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Reconnaissance survey of downtown Vernal identifies multiple potentially historic buildings
Summary
A Reconnaissance Level Survey of 137 downtown buildings documented condition and identified three properties already listed on the National Register; the report suggests a potential historic district but noted local ordinances would be required for local restrictions and incentives.
City Manager Quinn Bennion summarized a Reconnaissance Level Survey (RLS) of historic buildings in downtown Vernal funded by the State Historic Preservation Office. Bennion said the survey evaluated 137 buildings, documented contributing structures, and identified three properties already listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Bank of Vernal/Zions Bank building, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and the Manfred and Ethel Martin House.
Bennion clarified that National Register listing does not by itself restrict property owners and that local historic-preservation ordinances are required to impose local restrictions; the report said designation can make properties eligible for grants, tax credits, and assistance through the State Historic Preservation Office and suggested a potential district in the downtown core bounded roughly by 100 North, 100 East, 100 South, and 100 West.
