumseh Barbee goes credit for the Silver Reef rush. With a grub stake from the Walker Brothers in Salt Lake City, Barbee, with Thomas McNalley and Edward Maynard, began to mine the ore and ship it, first to Salt Lake City and later to Pioche, Nevada. When the boom began in 1878 Silver Reef developed several mills of its own. The major mines were the Leeds, the Barbee and Walker Company, the Christy Company, and the Stormont Company.
Silver Reef’s population exploded to about 1500 to be not only the largest town in southern Utah, but to out-vote the whole Mormon population of Washington County. When a forthcoming election threatened to vote to change the courthouse from St. George to Silver Reef, Apostle Erastus Snow promptly had the Washington County line moved a few miles east to include several Mormon villages and preserve the status quo.
Silver Reef was very cosmopolitan, having a sizable negro population and some 250 Chinese. Their practice of providing food for their deceased was seized upon by the Paiute Indians as a real deal. They removed the foo from the grave tops at night. At one time, a special Chinese cemetery was maintained, After the town died, Sam Gee returned, disinterred the bodies and shipped them back to the land of their ancestors.
Later, when someone began to tear down one of Silver Reef’s shacks, he found a cache of several thousand dollars in gold floors. A second rush was on, resulting in and silver beneath its the destruction of nearly all of Silver Reef’s old frame buildings. Today only the Wells Fargo building and the Rice Bank (now a home) remain.
The area reeks of history. Plans are being considered to create a historic district, but in the meantime the fine old express building needs protection.
On 13 July 1901, the American Fork 2nd ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints was created along with the 1st, 3rd, and 4th wards of the new American Fork Stake on 9 October 1902, Joseph H. Storrs, who served as bishop from 1901 to 1942 announced that brick had been contracted for a new meetinghouse. James H. Pulley designed the architecture in the Victorian Gothic style. The cornerstone was laid in April 1903, and the first meeting was held in the unfinished chapel on 31 January 1904. Robert L. Ashby, teacher of woodworking at the high school, took charge of the interior woodwork, and upon completion reported that he wanted no fee. Pres Anthon H. Lund dedicated the building on 17 February 1907. Total cost was $10,000.
On 15 June 1929 major alterations and additions totaling $48,555 were commenced under the direction of Don Carlos Young, church architect. The original brick architecture was carefully preserved and matched by the new construction. On account of a $15,000 donation by John (Jack) Firmage, the new recreation hall became known as Firmage Hall. Dedication was by Pres. Heber J. Grant on 4 September 1932.
Vacated by the church in October 1979, the building was purchased in May 1984 by M. L. Bigelow & Co., Inc., Organ Builders. It has housed the pipe organ shop and Michael Bigelow’s residence since that time. (text from plaque on site)
Note: The wards were actually part of the Alpine Stake originally, unlike what the plaque says. In 1963 the Stake was split.
Olive Chipman sold this property to the church for $400.
Located at 130 West 100 South in American Fork, Utah and added to the National Historic Register (#92000101) on March 10, 1992.
From the NRHP Nomination Form: The American Fork Second Ward Meetinghouse is significant as the only intact example of the eclectic Gothic Revival architecture once employed widely throughout the community by the LDS church during a period of ecclesiastical expansion after the turn of the century. It was one of four ward (congregation) meetinghouses constructed in the city around 1903-04. Each was a tall, brick, late Gothic Revival edifice with a corner steeple tower. Each had a combination of Gothic and Romanarched windows, corbeled brick ornamental motifs, art glass transoms and accent windows, stone foundations, steeply pitched gable roofs, and other shared features. The Second Ward Meetinghouse is the only one of those four churches to retain its architectural integrity. The large, well-matched 1929-30 addition to the meetinghouse is also significant. It documents two important changes in LDS church architecture after about 1920. First, it reflects the influence of the church’s newly created centralized architectural department and its emphasis on standard plans. Second, it illustrates the church’s new policy of including all church auxiliaries and their functions in a single building rather than in separate structures. The addition is a successful blending of functional and aesthetic considerations. It provided the necessary space for the ward’s varied activities and did so in a manner that conformed with both the new standard plan and the original eclectic Gothic Revival design.
