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Edward Bird House
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National Register of Historic Places

Edward Bird House

Listed as “Bird, Edward, House”

On the National Register since 198343 years
Second EmpireListed 1983Beaver

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Edward Bird House

Edward Bird House, at Center and 300 East, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 15, 1983. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Second Empire, as it does for 14 other Utah listings. It was listed as part of Beaver MRA. 16 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHouse in Beaver, Utah. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 7 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1893 to today

  1. 1893Built
  2. 1983Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 43 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Center and 300 East, Beaver · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

63 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

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BOdd Fellows HallCommercial0.3 miBTolton, J. F., GroceryEarly Commercial · Built 18990.3 miBWilliam Burt HouseBuilding0.3 miBFrances A. Olcott HouseBuilding0.3 miBMurdock, John Riggs and Wolfenden, Mary Ellen, HouseI House · Built 18800.3 miBDr. Warren Shepherd HouseBungalow · Built 19130.3 miBAndrew James Morris HouseVernacular0.3 miStStructure at 490 E. 200 NorthStructure0.3 miBBeaver County CourthouseVictorian0.3 miBWilliam and Eliza Hawkins HouseBuilding0.3 miBSidney Tanner HouseAdobe0.3 miBWilliam Barton HouseBuilding0.3 miBEdward Fernley HouseGothic Revival · Built 18850.3 miBReinhard Maeser HouseQueen Anne · Built 18850.3 miBLouis W. Harris HouseBuilt 19050.3 miBSarah Eliza Harris HouseAdobe0.3 miBHouse at 325 S. Main St.Built 18800.4 miBCharles A. Dalten HouseGreek Revival · Built 18680.4 miBJohn Yardley HouseClassical · Built 18800.4 miBJoseph Huntington HouseBuilt 18780.4 miBWilliam Greenwood HouseBuilt 18780.4 miBJohn Ashworth HouseGreek Revival · Built 18750.4 miBJohn Ashworth HouseH-Plan · Built 18800.4 miBDr. George Fennemore HouseSecond Empire · Built 18980.4 miBJulia P. M. Farnsworth BarnVernacular · Built 18800.4 miBJulia Farnsworth HouseVernacular0.4 miBSylvester H. Reeves HouseGreek Revival · Built 18850.4 miBSeth W. Smith HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBJohn Ruphard Lee HouseGreek Revival · Built 18800.4 miBWilliam Fotheringham HouseVernacular · Built 18730.4 miBJames Boyter HouseBuilt 18830.4 miBJames Boyter ShopBuilt 19110.4 miBDaniel Tyler HouseLate Victorian0.4 miBSamuel White HouseBuilt 18690.4 miBHenry M. Tanner HouseBuilding0.4 miBElliot Willden HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBJohn Black HouseBuilt 19100.5 miBJoseph Bohn HouseVernacular · Built 18720.5 miBMathew McEvan HouseBuilding0.5 miBCaroline Fotheringham HouseSecond Empire0.5 miBWilliam Moyes Jr. HouseVernacular · Built 19050.5 miBJames E. Robinson HouseVernacular0.5 miBWilliam Thompson Jr. HouseBuilt 18800.5 miBHenry C. Gale HouseGreek Revival · Built 18890.5 miBMitchell M. Stephens HouseBuilt 18830.5 mi
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Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Second Empire.

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Questions about Edward Bird House

Is Edward Bird House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 15, 1983 (Register number 83004392).

Is Edward Bird House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Utah has 12 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Edward Bird House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Edward Bird House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 7 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71999120 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.