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Show OMS No. 10024·0018 NPS Form 10·900·a Mi9rosoft Wmd 2.0 Format United States Department of the Interior Nnal Park Service N'ational Register of Continuation Sheet Section No. -.JL Historic Page .J.L ~~-s- gn flea'nee, Places Grafton Historic District. Grafton. Washington County. UT eontln1:Jed ... Robert Redford and Paul Newman, was set at Grafton in 1969. A small frame house was constructed at the southeast corner of East and North Streets and was later accidentally burned down by campers. "Child Bride of Short Creek" was the last HOII~d ~ t imed at Grafton in 1981. Today the town stands s a tribute to the men and women who built it a ~* it alive l<2t,,,more than eighty . '~~ff t~ buildin9.s.-ar.e..-P...tI~ years. The cultural esources that still remain are in varying stages ofwmctu~~ Iy-SGUnd. Grafton is significant as a unique example of a frontier settlement that survived the hardships of the hostile and untamed West , yet was abandoned in the mid-twentieth century without having been significantly altered. The buildings appear largely as they did when they were erected, except for the effects of time and neglect. Unlike Grafton, other Mormon missionary settlements were either quickly abandoned, leaving very few visible remains behind, or they thrived and continue to survive today in a much altered state. Grafton should be preserved as an unparalleled example of a nineteent~entury frontier town. pWgraPhS A John, Sr. and Ellen Wood House Photo by Polly S. Hart November, 1998 B. Schoolhouse/Meeting House Photo by Polly S. Hart November, 1998 C. Louisa Maria Russell cabin Photo by Polly S. Hart November, 1998 D. Alonzo and Nancy Russell house Photo by Polly S. Hart November, 1998 E. David and Maria Ballard house Photo by Polly S. Hart November, 1998 F. o (5'Yk ti ~ "'") / ( I I James and Susie Stanworth foundation Photo by Polly S. Hart November, 1998 -2Lsee continuation sheet |
