Cache County Courthouse

Truman O. Angell Jr., who drew the Logan Temple, also designed this red-brick courthouse with its gold-domed cupola, built in 1882–83 by a Logan cooperative that counted David Eccles among its owners. Eccles — a poor Scottish immigrant who became Utah's first multimillionaire, founder of more than fifty sugar, lumber, rail, and banking enterprises — helped lay the industrial foundation of Cache Valley. A century later his descendants helped restore the building in his and his wife Ellen's honor. The oldest county building in Utah, it now houses the Cache Valley Visitors Bureau and county offices.

What the plaque says

Restored in honor of pioneer Logan residents David Eccles 1849-1912 Ellen Stoddard Eccles 1867-1957 David Eccles, a Scottish immigrant to Utah became one of the state’s most prominent business leaders. His extensive enterprises laid the foundation for the early economic growth of Cache Valley and the Intermountain West. He and his wife, Ellen Stoddard Eccles of Wellsville, raised their family of nine children at the mansion he built on Center Street in Logan. Following David’s sudden death at the age of 63, Ellen continued as a much loved resident of Logan until her passing at the age of 91.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Logan — steps away
  A vibrant college town tucked into a stunning mountain valley
• American West Heritage Center — 4.4 mi
  A living history farm spanning 160 acres of Cache Valley
• Hyrum State Park — 7.0 mi
  A family-friendly reservoir at the mouth of Blacksmith Fork Canyon
• Wellsville Mountains — 9.2 mi
  The steepest mountains in North America for their height

More markers nearby

• Cache County Veterans Killed in Action Monument — steps away
• Pioneer Mills of Cache County — steps away
• The First Settlers of Logan — steps away
• Logan Temple Marker — steps away