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Show OMB No. 1024-0018, NPS Form United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. 10 Page 1 Payson Historic District, Payson, Utah County, UT Boundary Description Because of its cruciform shape, the boundaries of the Payson Historic District's can best be described in quadrants. The north tip of the district is at approximately 580 North Main Street. Beyond this point to the north there are no historic buildings and an extensive late-twentieth commercial area near the freeway on-off ramps. Just to the south 400 North forms a logical east-west boundary line. The historic street was originally known as the "Cow Lane" because farmers would move their livestock along this route to the outlying pastures. There are several historic homes on both sides of the street, but the landscape is fairly open to the north. In the northwest quadrant the boundary is the east side of 200 West. Although there are historic homes further west, the large adjacent block with a newer inner-block residential subdivision is out of character with the historic district. The boundary lines moves west along both sides of 100 North to 500 West where it steps down to Utah Avenue. The western tip is at approximately 600 West and the north side of Utah Avenue. In the southwest quadrant, the south side of Utah Avenue to 400 West is excluded from the district due to non-contributing buildings with large open space, the new Taylor Elementary and the Payson City Center. The boundary line proceeds south to 300 South, then east to 300 West where it steps down to 400 South. At Main Street, the southern boundary tip ends at 600 South. As with the northwest quadrant, south and west of the district's boundaries, there are historic homes on the corner lots, but the newer out-of-period infill dominates the streetscape. South of 600 South to the west is fairly open part residential, part commercial development. East of Main Street is a large open space, the Payson Constitution Park, which was the former site of Payson's High School. In the southeast quadrant, the boundary line follows Main Street north to 300 South, but excludes the Parkview Elementary School on the east side of Main. Payson's historic Memorial Park and the residences on both sides of 300 South to 500 East are included in the district. The area south of 300 South was not included in the original town plat and the development patterns are very different from the historic town center. Fifth East (500 East) marks the east boundary of the southeast quadrant for two reasons: the topography slopes dramatically upward and the street lines up with the west boundary of the Peteetneet School grounds. In the northeast quadrant, the boundary line is the south side of Utah Avenue to 300 East. The boundary proceeds northward along both sides of 300 East to 400 North. The area east of 400 East has numerous historic homes, but the foothill topography makes the neighborhood characteristically different from the historic district. As with the northwest quadrant, north of 400 North, the land is more open. |
