Willard Historic District Explained

Willard Historic District
Location:Roughly bounded by 200 West, 200 North, 100 East, and 200 South streets
Willard, Utah
United States
Coordinates:41.4092°N -112.0358°W
Built:1851
Builder:Jones, Shadrach
Added:June 25, 1974
Area:160acres
Refnum:74001933

The Willard Historic District, is a historic district in Willard, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Description

The district covers 160acres, includes 117 contributing buildings, and is roughly bounded by 200 West, 200 North, 100 East, and 200 South streets.

It includes a school built in 1902, and work by builder Shadrach Jones, and some houses combining elements of Greek Revival and Gothic Revival style.

The town of Willard, about 45miles north of Salt Lake City, Utah was settled in 1851 and was originally named Willow Creek for the stream lined by willows which descended from a canyon and flows west toward the Great Salt Lake. It was later renamed Willard for Willard Richards, a Mormon apostle. One home in the district, the Lyman Wells House, was built in the early 1850s. The village was laid out largely in conformance to Mormon plans for a City of Zion.[1]

The district was listed on the NRHP June 25, 1974.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=74001933}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Willard Historic District ]. National Park Service. Kent Powell . May 1, 1974 . August 16, 2019. With