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National Register of Historic Places

John Willden House

Listed as “Willden, John, House”

On the National Register since 198244 years
Listed 1982Beaver
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About John Willden House

John Willden House, at 495 N. 200 West, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 17, 1982. The Register lists it for its exploration/settlement and architecture, at the state level. It was listed as part of Beaver MRA. 23 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHouse in Utah, United States of America. 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↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

495 N. 200 West, Beaver · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1John Willden HouseStart here
  2. 2Edward Tolton HouseBuilding · next door
  3. 3Charles Willden HouseVernacular · next door
  4. 4James Atkin HouseBuilt 1911 · next door
  5. 5School HouseVernacular · Built 1870 · next door
Around it

64 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BEllen 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 miBThomas Frazer HouseGreek Revival · Built 18700.1 miBErickson HouseBuilding0.2 miBGeorge Albert Bradshaw HouseBuilding0.2 miBMathew McEvan HouseBuilding0.2 miBDavid Muir HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBLester Limb HouseVernacular · Built 19150.2 miBW. O. Thompson HouseBuilt 19000.2 miBCharles Dennis White HouseVernacular · Built 18820.2 miBWilliam Thompson Jr. HouseBuilt 18800.2 miBEnoch E. Cowdell HouseVernacular · Built 18730.2 miBJames Heber Dean HouseBuilt 19110.2 miBAlexander Boyter HouseBuilt 18820.2 miBJessie Orwin HouseBuilding0.2 mi
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BWilliam Morgan HouseBuilding0.2 miBRobert Stoney HouseBuilt 18830.3 miBJoseph Tattersall HouseBuilt 18770.3 miBDavid Powell HouseBuilt 18750.3 miBJohn Ruphard Lee HouseGreek Revival · Built 18800.3 miBWilliam Fotheringham HouseVernacular · Built 18730.3 miBMurdock, John Riggs and Wolfenden, Mary Ellen, HouseI House · Built 18800.3 miBDr. Warren Shepherd HouseBungalow · Built 19130.3 miBBeaver County CourthouseVictorian0.3 miBJames Boyter HouseBuilt 18830.3 miBJames Boyter ShopBuilt 19110.3 miBWilliam and Eliza Hawkins HouseBuilding0.3 miBDaniel Tyler HouseLate Victorian0.3 miBSamuel White HouseBuilt 18690.3 miBHenry C. Gale HouseGreek Revival · Built 18890.3 miBHenry C. Gale HouseBuilt 18970.3 miBJohn Grimshaw HouseBuilding0.3 miBThomas Jones HouseVernacular · Built 18730.3 miBWilliam Robinson HouseBuilt 18760.4 miBJulia P. M. Farnsworth BarnVernacular · Built 18800.4 miBJulia Farnsworth HouseVernacular0.4 miBSylvester H. Reeves HouseGreek Revival · Built 18850.4 miBLow HotelEarly Commercial · Built 19060.4 miBMansfield, Murdock and Co. StoreCommercial · Built 18930.4 miBAlmira Lott Murdock HouseBuilt 18900.4 miBOdd Fellows HallCommercial0.4 miBTolton, J. F., GroceryEarly Commercial · Built 18990.4 miBDuckworth Grimshaw HouseVernacular · Built 18770.4 miBSidney Tanner HouseAdobe0.4 miBMitchell M. Stephens HouseBuilt 18830.4 miBWilliam H. White HouseLate Victorian0.4 miBHouse at 110 S. 3rd WestLate Victorian0.5 miBDr. George Fennemore HouseSecond Empire · Built 18980.5 miBBeaver City LibraryColonial Revival · Built 19170.5 miBUS Post Office-Beaver MainModerne0.5 miBBeaver Opera HouseClassical Revival · Built 19090.5 miBBeaver Relief Society MeetinghouseTuff0.5 miBWilliam P. Smith HouseVernacular0.5 miBWilson G. Nowers HouseGreek Revival · Built 18830.5 miBAlma Crosby HouseT-Plan · Built 18670.5 miBJames Fennemore HouseSecond Empire · Built 18870.5 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 John Willden House

Is John Willden House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 17, 1982 (Register number 82004105).

Is John Willden House a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit John Willden 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 John Willden 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 71999172 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.