VanFleet Hotel - Farmington, Utah - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This is a very cute historic building on the corner of 100 South and State Street. I just love old buildings like this, and think how much fun it would be to restore one. I'm glad I found it while waymarking in the area.

Originally built by Thomas and Electa Hunt in the 1860's, the VanFleet Hotel was probably first used as a residence. Located next to a Wells Fargo stagecoach stop anbd country courthouse on what was once the highway connecting Salt Lake City and Ogden, it was at the center of commerce and government in the city and county. This location made the building well situated for a public function and apparently used as a hotel after the 1870's.

Hyrum VanFleet purchased the hotel in 1908 during an era when the city was enjoying a period of wealth and expansion fostered by the Farmington Commercial Club. After a fire in January 1913 nearly destroyed the structure, VanFleet undertook a major renovation which resulted in the doubling of its size. The hotel became known as the "Honeymoon Hotel" because many couples who married in the courthouse would spend their honeymoon there. The VanFleet family lived in and operated the hotel for more than four decades until 1953 when they converted the building into apartment space. In 1995, after years of vacancy, the building was rehabilitated by Drs. P. Berrett Packer and Scott W. Corry, for dental offices.

Street address: 88 E. State St. Farmington, Utah United States 84025 County / Borough / Parish: Davis Year listed: 1991 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current function: Commerce/Trade Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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