Mount Pleasant in Sanpete County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

William Stuart Seeley House

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 15, 2014

1. William Stuart Seeley House Marker

Inscription. Built c, 1861, this house is significant as the reported site of the signing, in September 1872, of the final peace treaty that ended the Black Hawk War between Mormon settlers and Indians in the area. William S. Seeley was prominent in the establishment and subsequent growth of the City of Mt. Pleasant, serving for nearly thirty years as the LDS Bishop in the community and concurrently as mayor for a total of seven years. Seeley lived in this house, reportedly the first built outside the walls of the pioneer fort, until his death in 1895. The house is also significant as a well-preserved example of the central passage plan, a house type common in Utah from 1847 to 1900 but relatively rare in Mt. Pleasant. The rear additions were built c, 1880 and c, 1910. While the house has been covered with stucco, as was common with many adobe buildings, it is significant as one of the oldest and best preserved pioneer era structures in Mt. Pleasant.

Erected 1992 by Division of State History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1872.

Location. 39° 32.676′ N,

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111° 27.339′ W. Marker is in Mount Pleasant, Utah, in Sanpete County. It is on South State Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 154 South State Street, Mount Pleasant UT 84647, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Central Utah Valleys. It is also in the American Mountain West

and on the Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Last Peace Treaty (a few steps from this marker); Pioneer Monument (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Liberal Hall (about 800 feet away); Mt. Pleasant Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spring City Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 4.8 miles away); Behunin-Beck House (approx. 5 miles away); Spring City (approx. 5 miles away); City Hall (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 15, 2014

2. William Stuart Seeley House Marker

in Mount Pleasant.

William Stuart Seeley House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 15, 2014

3. William Stuart Seeley House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 774 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 7, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.