Deseret Telegraph and Post Office

Deseret Telegraph and Post Office
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Deseret Telegraph and Post Office in 1940
Location	On UT 15, Rockville, Utah
Coordinates	37°9′39″N 113°2′34″W / 37.16083°N 113.04278°WCoordinates: 37°9′39″N 113°2′34″W / 37.16083°N 113.04278°W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1864
NRHP Reference #	72001263[1]
Added to NRHP	February 23, 1972

The Deseret Telegraph and Post Office building is one of the oldest buildings in Rockville, Utah. It was built in 1864 by Edward Huber. A small wood frame office addition housed a telegraph office and a post office. The main structure is a two-story red sandstone building with a low second floor. The office is a lean-to addition on the right side of the main building.^[2] A similar lean-to on the other side, now missing, matched the office, and there is a two-story gabled frame addition to the rear. There are two rooms in the main block downstairs, and one upstairs.^[3]

The Deseret Telegraph and Post Office was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1972.^[1] The house has been restored.^[4]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Smith, Melvin T. (June 10, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Deseret Telegraph and Post Office" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
3. "Deseret Telegraph & Post Office Building, State Route 15, Rockville, Washington County, UT". Historic American Buildings Survey.
4. "Deseret Telegraph and Post Office". Washington County Historical Society. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. UT-36-U-4, "Deseret Telegraph & Post Office Building, State Route 15, Rockville, Washington County, UT", 3 photos, 7 measured drawings, 3 data pages
• Deseret Telegraph and Post Office at the Washington County Historical Society