Historical Background:
The town of American Fork was founded in 1850 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon or LDS church). This was just three years after the Mormons immigrated from the Mid-west and began establishing their new home in the Utah territory. American Fork was one of several towns established in Utah Valley by the Mormons during the 1850s. Agriculture was the principal local industry throughout the 19th century, though the coming of the railroad in 1873 and mining in the nearby mountains also influenced the local economy. The town, always predominantly Mormon, grew slowly but steadily and by 1900 the population was estimated to be over 2300.
Growth in the community was sufficient by 1901 to prompt the division of the single Mormon ward (congregation) into four separate wards. The process of dividing wards was common in many Mormon communities at this time, brought on by population growth, the death of many long-time local leaders, and changing church policies.
The Second Ward, along with the other three wards, soon felt the need for its own building. In a ward council meeting of 29 September 1901, Second Ward Bishop Joseph H. Storrs proposed that the ward begin efforts to provide a new building. He named a committee of five to recommend a building site. This was accomplished by November 1901, but planning for the construction continued for nearly a year. At a special meeting on 9 October 1902, the Bishop reported that they had taken upon themselves the responsibility of contracting for the brick and obtained the members’ approval. The bishop appointed a finance committee, and James H. Pulley, a local carpenter/ builder, presented a plan for the building. Pulley had recently been given the assignment to “get the plans” for the city hall, which was also being built at the same time. It also seems likely that Pulley designed the other three ward meetinghouses, given the similarity of their appearances.
Each of the four wards in American Fork were building new meetinghouses during this period and found “they could get brick cheaper in large quantities, so they all ordered their brick together, thus all the four ward chapels were constructed of the same color red brick.” According to the ward minutes, all the required brick was on hand by 5 July 1903 and “the masons would finish their work in a few days and the material was on the ground for the roof. Ward members all working together were doing a fine job, but it was slowed down for lack of finances.”
The ward began using the meetinghouse on January 31, 1904, even though all of the work on the building was not completed. By June of 1904, the ward still owed $700.00 and needed an additional $1,050.00 to finish the building and the tower. The tower, easily the most distinctive feature of the building, included a special room for Mormon prayer circles. That same month, Robert L. Ashby, a high school woodworking teacher, moved into the ward building to work on the interior woodwork. When he finished, Ashby rejected attempts to pay him for his work. Other members of the ward similarly donated labor and money to the project, which cost a total of $10,000.20. After the final debts were paid, the Second Ward Meetinghouse was dedicated on 17 February 1909.
The Park city Mining District, Utah, from its beginnings in the 1860s, quickly rose to a place of prominence among the nation’s silver producers. Large corporate interests and entrepreneurs aided in developing the area into such a position. Of equal importance, however, was the labor force which provided the miners and various skilled positions necessary to operate the industry.
The Park City Miner’s Hospital is located at 1354 Park Avenue in Park City, Utah and was added to the National Historic Register (#78002697) on December 8, 1978.
With miners came organized labor. Western metal miners banded together to form the Western Federation of Miners in 1893. In October 1901 Local No. 144 in Park City was formed. As all labor organizations, the Park City Union was formed by workers who sought, as a collective body, better wages, safe working conditions, and various benefits deemed necessary in the performance of their occupations. The early history of labor is marked by “reform;” that is, the attempt to redress grievances against mining companies and their modes of operating.
Health concerns ranked of paramount interest both to the miners and the community. Isolated from urban areas, Parkites had to be treated at Salt Lake City hospitals. Such a journey of approximately thirty miles induced many hardships, especially in winter months. Miners also objected to the automatic withdrawal of money from their pay which was sent to Salt Lake hospitals, where they felt treatment was not satisfactory.
Spurred by the union, a project was launched in December 1903 to fund a local hospital for the Park. The effort represented a significant form of mutual cooperation, in a social humanitarian field, between miners’ union and local residents. The union meeting in December resulted in a resolution being passed that called for the formation of a company by a committee appointed by the union. This company was to have a capital stock of $20,000 divided into 2,000 shares at the par value of $10.00 per share, with both union and non-union members able to subscribe. However, upon any future sale of the stocks, they were to be transferred only to the Park City Miners Union No. 144. The union acted only as a shareholder, the hospital to be run by the company.
The subscription proved a success as newspaper reports attested to the cooperation of individuals and business houses of the city. Mrs. Edza Nelson donated an acre of ground known as Nelson Hill, upon which to erect the building. This site, located just north of the city, was selected because of its distance both from city noises and dangers of fire, as well as the most suitable spot to insure the maximum of sunshine and fresh air.
