Brigham City Co-op

The Brigham City Co-op was one of the most successful cooperative enterprises of the Mormons in Utah.

In 1990 five buildings associated with the Brigham City Co-op survived: the Mercantile Store (1891), the Flour Mill (1856), the Woolen Mill (1869–70), the Planing Mill (c.1876), and the Relief Society Granary (c.1877).[1]

Mercantile Store

Store in 2010
Brigham City Mercantile and Manufacturing Association Mercantile Store
Location 5 N. Main St., Brigham City, Utah
Coordinates 41°30′39″N 112°0′56″W / 41.51083°N 112.01556°W / 41.51083; -112.01556
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1890-1891
Built by Brigham City Co-op
Architect St. James, Woods & Co.
Architectural style Romanesque
MPS Brigham City MPS
NRHP reference # 89000453[2]
Added to NRHP January 24, 1990

The Brigham City Mercantile and Manufacturing Association Mercantile Store, at 5 N. Main St. in Brigham City, Utah, also known as the Brigham City Co-op Mercantile Store or the First Security Bank, was built during 1890-1891. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[2]

It was designed by Ogden, Utah architects St. James, Woods & Co. It has a 50 by 80 feet (15 m × 24 m) room on its third floor which was used for dances and other events.[1]

The building "is significant primarily for its association with the Mormon Church-sponsored Brigham City Mercantile and Manufacturing Association (the Co-op). The Co-op was a highly successful socio-economic system that dominated the local economy during most of its years of operation, 1864-1895. It was also a model for Mormon cooperatives established throughout the Utah Territory in the 1860s-80s. Most of the other co-ops failed quickly, and none approached the level of success attained in Brigham City."[1]

A fire at the store on December 19, 1894 contributed to failure of the Co-op in 1895. The building later served as a bank.[1]

The NRHP nomination states the building "is also architecturally significant as the best example of Victorian Eclectic commercial architecture in Brigham City."[1]

Flouring Mill

Flouring mill
Box Elder Flouring Mill
Location 327 East 200 North, Brigham City, Utah
Coordinates 41°30′55″N 112°0′32″W / 41.51528°N 112.00889°W / 41.51528; -112.00889
Area 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built 1857
Built by Kessler, Frederick; Et al.
Architectural style Industrial vernacular
MPS Brigham City MPS
NRHP reference # 89000452[2]
Added to NRHP January 24, 1990

The Box Elder Flouring Mill was built in 1857 and served as a flour mill into the 1870s. It was a two-story 30 by 39 feet (9.1 m × 11.9 m) building. The building was sold and began use as a monument factory in the 1890s, and remains a monument factory in 1989. It was expanded by additions during about 1892 to 1933, including a c.1933 two-story frame addition which is 32 by 120 feet (9.8 m × 36.6 m) in plan.[3]

The mill had portholes intended for defense from Indian attacks, in its first story walls on the west, north and south sides. These were changed into windows and a door by John H. Bott during his ownership during the 1890s to 1914.[3]

It has also been known as the Gristmill, and as Snow and Smith Mill and as Bott's Monument Factory. It was NRHP-listed as Box Elder Flouring Mill.[3]

It was water-powered by Box Elder Creek.

Granary

Granary
Granary of the Relief Society
Location 100 North 400 East, Brigham City, Utah
Coordinates 41°30′46″N 112°0′29″W / 41.51278°N 112.00806°W / 41.51278; -112.00806
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1877
Built by Brigham City Co-op
Architectural style Vernacular industrial
MPS Brigham City MPS
NRHP reference # 89000455[2]
Added to NRHP January 24, 1990

The granary was built in 1877. It was NRHP-listed as Granary of the Relief Society in 1990.[2][4]

Planing Mill

Planing mill
Planing Mill of Brigham City Mercantile and Manufacturing Association
Location 547 E. Forest St., Brigham City, Utah
Coordinates 41°30′39″N 112°0′21″W / 41.51083°N 112.00583°W / 41.51083; -112.00583
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1876
Built by James Pett; Brigham City Co-op
Architectural style Industrial vernacular
MPS Brigham City MPS
NRHP reference # 89000454[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 24, 1990
Removed from NRHP March 26, 2018

The planing mill was built in 1876. It is NRHP-listed as Planing Mill of Brigham City Mercantile and Manufacturing Association. It was also known as Merrell's Planing Mill.

It was water-powered. [5]

John F. Merrell, a worker at the mill, obtained ownership in 1892 and operated it until 1931.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bradford, Kathy; Larry Douglass (December 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Brigham City Co-op Mercantile Store / First Security Bank". National Park Service. Retrieved September 10, 2017. With six photos from 1891, c.1910, 1988.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 3 Bradford, Kathy; Larry Douglass (December 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Box Elder Flouring Mill / Gristmill;Snow and Smith Mill;Bott's Monument Factory". National Park Service. Retrieved September 10, 2017. With six photos from 1920 and 1987-88.
  4. ↑ Bradford, Kathy; Larry Douglass (December 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Brigham City Relief Society Granary". National Park Service. Retrieved September 10, 2017. With two photos from 1988.
  5. 1 2 Bradford, Kathy; Larry Douglass (December 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Planing Mill of Brigham City Mercantile and Manufacturing Association / Merrell's Planing Mill". National Park Service. Retrieved September 10, 2017. With five photos, historic and from 1988.

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