Old Washington County Courthouse (Utah)

Old Washington County Courthouse
Location85 E. 100 North, St. George, Utah
Coordinates37°6′39″N 113°34′50″W / 37.11083°N 113.58056°W / 37.11083; -113.58056
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1876 (1876)
NRHP reference No.70000634[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1970

The Old Washington County Courthouse was the courthouse for Washington County, Utah from its completion in 1870[2] to 1960. Located in St. George, Utah, the courthouse is a two-story red brick structure with unusually thick walls. The 36.33-foot (11.07 m) by 40.33-foot (12.29 m) structure rests on a high basalt rock foundation that comprises the ground floor, and is capped by a pyramidal hipped roof with a prominent wood cupola.[3][4]

The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1970.[1] The building is used for Chamber of Commerce offices and storage. The third-floor courtroom is used for lectures. The building may have been designed by William H. Folsom, who designed the similar but larger Salt Lake City Council Hall.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Larson, Andrew Karl (1961). "I Was Called To Dixie". Dixie College Foundation (renamed Utah Tech University). p. 576.
  3. ^ Smith, Melvin T. (July 1, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Old Washington County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "Old County Courthouse". Washington County Historical Society.
  5. ^ Havnes, Mark (February 10, 2012). "St. George plans to restore historic courthouse". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
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