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National Register of Historic Places

James Atkin House

Listed as “Atkin, James, House”

On the National Register since 198244 years
Listed 1982Beaver
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About James Atkin House

James Atkin House, at 260 W. 300 North, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 17, 1982. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It was listed as part of Beaver MRA. 23 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isSingle-family detached home 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 · 6 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1911 to today

  1. 1911Built
  2. 1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 44 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

260 W. 300 North, Beaver · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1James Atkin HouseStart here
  2. 2School HouseVernacular · Built 1870 · next door
  3. 3Edward Tolton HouseBuilding · next door
  4. 4John Willden HouseBuilding · next door
  5. 5Charles Willden HouseVernacular · next door
Around it

69 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BErickson HouseBuilding0.1 miBGeorge Albert Bradshaw HouseBuilding0.1 miBMathew McEvan HouseBuilding0.1 miBDavid Muir HouseGreek Revival0.1 miBEllen Smith HouseLate Victorian · Built 18940.1 miBRobert W. Stoney HouseLate Victorian · Built 18950.1 miBAtkins and Smith HouseBuilt 18730.1 miBWilliam Moyes Jr. HouseVernacular · Built 19050.1 miBWalter S. Tolton HouseBuilt 18940.1 miBJohn Ruphard Lee HouseGreek Revival · Built 18800.2 miBWilliam Fotheringham HouseVernacular · Built 18730.2 miBJames Boyter HouseBuilt 18830.2 miBJames Boyter ShopBuilt 19110.2 miBLester Limb HouseVernacular · Built 19150.2 miBW. O. Thompson HouseBuilt 19000.2 miBWilliam Thompson Jr. HouseBuilt 18800.2 miBThomas Frazer HouseGreek Revival · Built 18700.2 miBJames Heber Dean HouseBuilt 19110.2 mi
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BAlexander Boyter HouseBuilt 18820.2 miBWilliam Robinson HouseBuilt 18760.3 miBJulia P. M. Farnsworth BarnVernacular · Built 18800.3 miBJulia Farnsworth HouseVernacular0.3 miBSylvester H. Reeves HouseGreek Revival · Built 18850.3 miBLow HotelEarly Commercial · Built 19060.3 miBMansfield, Murdock and Co. StoreCommercial · Built 18930.3 miBAlmira Lott Murdock HouseBuilt 18900.3 miBOdd Fellows HallCommercial0.3 miBTolton, J. F., GroceryEarly Commercial · Built 18990.3 miBDuckworth Grimshaw HouseVernacular · Built 18770.3 miBRobert Stoney HouseBuilt 18830.3 miBJoseph Tattersall HouseBuilt 18770.3 miBDavid Powell HouseBuilt 18750.3 miBMurdock, John Riggs and Wolfenden, Mary Ellen, HouseI House · Built 18800.3 miBDr. Warren Shepherd HouseBungalow · Built 19130.3 miBBeaver County CourthouseVictorian0.3 miBWilliam and Eliza Hawkins HouseBuilding0.3 miBDaniel Tyler HouseLate Victorian0.3 miBSamuel White HouseBuilt 18690.3 miBCharles Dennis White HouseVernacular · Built 18820.3 miBHenry C. Gale HouseGreek Revival · Built 18890.3 miBEnoch E. Cowdell HouseVernacular · Built 18730.3 miBJohn Grimshaw HouseBuilding0.3 miBThomas Jones HouseVernacular · Built 18730.3 miBJessie Orwin HouseBuilding0.3 miBWilliam Morgan HouseBuilding0.3 miBHouse at 110 S. 3rd WestLate Victorian0.4 miBDr. George Fennemore HouseSecond Empire · Built 18980.4 miBBeaver City LibraryColonial Revival · Built 19170.4 miBUS Post Office-Beaver MainModerne0.4 miBBeaver Opera HouseClassical Revival · Built 19090.4 miBBeaver Relief Society MeetinghouseTuff0.4 miBWilson G. Nowers HouseGreek Revival · Built 18830.4 miBAlma Crosby HouseT-Plan · Built 18670.4 miBJames Fennemore HouseSecond Empire · Built 18870.4 miBSidney Tanner HouseAdobe0.4 miBMitchell M. Stephens HouseBuilt 18830.4 miBHenry C. Gale HouseBuilt 18970.4 miBWilliam H. White HouseLate Victorian0.4 miBWilliam Greenwood HouseBuilt 18780.5 miBJohn Ashworth HouseGreek Revival · Built 18750.5 miBJohn Ashworth HouseH-Plan · Built 18800.5 miBHorace A. Skinner HouseCottage0.5 miBWilliam Thompson HouseBuilding0.5 miBWilliam P. Smith HouseVernacular0.5 miBMeeting HallBuilding0.5 miBHarriet S. Shepherd HouseVernacular · Built 18760.5 miBWilliam Barton HouseBuilding0.5 miBEdward Fernley HouseGothic Revival · Built 18850.5 miBReinhard Maeser HouseQueen Anne · Built 18850.5 mi

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Questions about James Atkin House

Is James Atkin House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 17, 1982 (Register number 82004075).

Is James Atkin House a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit James Atkin 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 James Atkin House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 6 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 71998982 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.