Historic Preservation Commission

Historic Preservation Commission Overview

The Historic Preservation Commission plays an important role in identifying, preserving, protecting, and enhancing historic and prehistoric areas, records, information and sites within Grand County, Utah, ensuring that Grand County's rich history can be honored, shared and preserved for future generations to come.

The responsibility of the commission is to advise the County Commission on the development of historical and cultural resources within the County and to act in an advisory role to other officials and departments of local government regarding the identification and protection of local historic and archeological resources. The Commission also works toward the continuing education of citizens regarding historic preservation and the County's history. Furthermore, the HPC reviews and comments to the State Historic Preservation Officer on all proposed National Register nominations for properties within the boundaries of the County. Every ten years, the HPC updates the County Historic Resources Survey, consistent with the Utah Inventory of Historical and Archeologic Sites. The survey and and inventory documents are to be open to the public.

Update to the Historic Walking and Driving Tour

The Historic Preservation Commission is revisiting the Moab Area Historic Walking and Driving Tour. The sites currently listed on the tour are as follows. If you have additional sites that you'd recommend including on the tour, please suggest them below!

PLEASE NOTE: Many of these sites are private property. Please respect the property owners and those who live there, do not trespass.

• Star Hall (159 E. Center St.)
• First LDS Church (45 N. 200 E.)
• Balsley Log Cabin (45 N. 200 E.)
• Woodmen of the World Building (96 E. Center St.)
• Cooper-Martin Building (5 N. Main St.)
• L.C. May Building (33 N. Main St.)
• Maxwell Millinery Shop Building (79 N. Main St.)
• New Hammond Store Site (90 N. Main St.)
• Old Hammond Store Building (11 E. 100 N.)
• Old Courthouse & Jail Building (103 N Main St.)
• Dr. J.W. Williams House (40 W. 100 N.)
• Hyrum Allen House (147 N. 100 W.)
• Neils Olson Home (90 W. 200 N.)
• Don & Ida Taylor House (95 E. 200 N)
• Roberson House (190 N. 100 E.)
• D.M. Cooper House (165 E. 200 N.)
• V.P. Martin House (189 E. 200 N.)
• Loren L. Taylor House (147 N. 200 E.)
• Tom Trout House (200 E. 100 N.)
• Philander Maxwell House (199 E. 100 N.)
• Albert Beach House (95 E. 100 N.)
• Charles A. Steen House (N. Hwy 191)
• Arthur L. Taylor House (N. Hwy 191)

Other Historic Sites:

• Apache Motel (166 S. 400 E.)
• Ballard-Sego Coal Mine Historic District
• Courthouse Wash Pictographs (N. Hwy 191)
• Dalton Wells CCC Camp - Moab Isolation Center (Dalton Wells Rd.)
• Desolation Canyon
• Dewey Bridge (State Rt. 128)
• Elk Mountain Mission Fort Site (574 Westwood Ave.)
• John Henry Shafer House (530 S. 400 E.)
• Johnson Ranch House (Green River)
• Julien Inscription Panel (Arches National Park)
• Denis Julien Inscription (Green River Canyon, Canyonlands National Park)
• Pinhook Battleground (Castle Valley)
• Ringhoffer Inscription (Arches National Park)
• Rock House Custodian Residence (Arches National Park)
• Sego Canyon Rock Art Interpretive Site (Thompson Springs, Sego Canyon)
• Orlando W. Warner House (1010 South Mill Creek Dr.)
• Wolfe Ranch Historical District (Arches National Park)

What other properties or sites should be included in this Historic Walking and Driving Tour? Suggest them below!