Eureka in Juab County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Eureka City Hall

Utah Historic Site

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 15, 2014

1. Eureka City Hall Marker

Inscription. The Eureka City Hall was built in 1899 by the Eureka City government and functioned as the offices for city court, mayor, sheriff, recorder, treasurer, council chamber and city volunteer fire department. John J. Pilgrim, a city official, drew the plans and specifications for $100 and Adams and Sons of Eureka, built it for $4,400. Eureka City Hall still serves the same function except the courtroom and most of the second floor now house the Tintic Mining Museum, sponsored by the Tintic Historical Society. It was listed in the National Register of Historical Places on March 14, 1979, as part of the Eureka Historic District.

Erected by Division of State History. (Marker Number N-236-2.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1935.

Location. 39° 57.259′ N, 112° 7.213′ W. Marker is in Eureka, Utah, in Juab County. It is on West Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 255 West Main Street, Eureka UT 84628, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Central Utah Valleys and in the West Desert.

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: Union Pacific Railroad Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); B.P.O.E. Block, Elk Lodge #711 (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Eureka Post Office

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Eureka Post Office (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); McCornick and Company Bank (about 400 feet away); Eureka United Methodist Church (about 400 feet away); Juab County Courthouse (about 700 feet away); “Old” L.D.S. Church Meetinghouse (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eureka.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 15, 2014

2. Eureka City Hall Marker

Eureka City Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 15, 2014

3. Eureka City Hall

Main Street, Eureka, Utah image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 15, 2014

4. Main Street, Eureka, Utah

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 784 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 16, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.