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

Archibald's Garage

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, September 1, 2025

1. Archibald's Garage Marker

Inscription. The historic bricks of this garage were moved here from the original 2-story home that Archibald Gardner built across the street from the Robert Gardner home.

Robert records in his journal: "We moved back to Mill Creek [into the home nearby which faced south] and commenced to repair up my old place. I worked hard and was then able to buy all of Archie's houses and land [including the former home across the street, which faced north]."

"I went to work again in good spirits to make home pieasant. I had plenty of house room and had my entire family under one roof." In this quote, he refers to life in the 2-story home he had bought from Archibald.

In 1929, Mr. Mulhall (the previous owner of Robert's home) recalls "a quite large 2-story adobe house on the corner of... Murphy's Lane and Highland Drive, which undoubtedly was the Archibald Gardner home."

When the demolition of the 2-story home took place in 1929, Mr. Mulhall hauled over several loads of the adobe brick for and built this 2-car garage.

Today, these historic adobe homes continue to stand together, side by side, in the same way that Robert and Archibald

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worked, side by side, building homes and mills and the newly-settled community here in Millcreek.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 40° 41.579′ N, 111° 50.964′ W. Marker is in Millcreek, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It can be reached from East Murphys Lane. Marker located on the outside door of the garage. Just to the west of the Robert Gardner, Jr. house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1465 E Murphys Lane, Salt Lake City UT 84106, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert Gardner Jr. House and Mill Site / Gardner Home and Mill Site

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, September 1, 2025

2. Archibald's Garage Marker

(a few steps from this marker); Historic Home of Robert Gardner, Jr. 1819-1906 (a few steps from this marker); Historic Gardner Saw Mill Site (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gardner's Saw Mill (about 300 feet away); St. Mark’s/Westminster School of Nursing (approx. half a mile away); History of the Brickyard / Edward Potter Hemsley (approx. 0.9 miles away); Legacy of the Black Pioneer (approx. 1.2 miles away); Edward Pugh Home (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millcreek.

Archibald's Garage Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, September 1, 2025

3. Archibald's Garage Building

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.