Bluff Historic District
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Bluff Historic District | |
 Navaho Twin Rocks and the Twin Rocks Trading Post | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Main St., US 191, 2nd E. St., and the bluffs, Bluff, Utah |
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| Coordinates | 37°17′16″N 109°33′03″W / 37.28778°N 109.55083°W |
| Area | 225 acres (91 ha) |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001273[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 2, 1995 |
The Bluff Historic District, in Bluff, Utah, is a 225 acres (91 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. The district included 11 contributing buildings and six contributing sites.[1]
The district is roughly bounded by Main St., U.S. Route 191, 2nd E. St., and the bluffs.[2]
The district includes a total of 11 or 16 contributing buildings[note 1] and six contributing sites, including five properties already separately listed on the National Register. The contributing buildings are:
separately NRHP-listed. Was deteriorated and vacant in 1995.[2] Renovated since.
- James Bean Decker House (1898), 37°17′07″N 109°33′27″W / 37.285291°N 109.557573°W, separately NRHP-listed
- Jens Nielson House, on Black Locust Avenue, separately NRHP-listed
- Lemuel H. Redd, Jr. House, separately NRHP-listed (photo #1)
- John Albert Scorup House, on 7th East Street, separately NRHP-listed
- the old IDS Tithing House/Powell Trading Post, the only contributing building constructed not as a residence (others have been converted)
- Kumen Jones House ruin; the house burned in the 1970s[2]
- Barton Cabin on 5th East Street
- Hall House
- Richmond House
- Willard Butt House, on Mulberry Avenue
- Lyman House, on Mulberry Avenue
The six sites are:
- Navajo Twin Rocks, a natural formation (37°17′16″N 109°32′52″W / 37.287824°N 109.547699°W
- "The Ballroom", or Bluff Ballroom, an alcove in the cliffs, site of dances and other gatherings
- Bluff Pioneer Cemetery, on a hill north of town, between town and the bluffs (37°17′16″N 109°33′17″W / 37.287738°N 109.554720°W
- Locomotive Rock, a natural formation
- Calf Canyon, or at least its entrance
- the bluffs north of town
The district includes 30 non-contributing buildings.[2]
The town's historic commercial and institutional buildings have all been demolished, including its school, church, and co-op store.[2]
The Twin Rocks Trading Post, below the Navajo Twin Rocks, is outside of the district.[2] The trading post is well known for Navajo basket and rug weaving, including those designed by artist Damian Jim.[3]
