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Show EUREK~ HISTORIC DISTRICT Description: The proposed Eureka district encompasses the entire city of Eureka, the economic and social center of the Tintic Mining District. Located primarily in a gulch, the city is characterized by a long curving main street, running east and west, that separates the town in half. Streets follow the contours of the hills and railroad grades (see Eureka map). All historic resoruces represent the processes and flows of a mining center. Architecturally the district contains . various types of structures, which in most cases represent vernacular forms as well as a fusion of styles. Significance: Eureka district is significant as Tintic's center, containing a concentration of residential, ecamnercial, institutional, and industrial structures all relevant to life in a mining town. (The Tintic District significance is discussed in the accompanying history.) The existence of residences built by mining entrepreneurs, . much in a Pr!iirie Style, illustrate the. variations of weal th in a mihing to\\''Il. In the same district, and in an individual property, these same entrepreneurs, the Fitch family, not only built homes but there located the headquarters of their mines and the family cemetery--a most unique practice among mine o~~ers. Some properties which generally are exempted from National Register listing are included as integral parts of the district. Church buildings--Catholic, Latter-day Saints, and Methodist--all reflect the religious character of Eureka. The Catholic rectoT)r and convent also reflects the wealth and support provided by the Fi tch Family. Architecturally the ~Iethodist ~"1d L.D.S. Churches represent the Gothic style , in wood; and although the L.D.S. structure has been altered, its Gothic treatment is rare among old standingJ-.-brmon churches. Given the natUre of a mhling town (Le. im area of fluidity of movement) some buildings, primarily residences, have been moved; but some movement is in itself a characteristic of mining to\\'11 life. The Eureka Historic District primarily fo11m.,,5 the legal city limits \vith the exception of t-,.,ro extensions on the southern end. These two exceptions are: (1) Fitchvi11e and the Chief No. 1 Mine; and (2) the Chief No. 2 Mine. The reasoning behind this decision was the significance and identification of the Fitch family with Eureka. In addition, the Chief No.1 shaft MiS utilized to min.e ore under the city limits. Reference points are as follows: A) 12/403690/4423560 B) 12/403690/4422320 C) 112° 06' 31" Long. 390 D) 112° 06' 14" Long. 39° E) 112° 06' 14" Long. 39° F) ll2° 06' 14" Long. 39° G) 112° 06' 47" Long. 39° H) 112° 06' . 47" Long. 39° Approximate acreage: 570 56' 57 1 54 ' 57' 57' 57' 51" 17" 14" 44" 44" Lat. Lat. Lat. Lat. Lat. 34" LaL |
