Draper in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Draper Park School

Draper High School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 10, 2023

1. Draper High School Marker

Inscription. Built in 1912, the architect was Niels Edward Liljenberg. This building replaced a school that was built on this same site in 1883. The school was named in honor of John R. Park, a leading educator in Utah, a former teacher and principal in Draper, and the first president of the University of Utah. For many years both elementary and junior high school classes were taught here. John R. Park was teaching at the Willow Creek School in Draper in 1866, "Had the best school in the territory," according to the Deseret News. This building has been used as a community center as well as a temporary home for several religious groups. The building is now used as the Draper city offices.

Erected by Draper Historic Preservation Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 40° 31.478′ N, 111° 51.944′ W. Marker is in Draper, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is at the intersection of 900 East and Pioneer Road, on the right when traveling north on 900 East. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12441 900 E, Draper UT

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

84020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Draper Park School (here, next to this marker); The Old Rasmussen Store (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Nielsen-Rideout Home (about 500 feet away); The Walter J. Green Home (about 600 feet away); The Peter P. and Martina Thompson Sorensen Home (about 700 feet away); Old Meeting House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Enniss Family Memorial in Draper (approx. 0.2 miles away); Perry Fitzgerald (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Draper.

Also see . . . Draper Park School on Wikipedia. Added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1980

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 10, 2023

2. Draper High School Marker

(#80003913). (Submitted on May 27, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 10, 2023

3. Draper High School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.