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Show 7. Description Condition X excellent JL_good fair deteriorated ruins unexposed Check one x unaltered X altered Check one -X original site moved date Describe the present and original (iff known) physical appearance The Copperton Historic District contains most of the town of Copperton, a compact, isolated community located at the mouth of Bingham Canyon approximately 25 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. The town was built between 1926 and about 1955 as a planned residential community for employees of Utah Copper Company. Resources in the district include the high school building and stadium, one small apartment building, two duplexes, an 8.5-acre park, and 204 similary styled houses with 63 accompanying garages. The subdivision layout of the town consists primarily of straight streets and rectangular blocks divided into roughly equal size lots. The individual resources in the district as well as the town's overall layout are, for the most part, very well preserved and effectively convey the original character and significance of the town. Boundaries of the District Boundaries for the Copperton Historic District were chosen to include the parts of town that were developed before 1941, the cutoff date for the district. (See the Significance Section for details on the cutoff date.) Of the 247 principal buildings in the community, 207 are included within the boundaries of the historic district. The newest sections of town, those built after 1941, are located on the fringes and are therefore easily excluded from the district. The district is bounded on the south by Hi 11 crest Street, on the east by 5th East Street, and on the west by 2nd West Street (with the exception of three houses). The northern boundary is the most irregular with State Highway serving as the boundary at both the east and west ends of town, but in the center the boundary extends across the highway to take in all the structures between 115 East State Highway and 106-108 West State Highway, inclusive (see map). The boundaries may be expanded at a later date to include all of the buildings constructed in Copperton during its years as a company town, up to 1956. Excluded from the district at this time were the duplexes on West State Highway, 5th East Street and in Copper Circle, all three churches, the extensively altered credit union at 117 East State Highway, the gas stations and miscellaneous commercial buildings at the east end of town, and the Lions Club building/firestation south of the park. All of these buildings are on the fringes of the community. Contributing Resources in the District Contributing resources in the district include 199 (of 207) principal buildings, 34 (of 63) frame garages, the community park and the structures included with the high school stadium. Of the 199 contributing principal buildings, 195 are single-family houses which are very similar to each other in terms of their scale and design. The important original features that have been retained on those contributing houses include their roof lines, exterior wall surfaces, and window and door openings, especially on the primary facade. Minor changes have been made to most of the houses, however. These include new porch railings, new windows and doors, small additions on the side or rear elevations, the replacement of original copper shingles and rain |
