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Simon P. Sr. Eggertsen House
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National Register of Historic Places

Simon P. Sr. Eggertsen House

Listed as “Eggertsen, Simon P. Sr., House” · Also known as The Eggertsen House

On the National Register since 197749 years
FederalListed 1977Provo
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About Simon P. Sr. Eggertsen House

Simon P. Sr. Eggertsen House, at 390 S. 500 West, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 13, 1977. It was among the first 5 of Provo’s 40 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Federal, as it does for 13 other Utah listings.

What it isHistoric house in Provo, Utah, United States. 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 · 27 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1876 to today

  1. 1876Built
  2. 1977Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 49 years
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

390 S. 500 West, Provo · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Simon P. Sr. Eggertsen HouseStart here
  2. 2Beebe, Angus, George and Martha Ansil, HouseVictorian · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Provo West Co-opVictorian Eclectic · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4George Taylor Jr. HouseGothic Revival · Built 1885 · next door
  5. 5Hines MansionVictorian · Built 1895 · next door
Around it

8 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BStartup Candy FactoryVictorian0.4 miBWilliam D. Alexander HouseStick0.4 miBWilliam H. Ray HouseRomanesque0.5 miBProvo TabernacleGothic · Built 18830.5 miDProvo Downtown Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 miBSilver RowGreek Revival0.5 miBProvo Third Ward Chapel and Amusement HallEnglish Parish Gothic0.5 miBJoseph H. Frisby HouseVictorian Eclectic0.5 mi
More like it

Federal style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Federal.

Peter Wentz HouseBuilt 1866 · 1 mi away
Pleasant Grove Historic District9.9 mi away
Schneitter HotelBuilt 1886 · 22.5 mi away

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Questions about Simon P. Sr. Eggertsen House

Is Simon P. Sr. Eggertsen House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 13, 1977 (Register number 77001321).

Is Simon P. Sr. Eggertsen House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Utah has 12 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Reed Smoot House, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Simon P. Sr. Eggertsen 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 Simon P. Sr. Eggertsen House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 27 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 72001889 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.