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Box Elder County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Box Elder County Courthouse

On the National Register since 198838 years
Classical RevivalListed 1988Brigham City
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Box Elder County Courthouse

Box Elder County Courthouse, at 1 N. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 7, 1988. It was among the first 5 of Brigham City’s 26 listings, with two others the same day. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 50 other Utah listings. The listing covers 1.2 acres. 18 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCounty courthouse 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 · 38 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1857 to today

  1. 1857Built
  2. 1988Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 38 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

1 N. Main St., Brigham City · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Box Elder County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Brigham City Carnegie LibraryPrairie School · Built 1915 · next door
  3. 3Brigham City Fire Station/City HallMission · Built 1909 · next door
  4. 4Hotel BrighamCommercial Style · Built 1914 · next door
  5. 5Brigham City Mercantile and Manufacturing Association Mercantile StoreLate Victorian · Built 1890 · next door
Around it

18 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BJonathan and Jennie Knudson HouseLate Victorian · Built 18980.1 miBKnudson Brothers BuildingCommercial Style · Built 19140.1 miBPeter and Anna Christena Forsgren HouseGothic Revival0.1 miBUnion BlockVictorian · Built 18920.1 miBElberta TheatrePrairie School Style · Built 19170.1 miBHoward HotelLate 19th and 20th Century Revival0.1 miBWilliam L. and Mary Watkins HouseLate Victorian0.1 miBAlma Compton HouseLate Victorian · Built 19080.2 miBMountain States Telephone and Telegraph BuildingEarly 20th Century · Built 19160.2 miBNels and Minnie Jenson HouseLate Victorian · Built 18930.2 miDBrigham City Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBAlfred and Marie Fawson HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBGeorge and Mabel Anderson HouseBuilt 19130.2 miBWilliam and Nettie Glover HouseLate Victorian · Built 19040.2 miBBox Elder Stake TabernacleNeo-Gothic · Built 18970.3 miBThompson-Hansen HouseGothic · Built 18600.3 miBGranary of the Relief SocietyIndustrial Vernacular · Built 18770.4 miBMartin Anderson HouseMid-19th Century0.4 mi
More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

John P. and Sarah James HouseBuilt 1902 · 10 mi away
Garland Carnegie LibraryBuilt 1914 · 17.7 mi away
U.S. Post Office and CourthouseBuilt 1905 · 20 mi away
Heber Scowcroft HouseBuilt 1909 · 20.2 mi away

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Questions about Box Elder County Courthouse

Is Box Elder County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 7, 1988 (Register number 88000399).

Is Box Elder County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Box Elder County Courthouse?

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 Box Elder County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 38 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 72000794 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.