Wells Fargo and Company Express Building

Wells Fargo and Company Express Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Wells Fargo Building in 1968
Location	Main St., Silver Reef, Utah
Coordinates	37°15′11″N 113°22′0″W / 37.25306°N 113.36667°WCoordinates: 37°15′11″N 113°22′0″W / 37.25306°N 113.36667°W
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1877
NRHP Reference #	71000861[1]
Added to NRHP	March 11, 1971

The Wells Fargo and Company Express Building was built circa 1877 in Silver Reef, Utah. It is one of three surviving structures in Silver Reef, which is now a ghost town. The building housed the offices of the Wells Fargo Company. The structure was built by local masons George Brooks and Ira McMullin of local red sandstone, with finished ashlar masonry by Brooks in the front and coursed rubble stone by McMullin on the other three sides. A parapet surrounds the single-slope roof on the front and sides. The main level is divided into two equal-sized rooms, each with two front entrances and a rear entrance, with a vault on one side. The basement does not connect to the upper levels. It was used as a stable.^[2] The Wells Fargo building was used as a mine supply store in the late 19th century, then for a time as the residence of the Colbath family. Its last use was as offices for the Western Gold and Uranium Company, who added a rear porch structure. The building is owned by Washington County.^[3]

The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places om March 11, 1971.^[1] It has been restored and is operated as a museum by Washington County as part of the Wells Fargo Silver Reef Monument.^[4]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Smith, Melvin T. (November 5, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - BNomination Form: Wells Fargo and Company Expres Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
3. Goeldner, Paul (July 16, 1968). "Wells, Fargo and Company Express Building" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey.
4. "Wells Fargo Silver Reef Museum". Washington County Historical Society. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

External links

• Wells Fargo Silver Reef Museum website
• Silver Reef, Utah
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. UT-58, "Wells, Fargo & Company Express Building, Main Street, Silver Reef, Washington County, UT", 4 photos, 2 measured drawings, 7 data pages