18 Saturday Jan 2020
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The N.S. Nielson House, built in 1890, represents the economic prosperity enjoyed in Mt. Pleasant due to the successful Intermountain livestock industry. N.S. Nielson, born in Sweden in 1848, was a prominent local sheep rancher and businessman. The house is an outstanding example of eclectic architectural design in rural Utah.
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16 Thursday Jan 2020
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The Kinema was originally the Star Theatre in 1922. L.C. and Nada Lund ran it and when their son, L. Trux Lund took over he renamed it to the Kinema. It and the next door Queen City Dance Ballroom never recovered from the fire in February of 1990.
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15 Wednesday Jan 2020
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Christ the Fountainhead is a bas-relief mural created by Torleif Knaphus.
The original was created for the exterior of the Cardston Alberta Temple.
This replica is found in the Manti Tabernacle, see others on this page.
02 Thursday Jan 2020
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I always love to see the old video rental stores, they’re becoming very rare as we transition into a world of streaming video.
This was Action Video, located at 178 S Main in Gunnison, Utah
2019: It is being remodeled and fixed up after sitting empty for a long time, we’ll see what it becomes.
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16 Monday Dec 2019
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William Stuart Seeley House / Relic Home Museum
Mount Pleasant Utah’s First House
Built c. 1861, this house is significant as the reported site of the signing, in September 1872, of the final peace treaty that ended the Black Hawk War between Mormon settlers and Indians in the area. William S. Seeley was prominent in the establishment and subsequent growth of the City of Mt. Pleasant, serving for nearly thirty years as the LDS Bishop in the community and concurrently as mayor for a total of seven years. Seeley lived in this house, reportedly the first built outside the walls of the pioneer fort, until his death in 1895.
The house is also significant as a well-preserved example of the central passage plan, a house type common in Utah from 1847 to 1900 but relatively rare in Mt. Pleasant. The rear additions were built c, 1880 and c, 1910. While the house has been covered with stucco, as was common with many adobe buildings, it is significant as one of the oldest and best preserved pioneer era structures in Mt. Pleasant.
The weather vane on top of the Relic Home is from the Old North Ward Church which was demolished in about 1950, donated by Joan Stevens McAllister in memory of her father, Arnold Stevens.
D.U.P. Marker # 337, Last Peace Treaty is located here, as well as the Merz Fountain.
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03 Tuesday Dec 2019
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Mt. Pleasant City’s Annual Christmas Lighting Festival was held on Saturday, November 30th, 2019 from 4:00pm to 6:30pm on Main Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Claus were there along with free cookies, hot chocolate, hayrides and games.
Christmas Carols were performed my Mt. Pleasant Elementary.
06 Sunday Oct 2019
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Below are the historic homes located in Mt Pleasant, Utah that I have documented, sorted by which street they are on.
| 500 West | 400 West | 300 West |
|---|---|---|
| 500 W Homes | 400 W Homes | 300 W Homes |
| 200 West | 100 West | State St |
| 200 W Homes | 100 W Homes |
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| 100 East | 200 East | 300 East |
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200 E Homes | 300 E Homes |
| 400 East | 500 East | Other N/S roads |
| 400 E Homes | 500 E Homes | Other N/S roads |
| 500 North | 400 North | 300 North |
| 500 N Homes | 400 N Homes | 300 N Homes |
| 200 North | 100 North | Main St |
| 200 N Homes | 100 N Homes |
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| 100 South | 200 South | 300 South |
| 100 S Homes | 200 S Homes | 300 S Homes |
| 400 South | 500 South | Other N/S roads |
| 400 S Homes | 500 S Homes | Other E/W roads |
13 Friday Sep 2019
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City Hall Buildings, Historic Buildings, Limestone Buildings, Manti, museums, NRHP, Sanpete County
Located at 191 North Main St in Manti, Utah this is one of the oldest remaining city hall buildings in the state of Utah.
Designed by A.E. Merriam this building was constructed between 1873-1882. It is an excellent example of the Italianate style rarely found outside Salt Lake City. Fine Italianate details such as box-like massing, low-pitched hipped roof, columned portico and decorative bracketed eaves make it the only surviving example of the style in public structure in Sanpete County.
The plan has four equal size rooms on each floor, with a central passageway staircase. Under the stucco lies finely tooled limestone. It is hoped that the exterior will one day be restored to its historic appearance. The construction costs total about $1,100.
The building is now used as a Manti Museum, Social Hall, and office of Sanpete County Economic Development & Travel and Tourism and houses a visitor’s information center.
04 Wednesday Sep 2019
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Anderson Drug
This building is a Neo-Classical style and was built before 1905. H.P. Larson owned it and he sold it to D.W. Anderson in 1910. It has been the Anderson Drug Store ever since. If you have time walk inside and note the original ceiling and the two old signs on the back wall.(*)
1 North Main
Ephraim, UT 84627
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29 Thursday Aug 2019
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