Payson Historic District

Payson Historic District
Lemon Bryan House, one of the residences in the Payson Historic District, August 2009
Payson Historic District is located in Utah
Payson Historic District
Location within Utah
Payson Historic District is located in the United States
Payson Historic District
Location within the United States
LocationRoughly bounded by 500 North, 300 East, 500 South, 400 West
Payson, Utah
United States
Area300 acres (120 ha)
Built1857
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.07000666[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 2007

The Payson Historic District is a 300-acre (120 ha) historic district in Payson, Utah that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Description

The district includes 429 contributing buildings, two contributing structures, one contributing site and five contributing objects. It includes work dating to 1857, and Mid 19th Century Revival architecture, and Late Victorian architecture. It includes two historic hotels.[1][2]

The district includes four contributing buildings that were already separately listed on the National Register:

The Risser House, the house built in the early 1900s by the town's first doctor (Christian Risser), was renovated in 2024.[3] Main Street was renovated and reopened to the public in 2024.[4] The Main Street Cultural and Historic District was inaugurated in 2025.[5]

The Peteetneet School, also NRHP-listed, is just adjacent to the east edge of the district.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Broschinsky, Korral (April 25, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Payson Historic District". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved August 22, 2018. and accompanying 84 photos
  3. โ†‘ Nelson, Michele (December 31, 2024). "Payson house with a history receives restoration". paysonroundup.com. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
  4. โ†‘ Gubbi, Mythili (October 17, 2024). "Residents delighted as Payson's Historic Main Street reopens". FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU). Retrieved August 1, 2026.
  5. โ†‘ Aleshire, Peter (May 21, 2024). "Payson creates Main Street Cultural & Historic District". paysonroundup.com. Retrieved August 1, 2026.

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