Willard Historic District

The Willard Historic District, in Willard, Utah, is a 160 acres (0.65 km2) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The district included 117 contributing buildings and is roughly bounded by 200 W., 200 N., 100 E., and 200 S. Streets in Willard.[1]

Willard Historic District
HABS photo from 1985 of George Mason House
LocationRoughly bounded by 200 W., 200 N., 100 E., and 200 S. Sts., Willard, Utah
Coordinates41°24′33″N 112°02′09″W
Area160 acres (0.65 km2)
Built1851
Built byJones, Shadrach
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.74001933[1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1974

It includes a school built in 1902, and work by builder Shadrach Jones, and some houses combining elements of Greek Revival and Gothic Revival style.[2]

The town of Willard, about 45 miles (72 km) north of Salt Lake City, Utah was settled in 1851 and was originally named Willow Creek for the stream lined by willows which descended from a canyon and flows west toward the Great Salt Lake. It was later renamed Willard for Willard Richards, a Mormon apostle. One home in the district, the Lyman Wells House, was built in the early 1850s. The village was laid out largely in conformance to Mormon plans for a City of Zion.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Kent Powell (May 1, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Willard Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved August 16, 2019. With accompanying 22 photos from 1974
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