Plans and specifications were prepared by Harry Campbell, contractor, and ground was broken in April 1904. Work progressed and by October 1, 1904, the hospital reached completion. Furniture and furnishings were received by various fraternal and social organizations and individuals, adding to the cooperative character of the venture. Dedication services were largely attended, with representatives of several religious denominations offering preservations, and highlighted by an address by Colonel William M. Ferry.
The Park City Miners Hospital now stands as a commercial property, but its significance lies in its place as a social humanitarian cooperative venture between a local of the Western Federation of Miners, a union characterized as radical in nature, and the Park City community. During the 1903-1904 period the W.F.M. embroiled itself in a turbulent strike in Colorado, suffering the stigma of radicalism, while at the same time initiation the building of a community hospital in Park City. Thus, the hospital aids in understanding the union’s complete efforts in the field of labor reform, as well as the cooperative effort necessary to attain its completion.
The Redmond Town Hall is one of the best remaining examples in Utah of a building which served as a community center for religious, educational and political purposes. The original adobe structure with the larger rock addition also stands as an excellent example of the evolution of community buildings in rural pioneer Utah.
Located at 18 West Main Street in Redmond, Utah and added to the National Historic Register (#76001836) on September 13, 1976.
The community of Redmond was settled in the late summer and early fall of 1875 primarily by Scandinavians from nearby Salina. The first years were devoted to the clearing of farm land and digging of irrigation ditches and canals. In 1881 the original adobe section of the town hall was constructed. Citizens contributed both money and work in the commercial undertaking. The 24′ x 36 adobe structure was used for LDS Church services, as a school, and for town meetings. Within a short time the building proved too small to meet the various community needs and in the mid 1890’s a larger two story rock building was constructed adjacent to the original adobe building,
The two connected buildings served as Redmond’s church and school until 1911 when a school house was completed west of the town hall and 1917. when a-church was built-across the street southeast of the building.
The town hall continued to function as a community center after 1917. It is presently (1976) being renovated as a community Bicentennial project.
The Redmond Town Hall consists of an adobe structure built in 1881 and an adjoining rock structure built in the 1890’s.
The adobe building measures 24 v by 36 feet, contains one room, is one story in height and has a gabled roof. Entry was made through either of two doors flanking a single window on the east side of the building. The multi-purpose room was heated by a stove connected to the chimney still situated at the north end of the building. The adobe walls have been sheathed with scored stucco intending to imitate smooth cut stone. An unpretentious edifice, the only decorative elements were the Federal lintel caps, the corbeled brickwork on the chimney and perhaps the modestly adorned box cornice and plain frieze. The ends of two beams supporting the ceiling joists can be seen resting in the wall from the outside of the building. Metal tension rods or tie bars are also apparent on either side of a large vertical masonry crack in the north wall. After its discontinuance as a meetinghall, the adobe building served as a jail. Steel bars in a few windows remain as evidence of newer function.
Connected to the small adobe on the south is the two-story rock Town Hall, built apparently between 1891 and 1897. While the earlier building was vernacular in style and unpresuming, the newer structure took on an air of dignity and style, however, modest. The rectangular structure was built of a light colored limestone quarried east of Redmond. The stone was cut, squared, slightly rock faced, and laid in a plain ashlar pattern.
Formality of design was provided by a regular window schedule with windows on both floors being of equal size and type and being arranged directly over one another. All window and door bays are segmentally arched with stone voussoirs of the same dressing as the face stone. All windows are 2/2 double-hung sash type and have wooden sills. The roof is hipped and has a lowered belfry on the ridge which runs east and west. The chimneys are brick and corbeled and are secured to the roof by metal tie bars. The cornice is simply boxed and overhangs the building by about 20″. There is no frieze or any decorative wooden or masonry trim.
As one enters the Redmond Town Hall through its only door, a large single room is found at the right (east) while directly ahead (north) is a stairway which leads to the two upper rooms on the second floor. The main room on the ground floor was used for mass meetings and as a small library. The council room was the smaller of the two upper rooms (on the east), while the other second story room (on the west) was used for recreational functions.
The interior walls, ceilings, floors, moldings, doors, hardware, etc., are almost completely intact. The door and window mouldings are a post-Eastlake type and provide the greatest element of architectural relief.
Both parts of the Redmond Town Hall are in stable condition and are undergoing restoration as a Utah Bicentennial project.