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Knight Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Knight Block

On the National Register since 197749 years
Listed 1977Provo
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Knight Block

Knight Block, at 1--13 E. Center St., 20--24 N. University Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 2, 1977. It was among the first 6 of Provo’s 40 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce, architecture and religion, at the state level. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCenter Street and University Avenue, Provo, 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 · 29 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

1--13 E. Center St., 20--24 N. University Ave., Provo · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Knight BlockStart here
  2. 2Provo Downtown Historic DistrictVictorian · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Provo TabernacleGothic · Built 1883 · next door
  4. 4William D. Alexander HouseStick · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5William H. Ray HouseRomanesque · 0.2 mi on
Around it

24 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BU. S. Post OfficeBuilt 19370.1 mi★Reed Smoot HouseGothic0.2 miBJesse Knight HouseColonial Revival0.2 miBHarvey H. Cluff HouseGothic Revival0.2 miBDr. Samuel H. Allen House and Carriage HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBKnight-Allen HouseVictorian Eclectic0.3 miDProvo East Central Historic District (Additional DocumentationBungalow0.3 miBHannah Maria Libby Smith HouseBuilding0.3 miBKnight-Mangum HouseBuilding0.3 miBGeorge M. Brown HouseCarpenter Gothic0.3 miBJohn R. Twelves HouseVictorian Eclectic0.3 miBHines MansionVictorian · Built 18950.4 miBProvo West Co-opVictorian Eclectic0.4 miBGeorge Taylor Jr. HouseGothic Revival · Built 18850.4 miBJohn E. Booth HouseVictorian Builder · Built 19000.4 miBMaeser SchoolRomanesque Revival0.5 miBBeebe, Angus, George and Martha Ansil, HouseVictorian0.5 miBProvo Third Ward Chapel and Amusement HallEnglish Parish Gothic0.5 mi
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BJoseph H. Frisby HouseVictorian Eclectic0.5 miBWilliam D. Roberts HouseVernacular0.5 miBCharles E. Davies HouseLate 19th-Century Vernacular0.5 miBClark-Taylor HouseRomanesque0.5 miDYoung, Brigham, AcademyGreek Revival0.5 miBPeter Wentz HouseVernacular · Built 18660.5 mi

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Questions about Knight Block

Is Knight Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 2, 1977 (Register number 77001322).

Is Knight Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Utah has 12 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Reed Smoot House, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Knight Block?

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 Knight Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 29 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 72001952 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.