Pioneer City Hall

For seventy-four years this rock building was the center of Tooele's public life. Raised in 1867 as the county courthouse, of stone hauled from Settlement Canyon by a crew of local men, it did nearly every civic job a town could ask: courthouse, city hall, and amusement center all in one. Only in 1941, when a new city hall opened on Main Street, did it finally step down from official duty. Even then it wasn't discarded — the Daughters of Utah Pioneers took it over as a meeting and amusement hall, keeping the old walls in use.

What the plaque says

Erected in 1867 as a county court house. Active in construction were James Hammond, William Broad, Isaac Lee, W.C. Gollaher, John Gillespie, George Atkin and John Gordon. The building was used for court house, city hall and amusement center until 1941 when the new city hall on Main Street was completed. Later the building was turned over to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers for use as an amusement and meeting hall. Rock used in building was taken from Settlement Canyon in Tooele County.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Bingham Canyon Mine — 7.7 mi
  The largest man-made excavation on Earth
• Great Salt Lake — 18 mi
  The largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere
• Saltair — 19 mi
  A haunting lakeside resort with a storied past
• International Peace Gardens — 24 mi
  A hidden garden where 28 countries are represented in miniature

More markers nearby

• Pioneer Log Cabin — steps away
• Old Tooele Ward Church (2) Markers — steps away
• Old Tooele County Courthouse — steps away
• Tooele's Mud Wall — 0.2 mi