Hampton's Ford Stage Stop and Barn

Hampton's Ford Stage Stop and Barn

Hampton's Ford Stage Stop in 1967
Nearest city Collinston, Utah
Coordinates 41°47′14″N 112°6′18″W / 41.78722°N 112.10500°W / 41.78722; -112.10500Coordinates: 41°47′14″N 112°6′18″W / 41.78722°N 112.10500°W / 41.78722; -112.10500
Area 8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built 1867 (1867)
NRHP Reference # 71000841[1]
Added to NRHP August 12, 1971

The Hampton's Ford Stage Stop and Barn was established at a ford on the Bear River near Collinston, Utah by Benjamin Y. Hampton and William S. Godbe in 1853. The pair operated a ferry until 1859 when they built a bridge, replacing it in 1866. At about the same time they built a house, which also served as a hotel, and a barn. The bridge was again replaced in 1892, and superseded by a bridge on Utah State Route 30.[2]

The main building is a two-story red-tinted limestone structure. The hotel originally boasted ten rooms and an indoor privy. There were eight rooms on the ground floor, including a living area, dining room, kitchen and bedrooms.[2] The large existing porch was added in 1918.[2][3]

The wood barn is located across the road, in substantially the same configuration as it was originally built.[2]

Hampton's Ford Stage Stop was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 1971.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Melvin T. (March 22, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Hampton's Ford Stage Stop and Barn" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. Guisti, John L. (1967). "Hampton's Ford Stage Station" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. National Park Service. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
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