Beaver County Courthouse | |
Location: | 90 East Center Street Beaver, Utah United States |
Coordinates: | 38.2769°N -112.6403°W |
Map Label: | Beaver County Courthouse |
Label Position: | left |
Built: | 1882 |
Builder: | William Stokes |
Architecture: | Late Victorian |
Added: | October 6, 1970 |
Refnum: | 70000622 |
The Beaver County Courthouse is a historic building in Beaver, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
The courthouse was built in 1882 in a Late Victorian architectural style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Construction took place from 1876 to 1882, and a vault and jail were added to the rear in later years.
It is a two-story red brick building, with basement and attic, built upon foundation of whitewashed sandstone. It is NaNfeet in plan, not including the rear additions.[1]
The building later became home to the Beaver DUP Courthouse Museum, operated in the summer by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.[2]
The NRHP document states that the architect is unknown,[1] but it was designed by architect Richard Kletting.
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 Second Judicial Court 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.[3]