Millcreek in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Robert Gardner Jr. House and Mill Site
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Gardner Home and Mill Site
Utah Historic Site
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Photographed by Jeremy Snow, September 1, 2025
1. Robert Gardner Jr. House and Mill Site Marker
Robert Gardner, Jr. House and Mill Site
The Robert Gardner, Jr. House and Mill Site, constructed in 1848, is architecturally and historically significant as the earliest remaining example of the hall-parlor house type, earliest extant example of adobe residential construction, and one of the earliest extant buildings in the State of Utah. Robert Gardner, Jr. was a prominent early settler, church leader, and lumberman. The Robert Gardner, Jr. House has statewide significance for its potential ability to provide archaeological evidence of its unique construction and the cultural history of its occupants; both the building and site yield information about patterns of construction, the lives of early settlers in Utah, as well as early farm and mill operations.
Gardner Home and Mill Site
Site of saw mill which began operation early in 1848, giving stream the name Millcreek. Original three-room adobe home built by Robert Gardner, 1848. Purchased by Thomas E. Mulhall 1928, remodeled in 1930.
Erected 2018 by Utah Division of State History.
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Location. 40° 41.584′ N, 111° 50.954′ W. Marker is in Millcreek, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is on East Murphys Lane, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1475 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Archibald's Garage (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 (within shouting distance of this marker);
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, September 1, 2025
2. Gardner Home and Mill Site Marker
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, September 1, 2025
3. Robert Gardner Jr. House and Mill Site Markers
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, September 1, 2025
4. Robert Gardner Jr. Home 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 182 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 11, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
